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
lots of changes since the hurricane last year. south seas plantation is closed until 2006 and all the canopy that used to hang over the road in captiva is gone. many trees simply uprooted, their huge base of roots just lying on their side.
the water table is so high down there right now that there are standing pools of water EVERYWHERE, including over the road. plus the charge just to use the causeway is doubled to 6 bucks so they can fix the causeway. but all in all, it is still as beautiful as it was. LOTS of buildings and houses were damaged in the hurricane though.
hope when you get "settled" in life, you are able to return on a regular basis. you never know.