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On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:05:47 -0800 (PST), Loogypicker
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On Jan 6, 11:54 am, "Don White" wrote:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1160855.html

An overnight trip on a ferry is an alternative to a five hour flight?

This may be a guy trying to cash in on the federal handout for
ferries. There is a guy here who wants to start ferry service from Ft
Myers Beach to Sanibel and he said it was just to get the grant money.
Nobody can really point out the need. The Sanibel folks are saying
"... and then what"? The dock on their end is right in the middle of a
residential area with no services or easy way to get the people to a
tourist area.
Of course Sanibel folks would be happier if everyone who doesn't live
there would just stay home. They tolerate the shops on "Bullwinkle
drive" but they don't want you to go anywhere else.

My paternal grandparents used to own 2 units at Sanibel Arms (I think that's
the place) 30 years ago. Those were fun vacations. Unfortunately, they sold
them before they passed, so there was nothing to hand down.

I certainly don't see the need for a ferry when you can already drive there.

--Mike