We started our Florida spring break with an afternoon in Madeira Beach. My cousin & her family live near Tampa, Florida, so we decided to meet at the beach for a dolphin cruise & dinner! It was such a gorgeous day- 85 degrees & sunny felt incredible to us Wisconsinites! John's Pass is a shopping area on Madeira Beach with many fishing, dolphin & jet ski tours.
The kids loved watching all the dolphins come right up next to the boat.
We had dinner at one of my cousin's favorite places for fresh fish - Mid Peninsula Seafood. It was a very small little place with a tiki bar atmosphere. I had the grouper and the shrimp scampi, both dishes tasted incredible!!!
Day 2 of our spring break brought us to Sanibel & Captiva Islands. Our first stop was for a delicious lunch & homemade key lime pie at the Key Lime Bistro!
Bowman's Beach on Sanibel Island was our relaxing spot for the afternoon. We laid on the beach, played in the sand & our kids enjoyed their first time in the ocean. After a few drinks of salt water & coughing, they realized they should close their mouths when going in the waves! ha
Before our day at the beach, we stopped at Walgreens to pick up sunscreen, beach toys, arm floaties & towels! It was so nice to pick up this items quickly and not haul them in our luggage.
We had a great day enjoying the sun, sand & waves. After our day in the sun, we headed back to Cape Coral to our hotel for more swimming! I think this is what the kids were most excited about for our entire trip! We ended our evening with an incredible dinner at Ford's Garage. They have 3 full pages of burger options plus build your own! Yum!!!!
Can you tell that we got a little too much sun our first few days?
I really want to do a dolphin tour now, we didn't have time when we were in Destin last year. You had a lot of good food on the first few days of your trip!! That key lime pie looks so tasty and wow pages and pages of burger options?! Ahh, I miss the beach!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun Carrie!! Your kids would love it! and yes, the pie and burger were AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteFlorida is our FAVORITE! The beautiful beaches and sunny skies... can't get better than that! Looks like y'all had a great time!
ReplyDeleteYes- Florida is gorgeous! We did have a great time. Thanks for stopping by!!
DeleteMy cousin just moved to Tampa last year! I've been thinking about going down for a visit... this post just sold me on that idea! I could use some sun after this long Ohio winter!
ReplyDeleteYes- go visit!!
DeleteWhat a fun vacation! Especially getting to see the dolphins. I always get too much sun on vacation, even with SPF 50. (Oh the joys of being pale...) Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank you Miranda!!
DeleteIt looks like your family had a super good time! Florida is beautiful and I enjoyed going for the past six years every other year! The food looked yummy too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine. We did have a great time. Can I go back now??
DeleteLooks like such a fun trip!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alice. We did have fun!!!
DeleteAs I'm reading this, I'm bundled up and oh so cold. I need a trip to the beach ASAP! and y'all look so happy and relaxed.
ReplyDeleteLol Stephanie. I know, I wish I could go back. If you find the money tree...let me know!! ha
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