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Fly Me Away!
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers now provides nonstop service to 55 destinations by 14 air carriers.
The latest routes that have been added to your favorite vacation destination are listed below. For more information on current nonstop flights, click here!
Fall 2021 Update
Air Canada
- Toronto (YYZ),
Start Your Engines!
Come celebrate the return of Roar Offshore Powerboat Racing to Southwest Florida!
The roaring engines are coming back for 2021. Roar Offshore is the final stop of the APBA (American Power Boat Association) National Championship series. Roar Offshore will once again be the Championship Race for 2021, crowning Offshore Champions in 14 classes.
Fort Myers Beach is a perfect location for the races because there are so many up-close viewing opportunities. » Read more
Make Your Heart Sing
Singer-songwriter Gary Hannan; photo courtesy of The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel.
Island Hopper Songwriter Fest is back! If you’re island bound, you won’t want to miss it!
The popular music festival returns for its seventh year with a lineup of more than 100 performances from 60 talented singer-songwriters, including Jimmie Allen and Michael Ray.
Ten days of music kicks off on Captiva Island, » Read more
Just What the “Doc” Ordered
One of our favorites has been named “best” in the country!
TripAdvisor readers have crowned Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on San Carlos Island the Number 1 Restaurant for “Everyday Eats” in the U.S. as part of the 2021 Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Restaurants awards.
Doc Ford’s, named for the protagonist of founder’s Randy Wayne White’s bestselling books, » Read more
Real Men Read
Photo from The Guardian
Men’s Journal recently published a list of “35 Books Every Man Should Read in His Lifetime.”
Guess what grabbed the top spot?
One of our absolute faves: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
They explain:
There’s good reason this 1955 non-fiction best-seller has been translated into 45 languages — we all have something to learn from it. » Read more
Ode to Joy
“We need more joy in the world.”
Arthur Warner, a 75-year-old Sanibel Island resident, walks a two-hour route nearly every day waving a big red ‘JOY’ sign for all to see.
His personal “ode to joy” was featured in the Fort Myers News-Press, where he talked about the impact his sign waving has had over the years.
The article was recently updated on a bittersweet note to also include the joyful blessings he’s been contemplating during his recuperation from COVID. » Read more
Happy Birthday, Conchy!
It was more delicious cake and ice cream this week as we celebrated Conchy’s birthday!
Conchy’s been at Ocean’s Reach for more than a dozen years, yet certainly doesn’t look a day older than when she joined us. We wish we knew her secret!
Very best wishes for a wonderful year, Conchy! » Read more
The Science Behind a Sunset
Photo taken by Ocean’s Reach guest Brenda B. of Dublin, OH
On Sanibel Island, the sight of the sun sinking below the horizon on the Gulf of Mexico followed by a magnificent array of colors makes for unforgettable vacation photos.
But have you ever wondered where those colors come from?
This article from Travel & Leisure explains the phenomenon of “scattering” » Read more
The Ideal Winter Escape
Photo by Phil Carter
We wanted to share a great little article about Sanibel Island entitled “The Laid-Back ‘Anti-Florida’ is the Ideal Winter Island Escape.” Written by Jay Gentile and published in The Thrillist, it elaborates on why the writer thinks Sanibel Island is where Florida achieves its full potential.
It starts:
I love my family. But every now and then, » Read more
