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North Captiva – Vacation with the Manatees!

June 30, 2009

It is typical during the summer months to see manatee in the water surrounding North Captiva.  Typically I have seen them in the canal near the runway.  I have gathered some information about The manatee for you.
Belonging to the Sirenia order of mammalians, manatees are the common name for a large, gray or black air-breathing [...]

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Where in the world is North Captiva Island?

April 30, 2009

Florida’s North Captiva Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico, is about as far away from the chaos of everyday life as you can get, while still staying within the United States.  I had heard it’s almost similar to Thailand or Indonesia in its exoticism, with the heat and humidity…and bugs.  But I went into my research with [...]

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Swim with the fishes – or sharks, or manatees…

April 28, 2009

I’m not talking about the creepy kind of swimming with the fishes that you hear about in old mob movies where some poor guy’s feet have just been coated in cement and he’s about to be offed and tossed overboard.  Eeew.Â
No - I’m talking about the whole “one-with-nature” kind.  You know…where you get to swim along side [...]

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