Golf Vacations in Fort Myers Beach

I have a dear friend who I've been buddies with since we met in Atlanta, Georgia in the sixth grade and we graduated highschool in 1985, so we have been mates a while. Anyway, as life goes, I moved to Florida and she moved elsewhere but we remained in touch then, about three years ago, I was excited when she told me she was moving to the west coast of Florida. She ended up moving to Fort Myers and likes it there.

she always was the tomboyish, outdoorsy type and one of the things she was happy to discover one of the things to do in Fort Myers is great residences fishing. She went out and acquired herself a little sixteen foot or so ship to tool round the flats in, and every now and then I'm entertained to get footage of her most recent catches of snook, redfish and trout. She is doing well and is able to eat plenty of what she catches.

We try to get together once or more a year generally in the spring, meet in Orlando to go to a Braves Spring training Game, but that's not nearly enough. So I was cheerful when she ended up purchasing a home in Fort Myers and was even happier when she invited us over to see it and celebrate with her. I'd never been to a Pet Friendly Part of Fort Myers Beach before and was concerned to see it. I must say I was pleasantly surprised, when you first drive into the city it doesn't look like much but then you get into the guts of the town and you realize why Thomas Edison and Henry Ford fell madly in love with Fort Myers, Thomas Edison even declared,'There is only 1 Fort Myers, and ninety million folks are going to find it', sounds like like to me. The neighborhoods here actually have that old time Florida feel from the style of the homes to their tree lined streets, like I revealed it's truly beautiful.

the first night we were there we decided to go out to dinner with my pal and had a little time to kill before she was available so we went over the bridge to the beach. The water is Emerald green and the beach is made from sugar-white sand and at dusk, when we were there, it's completely amazing. While we were there the sun was setting now, i've never just stood and observed the sun essentially set so I was amazed but how fast it went down, it really was spectacular. Fort Myers Beach, dubbed has been 'the world's safest beach' because it has tiny waves and calm seas. It has also got gentle slopes and sand bars in the waters near shore which make it a great spot to teach a child to snorkel. Ok, in the interest of finishing my story, we probably did hook up with my pal that night and ended up at a great little neighborhood BBQ place I'd never heard of for a great meal and even better company.

the next day we went to visit somebody else's house, 2 other houses in actual fact those of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. In 1885 Thomas Edison first visited Florida and as i said he fell head over heels in love with the area so much so that in 1886 he constructed a winter home here called'Seminole Lodge'. The Edison Museum and surrounding 14 acre estate were used in the winter by Edison till his death in 1931. In 1947 Mrs. Edison donated the estate to the city of Fort Myers and in November of that year, the estate was opened to the general public.

In 1915 the Edison's invited their close friends Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ford, yes the auto maker, for a visit and THEY loved it too. They acquired the house right next door to the Edison's and called it'Mangoes'. For the subsequent 15 years the Fords and Edisons spent their winters together friendly friends and family to thier beautiful Fort Myers estates. In 1988 the Ford Home was brought by the town of Fort Myers and it too was opened to the public, in 1990.

The grounds really are beautiful, the landscaping and the homes are quite a sight, and they have a rather famous Banyan tree there. The laboratories are fascinating and everything has been left as if Edison or Ford just marched out of the room, at least they attempted to keep it as true as practicable. It's wonerful that these joint estates have been opened up to the public they really are something to see.

We had only gone to visit my buddy for the weekend so all too fast it was time to go but i did enjoy my time in Fort Myers, what a nice tiny place. I was also glad my friend had found a place she felt good living in and am looking forward to an invite back.