i just got back from sanibel! we go there every summer. it is true that the sand is much different. there are huge sandbars there now that weren't there before.
we were able to walk waaaaay out in the water, with the water only up to the shoulders. at one point, we ran back because we saw a big dark thing.
i am sure glad i didn't know about this then. i had a great time on vaca.
I am so jealous. It has been probably 3 years since I have been there. Poor college student here, so I don't exactly have load of cash to drop.
If I can get my roommate or somebody to go with me over spring break, I can save up some money to go in late March, the end of the busy season so it will be more expensive. There are a couple decent hotels in Fort Myers for 70 bucks a night (considering most hotels here in KS are just 30 bucks a night, 70 bucks a night is expensive as crap, not to mention most hotels in Fort Myers even, which are above 100 bucks), and I could split the cost with the roommate, as well as car rental etc.
I want to go back so bad..lol