On the Sanibel leg of your trip, there's a ferry that runs from Fort Myers to Key West, allowing you to make it a day trip if you wanted. Key West Express provides passenger ferry service from Fl gulf coast to Key West
And we loved Boca Grande, where much of the movie Hoot was filmed. Nice little lunch place right on the water. That's where we saw our first manatee in the wild. But be warned; the island is full of iguanas (or was a few years ago, anyway)!
In Fort Lauderdale, there's a steamed crab place near the IGFA (International Game Fish Assoc) Museum. The male Critters are salt-water fishing enthusiasts, so they got a kick out of that.
And we loved Boca Grande, where much of the movie Hoot was filmed. Nice little lunch place right on the water. That's where we saw our first manatee in the wild. But be warned; the island is full of iguanas (or was a few years ago, anyway)!
In Fort Lauderdale, there's a steamed crab place near the IGFA (International Game Fish Assoc) Museum. The male Critters are salt-water fishing enthusiasts, so they got a kick out of that.
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