Florida Trip Pt. 1: Ft. Myers Beach

Two weeks ago I was given the chance to fly down to Southwest Florida with one of my best friends, Tieka.  She was offered the opportunity of a lifetime to promote the beaches of Ft. Myers and Sanibel Island for their #SavedByTheShell campaign.  Since the boys had a ton of gigs that weekend, we headed on down for an amazing girls weekend.  It couldn't have happened at a better time, either.  With the stresses of work, wedding planning, car troubles and more.. it all was a true blessing.  I'm super grateful to Tieka and cannot thank her enough for getting me out of Michigan for a few days. 

The night and following day were spent in Ft. Myers Beach, where our resort was.  The weather was absolutely perfect the entire time, so we went for a dip in the Gulf of Mexico while the sun went down.  We topped off the night with some drinks at Bongo's poolside bar and then brought a bottle of wine back to the room where we had a hot tub on our own private balcony.  I couldn't help but feel like we were in some sort of honeymoon suite.

Paddleboarding at the resort was complimentary, so of course I had to take them up on that.  We spent some time on the beach before we had our first excursion: a private chartered fishing trip on the Estero Bay!  We met Captain Rob of Soulmate Charters and took off on the water for a really awesome afternoon of catching fish I've never even heard of.  It was Tieka's first time fishing and she was a total pro!

Later in the evening we headed down to Times Square of Ft. Myers Beach.  We did some people-watching, scoped out some live music, and got some ice cream. 

The beginning of the trip was refreshing and just what I needed to get my mind off of things.  The second half of the trip was spent on Sanibel and Captiva Island.  That post is coming up next!

xoxo,
Laura