Sanibel & Captiva Islands (2024) What is Open? How Do They Look? COMPREHENSIVE NARRATED TOUR

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!❤❤❤❤

Thank you so much for the updated tour! I have been coming to Sanibel for 40 years, and was there and evacuated a few days before Ian. It's nice to see things coming back. One note about the Sanibel Siesta where I have always stayed. I was going to go for a week in June 2024, but found out elevators are not yet working. If you plan to stay there, please be sure to ask about the elevators. Otherwise, looking good!

I am looking to go next year, May of 2025. I am a 55 yo male going on a solo vacation. Where would you recommend?
Looking to relax and do a little fishing and snorkeling from the beach. Thanks

Support your local legion, vfw hall, etc. pay respect to our veterans that fought for our freedoms. Enjoyed seeing how far the recovery has come. Ty

Can't wait to go back.

Great video. We're on the east coast of SFL and were at South Seas Resort the weekend before the storm. Our anniversary tradition was dinner at Mad Hatter. So sad to see it all devastated but love to see the islands bounce back.

Great video - thank you!! We'd stayed at the Island Inn years ago, then the spring before Ian we stayed at Beacview Cottages - we loved both, but Beachview was our favorite. I just booked a condo at Sanibel Siesta on the Beach for next spring and can't wait to return!!

Is ding darling open?

i miss bellini's restaurant on captiva. now they put some stupid modern residentials in the midde of what was supposed to be a recreational shopping and dining area. damn investors. what the hurrican leaves, speculants kill the rest of the beauty. there should be an island committee preventing specualant activities of this kind.

Great video. Thanks for the update. One suggestion for your consideration. The music loop played over and over and over again. Bstarted to annoy me after the first two minutes. Maybe that’s just me. And I consider to be a minor point. Thanks again.

Nice video and well put together!.. Thanks for sharing!

Ty for sharing! I’ve lived in Naples fl for 7 years and have never been to Sanibel and once I thought I should check it out we got the hurricane.

Oh my gosh Sanibel looks so so much better !!! It was so heartbreaking right after the storm to see what was left or what wasn’t left BUT this beautiful island is on its way back !! Thanks for showing us the progress!!! Sanibel is still on my bucket list !!!!

Does anyone know if Spoondrift will come back to Sanibel ? Loved their poke bowls! Thanks for your video!

Baileys?

We are coming down in May. Is there a place to pick up groceries on Sanibel?

Appreciate. Your recent up date. Love that place. !

Thanks for the update!

I might have missed this in the video but do you recommend the periwinkle cottages ? How are they looking? Is there any construction on the beach there right now?

I remember when the Green Flash ( location) was Timmy's Nook...those were the days ❣️

Thanks so much for the update of Sanibel and Captiva !

Thanks for posting this update. I agree on the background music, was annoying after so long. So happy to see many improvements, and return of foliage. Tremendous progress, much more to go but more hopeful than before. It will just take time. I really do appreciate your taking the time to make this, and all the information on what is open etc. took a lot of work. Thanks again.

Wooden leg, Lori! Hilarious! Aaaarrrggghhh! IMHO, the jingle music is annoying. You haven’t used that before, have you? Ding Darling Wildlife Drive can be walked on Friday, it just can’t be driven. Indigo Trail is open seven days a week for walkers and bicycles. I think you can ride a bicycle on Wildlife Drive on Friday I’m not 100% sure of that. A really strange site between Barracudas and the turn where the flashing light is. It looked like a wall or a warehouse. Definitely new, as that used to be a vegetated area. Any idea what that is? Thanks so much for another wonderful video!

Do you guys know if the Sanibel Island Fishhouse will reopen again?

Thx for the video and the infos

Thanks so much for the video

Pat Slater did my wedding in June before the storm!! I got married at Casa Ybel and stayed for the week at a cottage on Captiva.

Thank you Nick, Lori, and Max for this video.

Thank you so much for posting this

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