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  Topic: Restaurants?
PD

Replies: 67
Views: 3139

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:47 am   Subject: Restaurants?
Hi everyone! Here now (well, closeby in Fort Myers), and revisiting some favorite spots before heading to North Captiva for a week starting tomorrow.

Wednesday's lunch and dinner was Schnappers (gr ...
  Topic: Sanibel July 10-20, 2010
saustin43

Replies: 47
Views: 2083

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:28 pm   Subject: Sanibel July 10-20, 2010
Friday, 7/16/2010 (Sue’s turn)

Another great day in paradise.

We ate breakfast “at home” and then spent the morning on the beach, at the pool, and in the condo. I am staying out of the sun mor ...
  Topic: Restaurants?
penguinmoon

Replies: 67
Views: 3139

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:48 pm   Subject: Restaurants?
Hi everyone! Here now (well, closeby in Fort Myers), and revisiting some favorite spots before heading to North Captiva for a week starting tomorrow.

Wednesday's lunch and dinner was Schnappers (gr ...
  Topic: Restaurants?
Utopia

Replies: 67
Views: 3139

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:45 am   Subject: Bubble Room a no for me, Key Lime Bistro a go
This is not in response to Jim's mysterious note about not hearing the best yet but back to the original person...It's been 2 years since I visited Sanibel/Captiva but have our 3rd trip planned for Oc ...
  Topic: Restaurants?
SHELLCRAZY

Replies: 67
Views: 3139

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:54 pm   Subject: Restaurants?
Matzaluna, Doc Ford, Bubble Room for starters!!! Very Happy
  Topic: Restaurants?
Carly

Replies: 67
Views: 3139

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:47 am   Subject: Restaurants?
Our family really likes the Sanibel Grill. We had a great meal at Doc Fords too.
  Topic: Miss Florida Visits Sanibel for The Cure, Proclaims No Oil
Kim

Replies: 0
Views: 127

PostForum: News of the Islands   Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:39 am   Subject: Miss Florida Visits Sanibel for The Cure, Proclaims No Oil
Miss Florida USA Visits Sanibel for The Cure and Proclaims No Oil On the Beaches

Sanibel Island, FL – July 2010 – The reigning Miss Florida USA 2010, Megan Clementi, 26, visited Sanibel Island to ...
  Topic: Posting from Captiva
Carly

Replies: 1
Views: 245

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:10 am   Subject: Posting from Captiva
We have had a wonderful week on our annual visit to the islands. We are a party of seven - my family of four and my sister and her two kids. We are staying at a home on Gore Lane - Casa Shandria. The ...
  Topic: June12-19
RC

Replies: 48
Views: 2293

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:43 pm   Subject: June 16
Good evening all. Well she didn't do it, but my body clock woke me up today at what time? Yep 4:45A.M. as I laid there I thought about paying my darling wife back for the little sea urchin stunt from ...
  Topic: June12-19
penguinmoon

Replies: 48
Views: 2293

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:25 am   Subject: June12-19
I'm really enjoying your trip reports! Too bad about Old Captiva House being closed on Tuesdays... it's a wonderful place. Have you tried Doc Fords?
  Topic: No fireworks - Now YES Fireworks!
Kim

Replies: 3
Views: 568

PostForum: News of the Islands   Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:56 pm   Subject: No fireworks - Now YES Fireworks!
YES Fireworks!

Sanibel's traditional 4th of July fireworks WILL takeplace at dusk over the Bay as always! Many island residents and business donated to see this great tradition continue.

Sharon ...
  Topic: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
PD

Replies: 24
Views: 1206

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:32 am   Subject: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
Well, there just doesn't seem to be that ONE place, often missed, that would capture the essence of a vacation on Sanibel. I think it depends on who you are and what you like. Here's my 2¢ from abou ...
  Topic: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
seedlings

Replies: 24
Views: 1206

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:01 pm   Subject: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
We'll be at Periwinkle Cottages for 7 nights starting June 15. So far on the official 'to do' list is:

Cayo Costa
Sanibel Thriller
Grandma Dots
Ding
My kids love the Island Cow
Doc Fords
Raf ...
  Topic: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
penguinmoon

Replies: 24
Views: 1206

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:18 am   Subject: ONE thing not to miss in Sanibel?
Aside from shelling...

Hmmm... if I have to pick just one, and that's tough...

Schnappers Hots!

Close seconds:

Island Drums
Doc Fords (which I actually did miss last time)
  Topic: Doc Ford's Sanibel To Be Featured In New York Times Magazine
Kim

Replies: 4
Views: 417

PostForum: News of the Islands   Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 10:44 am   Subject: Doc Ford's Sanibel To Be Featured In New York Times Magazine
My first by-line! Very Happy Laughing
The Doc Ford's article was picked up by the Sanibel-Captiva Islander, Island Reporter and Captiva Current newspapers.
http://www.captivasanibel.com/page/content.detail ...
  Topic: Doc Ford's Sanibel To Be Featured In New York Times Magazine
Kim

Replies: 4
Views: 417

PostForum: News of the Islands   Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 9:52 am   Subject: Doc Ford's Sanibel To Be Featured In New York Times Magazine
Doc Ford's Sanibel is being featured in the May 16th edition of New York Times Magazine!

"Here is a late-spring meal to evoke deep summer, when the heat lies heavy even at dusk and humidity wr ...
  Topic: Sanibel Newbie!
PD

Replies: 51
Views: 2946

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:14 pm   Subject: Sanibel Newbie!
West Gulf is less populated, especially farther out, but also farther away from restaurants, etc, although closer to Doc Ford's. It's also about as far away as you can get Sad from this forum's favo ...
  Topic: Trip to Sanibel-April 17-May 1
Karen S

Replies: 5
Views: 573

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:58 pm   Subject: Trip to Sanibel-April 17-May 1
We arrived on Saturday afternoon, April 17, and are staying at Pointe Santo. We had lunch at the Lighthouse Waterfront Restaurant just before the toll bridge to the islands. My husband had the fried ...
  Topic: Is Biddles Bucket gone??
James

Replies: 20
Views: 1709

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:04 pm   Subject: Is Biddles Bucket gone??
Doc Ford's was the Island House. I am probably one of the few people that liked it better then.
  Topic: Is Biddles Bucket gone??
Colleen

Replies: 20
Views: 1709

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:30 pm   Subject: Is Biddles Bucket gone??
It was "Coconut Grove" several years ago! That building has had so many incarnations. BTW, I'm trying to remember what was in Doc Ford's location before it became Doc's? The Timbers was ...
  Topic: 1st Annual Edible Mollusk Festival & Oyster Eating Conte
Kim

Replies: 1
Views: 324

PostForum: Your Questions & Recommendations   Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:04 am   Subject: 1st Annual Edible Mollusk Festival & Oyster Eating Conte
1st Annual Edible Mollusk Festival & Oyster Eating Contest

When: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11a - 1p
Where: Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market
Why: To celebrate the unveiling of the Bailey-Ma ...
  Topic: Sprg Break 2010 - 3/27 - 4/3
fern60514

Replies: 2
Views: 471

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:06 pm   Subject: Sprg Break 2010 - 3/27 - 4/3
This was our 5th or 6th year spending spring break on Sanibel...

We left Midway on Saturday, March 27th via Air Tran. Full flight but pretty smooth going. Arrived in Ft. Myers about 2:30 and the ...
  Topic: Trip report continued
Wisconsin Scout

Replies: 13
Views: 1212

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:22 pm   Subject: Trip report continued
While I feel like I"m talking to myself, I'll enter one last trip report.

Another "breezy" day on Sanibel, but at least the sun was out.

We rode our bikes through the Ding Darli ...
  Topic: Two weeks and counting
Wisconsin Scout

Replies: 10
Views: 985

PostForum: My Trip to Sanibel & Captiva   Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:23 pm   Subject: Two weeks and counting
OK .. so the sun returned and the water seemed to fine its way to who know where. It was much nicer today, thank you ...and we enjoyed it.

We were able to have coffee on the beach for the first ti ...
  Topic: Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grille
Kim

Replies: 2
Views: 3591

PostForum: Island Dining - Hot Deals & Happenings   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:29 am   Subject: Special Treat!
Here's something special for fans of Doc Ford's Yucatan Shrimp, courtsey of Chef Greg.
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Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill - Yucatan Shrimp
Serves 6 as appetizer

4 tablespoons ...
 
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