We'd planned to leave Ft. Myers on Friday, but due to a storm we're staying until tomorrow. That means we're here for the Annual Shrimp Festival. The parade was today at 10 am, a silly local parade with home made floats like the shrimp you see pictured. Our view was from The Mermaid, a local bar selling $1 Bloody Marys in honor of the occasion. We took our folding bicycles ashore and they were the perfect mode of transportation due to the crowds.
It's Spring Break, so lots of people are in the area of Estero Island where we are moored. Unfortunately, and surprisingly - shrimp is pretty expensive here. We ended up at Bonita Bob's, a local Restaurant for lunch. In expensive beer and large peel and each shrimp for under $10 per lb. Now that's what I'm talking about!