We flew from JFK to Fort Myers on Saturday, December 1st.  From there it is about an hour drive to Captiva Island which is 3 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. 

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These pictures were taken Saturday night after we arrived.
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As you can see we had the beach mostly to ourselves.

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There were lots of birds around, including this big one.

As you can see he was at least 4' tall.
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Sanibel & Captiva islands are known for shell-collecting, and the selection was unbelievable.

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Looking north

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Looking south

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