Honeymoon Day 6

It’s our last day here!  Just so you know a little tear is forming as I type.  I know, I know, everyone has to eventually get back to reality but I don’t want to!  And I hate to sound winey but I really don’t want to go back!

Well, of course today was the day we didn’t want to take my camera with me on my walk on the beach.  We woke up before sunrise and even though we were on the Gulf side I knew it would be beautiful. 

We headed out and we were so blessed that we got to see dolphins!  They seemed to be playing because they were going to the surface to blow air from their blow hold in such a rapid succession that it certainly wasn’t out of necessity.  After a minute or so of that they continued on their way… no doubt hungry for breakfast—just like I was!

Today was of course, another repeat at Heavenly Biscuit.  You’d think I would be sick of this place by now but I never get sick of great food!

Ahhhh, heavenly!

After breakfast we headed to the Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center.  Our guide was Mary Anne and she was so delightful!  You can tell she really enjoyed her job and really wanted to teach others about the ecology in the local area.

 

They have a touch tank at the Science Center with some rays and horse shoe crabs (which aren’t actually crabs at all!)  We got to touch them and watch Mary Anne feed them—it was so nice to be so up close and personal.

Of course, we had to be a little silly as well!  What’s a day without some silly-ness?

After our visit there (almost two hours!) we hit up Doc Fords again.  We actually were going to try a different seafood joint but they had their specials listed as a Sloppy Joe and Chicken Parm.  Let me get this straight—you’re a seafood joint ON THE WATER and you serve sloppy joe’s?!  No thanks!

So, Doc Fords it was.  It was another Yucatan Shrimp meal and they did not disappoint! 

We had the opportunity to sit outside and it’s been such a nice day we went for it.  Wouldn’t you know it about 10 minutes after we sat down the storms came in!  They offered us tables inside but honestly, we weren’t by the edge so it didn’t bother us at all.  In fact, it made it a little more fun!

Anyone else get caught in the rain at a restaurant?  It’s happened to us a few times before but we’ve never been able to say we stayed outside and ate in it!

I’ve got to get packing so I’ll leave this post with some pictures from our walk tonight. 

 

Doc Ford’s Key Lime

This is the slice that started the challenge.  Doc Ford’s Key Lime Pie

I mean look—they think they have the best key lime pie on the islands?!  I really needed to put that to the test!

Here’s how we’ll rate all things key lime:

Tartness: 1-10 (1 no tart taste, 10 very very tart, pucker up!)

Creaminess: 1-5 (1 not creamy, just crumbles, 5 very creamy)

Crust: 1-5 (1 don’t bother eating it, 5 it’s the perfect compliment!)

Whipped toppings: 1-5 (1 fake and scoop it off, 5 fresh and order more!)

Overall: 1-10 (1 waste of calories, 10 order another!)

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar

Tartness: 5 (right in the middle)

Creaminess: 5 (oh so creamy and smooth!)

Crust: 5 (it had chopped pecans and was delicious!)

Whipped topping: 3 (fresh but didn’t add anything)

Overall: 7

I’d order it another time!

Honeymoon Day 5-Part 2

The rest of the afternoon was an easy one.  We watched some tv and I started working on a photo book for this vacation.  Then we decided to head out… We saw a local mini golf place that had a “Wacky Wednesday” special—a round for only $5!  It was game time!

A month ago we played a mini-golf game as part of a new game for us.  The Family Mini Golf Championship!  After seeing this special we new we had to do it again. 

   

I’m proud to say that I was able to hold on to my championship title and I won again!

We had to have dinner to celebrate!  We found a place nearby called Iguana Mia and decided to give it a try.  I’m glad it did! This was some of the best Mexican I’ve ever had!

 

Anyone else have any challenges they continually run with their spouse?  We like having the little bit of competition—keeping in mind that it’s all fun and games 🙂

Honeymoon Day 4

This morning started out with me being super hungry!  We decided to try out a place we found online, Heavenly Biscuit.  Oh my gosh.  This place was amazing!

I ordered a bacon and egg biscuit and a Sinful Cinnamon Roll. Even the Husband tried a cinnamon roll (the lady working gave us two since they were on the “smaller” side, but if you look at that picture you’ll see they are still huge!)

 

After breakfast we headed to The Burroughs Home for the 11 AM tour.  We had an excellent tour guide named Gary.  He’s there every Tuesday and we highly recommend him!

Just walking up the front sidewalk is breathtaking!   The house has 21 rooms and is three stories tall!  Built in 1901, this Georgian Revival Mansion was the scene of many social events that hosted the Fort Myers’ elite including the Edisons, Fords, and Firestones. Antique furnishings, historical artifacts, and wonderful stories made us feel like we were stepping back in time.

I took a picture of this bathtub because of the story that went along with it.  Apparently, a few months ago there was a wedding in the home.  It was a beautiful wedding that apparently was reminiscent of the parties that were thrown during the homes best days.  Well, the cleaning crew came in the day after the wedding and asked the manager why the bathtub was full of water.  No one knew why so they drained the tub.  The next day the tub was full of water again!  Apparently, the story goes that after parties the oldest daughter Mona used to love to take bubble baths in that tub.  So, the story is that her spirit came back and needed her bubble bath!

 

I also loved this picture.  Apparently, when the plans for a bridge came out someone in the community got busy and got the home listed on the National Register of Historic Places to preserve the property as it stands.  So, with that task being completed they had the plans changed.  That’s why there are two bridges—one for each direction and they meet up in North Ft. Myers.

 

After the Burroughs Home we needed some lunch—badly!  We were so hungry and so happy that we had the recommendation to go to Ford’s Garage.

This place just oozes cool!  Clear gas pumps, faux brick walls, a huge penny backsplash behind the bar—it’s a beautiful place to eat.

Gas pump faucets!

 

I ordered the Ford’s Signature aka the “Mayor Randy Henderson”—it’s black angus beef, aged Vermont cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, bourbon bbq, sesame bun.  Delicious!  I got mine with the sweet potato fries and the Husband and I couldn’t quit raving about this place with each bite we took.

After lunch we headed over to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates.

I had actually been once before but this was a first for the Husband.  A couple of years ago the Husband had some work to do in Ft. Myers so I came with him but I had to find some ways to keep myself busy, so I came to the estates.

It was a wonderful day but we are exhausted now!  We’re spending the evening eating leftovers and watching movies (actually, I didn’t blog about it but we did that last night too—we’re some Red Box fools on vacation!).

So far, this movie is really a mix of emotions!  After this I’ll be more than ready for bed :)  I’m hoping to go to Heavenly Biscuit again tomorrow!