3/6/21
We enjoyed our two weeks in Treasure. After "checking out", we drove south to Sanibel Island. I haven't been here since my childhood and it was a must see on my list. The clouds were rolling in as we drove onto the island. It is such a cute place. Lots of shops with people walking and biking around. We headed straight for the beach at the end of the island. It was starting to spit rain a little. Because it was overcast, there were only a few people on the beach. The shells were plentiful, just as I remembered. I had to restrain myself and only picked up a few. After a stroll on the beach we stopped at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. This may be where my love for birds began. I wished that we had more time to commune with nature here. But we have places to go and people to see! As we drove off the island the skies opened up and it poured. Our next stop was Naples to see friends from Urbanna. Ed and Mary Ann stay in their RV here for the winter. It is a great campground and it was fun to catch up with them and see where they stay. After a short visit we hit the road again. We have a dinner date in Marco Island. We met our friend Denise,that we met in Key West our first year cruising, at The Oyster Society for dinner. It was great to see her and the food was fabulous! This was a lot to squeeze in one day! We were exhausted by the time we got to our hotel back in Naples.