A Day on Sanibel & Captiva Islands

World-class shelling isn’t the only thing you’ll find on Sanibel and Captiva. Go kayaking, hit the theater and check out the shell museum.

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Captiva Island

Start with breakfast at the Lighthouse Café, where diners recently overheard discussion of closing the restaurant so “The Kennedys" could dine in private (yes, most likely those Kennedys). Then take a shelling charter with Mike Fuery's Tours to North Captiva.

Next, visit the well-presented displays at the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum to identify your finds and learn about shell history and architecture. Lunch at the Over Easy Café is a brightly colored affair. Then either bike some of Sanibel’s 25 miles of paved paths (try Billy’s Bikes & Rentals and Segway of Sanibel) or head over to Tarpon Bay Explorers for a guided kayak trip.

Round out the evening with dinner at Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grille, then take in a spot of culture at The Herb Strauss Schoolhouse Theater.

If You Go

POINTS OF INTEREST (mentioned in this article)

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1. Amy's Over Easy Café

2. The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum

3. Mike Fuery's Tours

4. Doc Ford's Rum Bar

5. The Herb Strauss Schoolhouse Theater

6. Tarpon Bay Explorers

7. Lighthouse Café

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