The Captain's Top 100 List - The Top 100 Things to Do in Southwest Florida

Everybody has a list... maybe lots of lists.52. Eat smelt/drink beer at Bert's Bar
Letterman has his "Top 10" every night. Jack53. Visit the Edison Ford estate
Nicholson had his "Bucket List". Well, if you're54. Rent a golf cart and visit the lighthouse
staying on Sanibel, Captiva, Upper Captiva,museum on Boca Grande
Gasparilla or Pine Island, I've got my own special55. Dinner at Sandy Hook - Matlacha
list for you.56. Become a "snow bird"
Here we go:57. Eat our stone crabs, blue crab and Pine Island
1. Walk the beach, wade in the surfclams
2. Celebrate & toast the setting sun58. Hunt for Pirate Jose Gaspar's treasure -
3. Fish the Matlacha bridge or pierSWCharters. com
4. Parrot Heads - Eat a "Cheeseburger in Paradise"59. Eat a grouper sandwich; blackened!
at Cabbage Key60. Lunch at the Mucky Duck
5. Catch a trophy tarpon!61. Visit Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel
6. Book a fishing charter62. Curl up with Randy Wayne White's two novels
7. Go parasailing - take your cameraSanibel Flats & Captiva
8. Take a ride on the Sanibel Thriller63. Go kayaking at Ding Darling
9. Propose on the beach at sunset64. Bowman Beach is one of the best
10. Hire a "water limo" (a water taxi)65. Rent a home at the North Captiva Island Club
11. Try an Eco Tour or Sightseeing tripor Safety Harbor Club
12. Visit the cool shops in Boca Grande66. Rental boats at Four Winds Marina
13. Lunch at Barnacle Phils, RB & rice!67. Stay at South Seas Island Resort
14. Lunch at Lazy Flamingo, peel & eat68. Buy fresh fruit at a Fruit Stand
15. Go shelling on the beach69. Calusa Indian Mounds at Pineland
16. Dinner and Rum at Doc Fords70. Rent a jet ski on the beach
17. Build a sandcastle, find a crab71. Get married barefoot on the beach
18. Fish the surf for snook72. Sail the Sound in your sloop
19. Drink beer on the beach73. Cruise the Intercoastal, the Gulf or Charlotte
20. Visit the Gasparilla Inn & Club in Boca Grande -Harbor in your yacht
Croquet anyone?74. Pilot a plane over the barrier islands. T & G at
21. Buy a Tommy Bahama shirtPage Field
22. Jog on the beach - swim in the sea75. Take a fly fishing lesson
23. Windsurfing at Sanibel Lighthouse76. Learn how to throw a cast net
24. Drink a Hurricane, then another77. Go snorkeling - beyond the surf
25. The Loose Caboose in Boca Grande78. See a movie at Island Cinema
26. Catch some snapper for dinner79. Buy your supplies at Bailey's
27. Visit the art galleries in Matlacha80. Photographers - take Wildlife Drive - Ding
28. Cruise the flats in the Gulf for raysDarling
29. Eat LOTS of fresh Gulf shrimp81. Try the Fishing Pier on Sanibel
30. Lunch & boats at Gramma Dots82. Follow your bliss - retire!
31. Lunch at the Tarpon Inn in Pineland83. The VERY best weather info available at
32. Play golf at Alden Pinescapeweather. com
33. Bikes/Segways at Billy's Rentals84. Take the Dinner Cruise from the Marriott
34. Build a world class tan - sunscreen!85. Don't worry, be happy! Drink!
35. Eat a dozen oysters on the half shell86. Hit the DQ - Sanibel/Pine Island
36. Dinner at the Bubble Room87. Eat some Key Lime pie!
37. Cruise the Caloosahatchee River - Stop at88. Buy a cool fishing shirt
Tarpon Point or Rum Runners for lunch or dinner89. Visit She Sells Sea Shells and say it 3 times as
38. Eat at The Joint or Cafe Pignoli's (ribs onfast as you can
Friday!) at Cape Harbour90. Breakfast/Brunch at the Lighthouse Caf
39. Meet a manatee - find an alligator91. Tommy Bahama clothes at Sporty Seahorse
40. Photograph the shore birdsShop - Sanibel
41. Andy's Island Seafood - Fresh!92. Kingfisher Aerial Tours from Pine Island
42. Camp out on Cayo Costa93. Change your Latitude. Buy a winter home at a
43. Wear an "IBTWYPD" bikinibargain price!
44. Water taxi - tour Pine Island Sound94. Hire a water taxi - see Dolphin
45. See the Sanibel Lighthouse95. Eat a Pine Island mango
46. Eat ice cream at Boca Grande96. Take Tropic Star to Cayo Costa
47. Try Boca Grande Cart Rentals!97. Hold a "pretend" business meeting on one of
48. Crossed Palms Gallery - Bokeeliathe islands
49. Lunch - Waterfront in St. James City98. Call your boss and quit your job
50. Fishing guide - teach the kids to fish99. Read the Calusan by C. Lebuff
51. Walk the beach at sunrise100.