October 9, 2013
Red Coconut RV Resort, Fort Myers Beach, Florida
In researching potential stops for this leg of our trip, I
came across several interesting RV Parks. Red Coconut is definitely one of
them, and we had another nice week at the beach.
Our travel day was relatively easy. We had a leisurely
morning, hitting the road just before 11:00 AM. I love not having to rush in
the morning! Heading west on I-4 for one exit, we turned south on I-75. It was
a non-stop run down to Fort Myers, where we headed for the little burg of Fort
Myers Beach, actually on Estero Island.
For some reason, this stretch of I-75 between Sarasota and
Naples seems to be a very long drive, but it only took a couple of hours. As we
passed through Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, we thought of my Mom and Dad.
Both of their ashes are here; they really loved their time in Florida.
I found this RV Park via the Internet, because I was looking
to keep with the “beach” theme. It’s an interesting place, with essentially
split personalities. The main part of the park, behind the office is a mix on
mobile homes and RV spaces laid out in a traditional manner. Across the road,
on the beach side, is a big sand lot partitioned off into the tightest RV
parking spaces we’ve ever seen. Because of our length, we were given a corner
spot, which provided a bit more breathing room in the back, but definitely not
in the front!
Being 100 feet away from the beach, a totally dog-friendly
beach at that, made our stay quite nice and very predictable. Out with the dogs
in the morning for a walk (“Shall we go left or right today?”), back in the
coach during the heat-and-humidity-and-buggy part of the day, back to the beach
before or after dinner for sunset pictures. Mix in a shopping trip or two and
that’s about it.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking…
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| Lots of interesting stuff to see and smell on the beach |
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| Nice sunrise. Yes, we were up to see a few sunrises! |
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| Dog-friendly beach! |
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| No, we didn't starve. Chicken thighs, pizza, Beef cutlets and even the odd grilled cheese sandwich. |
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| "Wait for me, Mom"! |
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| Artsy-fartsy |
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| Even the photographer enjoyed sitting on the beach! |
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| Our regular evening spot |
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| The payoff |
As always, please feel free to click on any picture to
enlarge it.
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