Of the 100 barrier islands that make up Florida's Lee County, Sanibel and Captiva are the best known for Florida Gulf coast vacations.
Trips to these Gulf Coast Florida vacations, especially Sanibel, are known world-wide for their shelling activities and the associated posture referred to as the "Sanibel Stoop." More than 200 varieties of shells litter the beaches, particularly after an especially high or low tide. Sanibel Siesta resort is near some popular shelling spots.
The annual Sanibel Shell Fair is attended by thousands of visitors from throughout the world. For most visitors, however, shelling is a delightful excuse to enjoy hours of sun-worshipping along some of the most beautiful shoreline in North America and to absorb the unspoiled island atmosphere the natives work so earnestly to maintain.
Once on Sanibel Island, you're just minutes away from Captiva, which is joined to the island's northern tip by a tiny bridge over Blind Pass. The main attraction on Captiva is that there are not many visitors which leaves more time for: sunning, walking the beach, fishing, or just doing nothing. It was here that Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote her best-selling love letter, "A Gift From the Sea." She and her famous-aviator husband were frequent guests on the island.
Although these tiny islands changed in many ways once the causeway from the mainland was opened in 1963, they remain the most popular destinations for Gulf Coast Florida vacations.
End your search for Florida Gulf coast vacations and reserve your stay at the paradise getaway known as the Sanibel Siesta Resort.
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