Day 26 on Captiva

Wed, Feb 27

Cecilia and I spent another early morning at the beach collecting shells... even better today.... and not as cool. Found a lot of olives and more variety.  Photo on right shows most of what we found.


This morning Al had a massage with his therapist at 10:00 and Cecilia and I used the time to shop at the Tahitian Gardens.  I bought Jacob and Hannah "Life is Good" tee shirts for their birthdays and some cute books. Cecilia bought Hannah the cutest pink cap and Jacob a book about seashells. She also found a box for a treasure chest for him to hold seashells. Their birthday party themes are Pirates for Jacob and Princess for Hannah. Her gifts will tie into their themes. 

We manage to shop most of the stores before Al met us for Brunch at the Sanibel Cafe.  Al had his usual lox and bagel platter. Cecilia and I both had the quiche special of the day served with hash browns.

Then we shopped The Brown Bag (a men's shop) where Al bought a pair of shorts and a shirt. And we also shopped the remaining stores.  Our next stop was Tarpon Bay to see what was going on there. This is the place to go for canoes and pontoon boat tours of DDNWR. Here we saw some Ruddy Turnstones, Osprey, and Piliated Woodpecker.  Not any birds on the water or islands.

The skies were too overcast and cloudy to spend time at the beach today.  It did rain late afternoon so no sunset to see. We decided to go to dinner about 5:30 to Doc Ford's which usually have call ahead seating but we found out they no longer do that starting today.  We had a 40 minute wait but it was worth it.  Once seated, we started with oysters which we shared. Cecilia and I had to have the Mojito.

 Cecilia ordered Cedar Plank Salmon-freshly cut salmon filet topped with a mango chipotle glaze, served with au gratin potatoes, wilted spinach and caramelized mushrooms-which she shared with me.   Al had  Panko Fried Shrimp - with french fries and cole slaw. I ordered the Calamari Salad - lightly battered calamari tossed with mixed Everglades greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, a sweet and sour vinaigrette dressing, topped with crispy wontons. I shared the salad with all.....  

Day 21 on Captiva

Fri, Feb 22
Today was an uneventful day.  Spent the day making some cards and reading. I walked the beach early looking for shells and dolphins.....shells have been lacking so far, not much but crushed ones and small ones. I have not even seen many calico shells which are always plentiful. Guess we need a good storm to bring some in.

We had dinner tonight at Doc Ford's, one of our faves.  We shared some oysters on the half shell.  Al had Island Style Shrimp and Grits with jalapeno cheese grits, veggies, and sofrito sauce and I had Calamari Salad with lightly battered calamari tossed with mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, and sweet and sour vinaigrette dressing topped with crispy wontons. Great dinner!

Day 11 on Captiva

Note: I am behind with my daily posts...have not written for the last week.  I do post date my entries so that are in chronological order.....today is actually Feb 21 but this will be dated Feb 15 when I post.

Today is sunny and warm already in the hi 70's. Al walked and afterwards we had breakfast on the porch.  I made eggs with leftover filet from last night and served with grapefruit grown on the property.  Enjoyed a restful day on the beach.

For dinner, we went to Doc Ford's and began with oysters on the half shell.  I had Captiva Crabcakes- pan-fried beach-style, served with Jicama cole slaw and finished with a Key lime butter sauce.  Al had Pankpo fried shrimp- crispy fried with french fries and cole slaw.