My grandfather bought a house in 78 across from Estero Island Beach Club, right on Bayview Drive. Been coming ever since even though we don't own property anymore. Back in the 80s, there was a guy, John Holgerson, he'd take us out on his catamaran. I lost touch and was great friends with his daughter, Kristie. His wife, Diana had an ice cream shop at FMB, called Strawberry Corner. Ahh, the memories. Pure paradise! My home away from home. Thank you, great video!
Beautiful video! Had to revisit this video to remind me how beautiful this area looked like before hurricane Ian. I know it will be restored in time but my heart goes out to all those folks who lost loved ones, property, and their memories. Blessings to those who persevere through this disaster.
Maybe it was covered and I missed it, but for anybody who reads this and is going to Sanibel, consider the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. It's a must for nature/birding. Great wildlife drive.
Moved to south Fort Myers in 2004 after been born and raised in Rhode Island for 33 years, love where I grew up but wouldn’t move back…it’s great here..
My wife & I have been living down here in N Ft Myers for 3 yrs now & LOVE it, we're originally from Chicago, haven't seen snow in 3yrs now, LOL!!! We often visit these places, since they're in our back yard, great video,!!! Stay safe my friend, Rock On & God Bless!!!
I am considering moving to Venice, Florida, but I’m really concerned about the heat and humidity, not to mention the sunburn risk and 🦟 . Do you adjust at some point? I’m from the Chicago area come as well.
You should check out "Sailing Black Swan" he's down there with his Sailboat getting ready to travel around the world (recently started his vlogs) He's from Chicagoland area too ! Cool guy 👍
I was born in Ft Meyers. My father moved my family up to Michigan in the early 70's for his job. Stayed up here ever since. Always wondered how my life would've turned out had we stayed in FL.
I lived on Fort Myers Beach for 22 years. Very nice place. The traffic is awful from December to Easter but the beauty and warm weather makes up for it. There were some years I didn't have to wear a sweater once, other years I wore a sweater maybe 10 or 30 days of the year. This video brought back many memories as I recognized most of it. Drove over those bridges thousands of times, walked up and down FMB and onto the pier hundreds of times. 5 minutes of walk from my front door I could be on the beach and enjoying the July 4th fireworks party. Good times.
Ya know, i was born at lee memorial hospital, and raised in fort myers FL. Lived there until i was 32...i never really cared for it and we now live in middle TN. Though i've said i wouldn't go back, this video did make me nostalgic.
Another vid of this area would be encouraging. Would love to see how they're doing with healing and rebuilding of this area after the disaster. Excellent video as usual.
My town I’m from New York owning a vacation home there for the last 22yrs I haven’t regret anything I enjoyed my city am happy that I build my house in Cape Coral is like it small island w everything you can ask , so am very blessed to be in here every summer !! 😜
I spent 5 months in 2007 working at a CVS in Fort Myers Beach, for a work and travel exchange program. I was just a kid from Brazil, at college age. The hole southwest Florida is just wonderful.
I remember the seasonal workers form Brazil, Peru and Argentina working at CVs and Publix. Sadly they discontinued the program when trump became president
I have lived in this area for over 35 years.. There is a lot of history behind this region that is both fascinating and tragic. I wouldn't trade it for anything!!
I was down there a year ago today. July 2019. I visited there. I was in a house that was rented out for us for a week in cape coral. Im from Indiana. We went to fort myers beach and cape coral beach and had fun. Going jet skiing and going on boat rides to sanibel island was amazing. I love it there and I wish to go back and have as much fun as last time. Im obsessed with the palm trees & I love the water. The city just brings me joy to my heart and puts a smile of my face. I will be looking forward to going back down there for Summer 2021
I wish I saw this video before we visited Cape Coral and Fort Myers, so much more to see! Great presentation and hello to the folks at the Nauti Parrot 🦜. ⛱️🏝️🏖️ 😎
Another amazing video. Been to many of the places that you point out. Also like Pinchers to eat at in ft meyer and punta gorda fishermen wharf. The Ford /Edison states are excellent. 🏖😊😎
Hello Randy, I remember viewing the "FORT MYERS I CAPE CORAL - Sanibel -Captiva - "Water Wonderland”” video on You Tube about a year ago. I am so sorry for what Florida is going through as a result of Hurricane Ian. I pray that you and your family are doing ok. Regards, John H. Green Jr.
It's sad to see how this area has been destroyed. I never thought living so close to the Ocean or any body of water was a good idea, but it is beautiful.
I lived in south Florida for many years, both sides of the coast, from Orlando on down Florida is amazing. People that dont like Florida are either just rampit complainers or out of touch with reality. Some talk of the heat. and yes florida is hot, but it is such that you will eventually get use to. so much so that your wont even think about heat much at all. And this is coming from a NewYorker that drove around in a convertible top down 90% of the time WITH black leather interior!!!. so.. if anyone knows i know. He'res the deal about the heat, if your from the north, your use to dry weather. even when its hot (which the north is often hotter than the south) Most of your issue is that your skin pours are clogged with oils. seriously. you flesh produces oils that keep your skin from drying out in the north summer and winter months, but in Florida with its heat and humidity your skin cant breathe. So you begin sweating like a dog. How to remedy? simple get in the waters often. be it the Atlantic or the gulf. get in the states pristine salty waters, and that salt will not only eliminate all your dead skin (which you will realize you have a ton of) but also it will completely clean out your skin pours enabling your flesh to breathe. Another benefit is that the salt water makes your skin tan very easy. You will begin to feel just fine as your body can then regulate its temperature much easier. OVER time even without going to the beach the very salt in the air, and the states often hard water will achieve the same results. The salt in the air will also see that your blood thins out a bit. and in time this very hot region will actually feel more and more normal, even to the point of being very chilly and cold in the winter months. Florida is beautiful is all regards, its skys its lands, its really a tropical island attached to the mainland. and the south wester cities enjoy the most of this ideal. the beaches are not just some of the best in the USA, they are some of the best in all the Caribbean. the bonus of which your still in the US enjoying all the benefits of the USA. in other words, the diversity of peoples from all over, and the options like no other. Today may be Japanese on the beach, tomorrow Moroccan. diversity and options. Its a state that reduces stress. sure theirs now a lot of people and huge traffic jams, there is a reason why so many people from so many countries including the US states and neighboring island nations have all been flooding into Florida the past few decades. 1.opportunity 2. stability and wealth 3. lifestyle and quality of life 4. great schools. 5. ever growing job market and economy. 6. beautiful and still in touch with nature. 7. best beaches and family entertainment 8. Luxuries abound and access 9. cost of living 10. other places wish it had so much for so little. its only when you leave Florida after complaining, then coming to the realization of what your not getting in these other states that you realize the worth of Florida. its mostly a tourist state, so it caters to the well being of its people. the benefits and creature comforts ment for tourist also apply to its residents. And though you may not care for the influx of spring breakers every year, you do enjoy the fact that when they leave you have such a nice place to live thats now all to yourself. So the complainers dont get it. or at least they didn't until covid. and until their favorite states like California basically priced them out. taking upwards 80% of their pay just to living in a tiny apartment, when in Florida you can live on the beach. for a quarter of California's costs. California sold its people out for greed. Florida doesn't even have state income tax. go figure. Give me the Pina colada and the powder white sand beaches of Sarasota any day over the 'Hey! look at me im somebody!" demeanor of California'
I agree 100%, another big benefit to Florida is "Freedom". Freedom you don't have in CA and the northern restrictive states. Good point about the heat and the skin.
@@TampaAerialMedia Yes Freedom.. That was one of the first things i noticed after returning to the state to live and work. People just pulling off the road on the side of the highway to go fishing!! I was like, what the heck!!!! REALY !!! THATS LEGAL HERE!!! WOW!! If it were NY the cops would give you a huge fine, and force a tow truck service upon you costing like $500 or more. I would say, that sort of treatment is typical of the city but if your venture upstate NY they do have litter rest and recreation stops off the highway, but no where near the freedoms you find in florida. NY is a, "if theirs any joy or fun to be had, then the city must tax it for income" this is why i Hate NY. It is my place of birth, and no place in the US is quite like it, has a ton to offer, but its ran by crooks and criminals. all looking to screw the next guy over. Florida isnt perfect, but it might as well be an Angel in comparison to NY.
"Florida takes care of its people" Not sure what your comparison in making this statement implies but the powers that be in this state and their friends and families are the only ones being taken care of. I'm guessing youve spent too much time in Florida and have little to compare to. Unless of course like many of the people I meet in Florida you have drank the kool-aid and have gotten used to the taste.
@@JohnJohn-wr1jo Im from NY born and raise, and lived in Florida your years as well. I know Florida has its issues, both city state and gov level. people are pissed and a ton of corruption.. but guess what. Its still NOTHING in comparison to NY. Florida you drive home park your car, have dinner end of day.. the morning you get up goto work repeat... NY you drive home after spending about $40 in tolls. park your car about an hour after driving around town looking for a parking space. then you go home eat sleep wake up the next day to a ticket on your car for $300!!! cause you 5 minute late on alternate street side regulation. Pay another $40 in tolls to goto work repeat. THERE IS NO COMPARISON in the level of GREIF and stress between the two places. again, i know florida has changed, now more than every, but its still virtual paradise in comparison, let alone the far cheaper cost of living. which is why.. for all the people that bashed florida, kinda ironic theyre making a b-line for the place. You really dont know what you got until you findy youself other places.
I say this every time I comment on one of your videos, but I LOVE your videos! Always beautifully shot and glad you narrate them now. This will be another destination on my weekend getaways!
@@TampaAerialMedia my brother lives there and he is safe and staying with friends right now. He lost his home and his car and his job was on Sanibel Island, so with a little time he should be able to get another job and a car and his own home again
The most professional presentation of different parts of this beautiful country. Since I was watched many, many years ago Cousteau and his amazing report of the places on Earth, and reading the report of Alexandru Vlahuta, Picturesque Romania which I recommend to read I never saw such a very made report. Good luck and a big fan, always.
I loved Cape Coral and never wanted to leave. I lived in The Yacht Club Basin and it broke my heart as a utility worker during Ian that the storm destroyed the city with such damage. We shall rise again.
Glad to see you mentioned Jaycee Park, definitely a park to frequent If you live down here. Cape Coral/Fort Myers/Lehigh Acres have great public parks.
I own a beautiful house 🏡 in Cape Coral, Florida! I really love Cape Coral and I work in Fort Myers and I enjoy the amazing view when crossing the bridge it’s so amazing! You need to visit this beautiful place at Southwest in Florida! 🌴 🏖 🚣♀️
We love it here! Kids love Lakes Park ..the train ride, splash pad, Farmers Market. Grandparents lived here, then parents, and we own a winter home here now.
Ian: hold my beer The S.O.B. just about took an eraser to half of this amazing region. Might be a decade before a video like this could be made again of this area. Thanks for the preservation on film!
Yeah I drove down from Tampa around Treasure Island and down to Bradenton/Ssota, but should have gone further down I see. After being in Las Vegas and Phoenix I didn't expect to see so many old people almost exclusively, not that thats a bad thing, at least as far as crime goes. Vegas and Phoenix are pretty surprising to if you're from the east or Midwest.
Fort Myers Beach's is so gross. I will never go in. Its ugly and polluted. Think of polluted poop color water. Clearwater beach is 10 times better than Fort myers beach imo. But Sannibel is very nice with different vibe than clearwater.
The Ft. Meyers and the Bonita beachs look promising. I like the shops and restaurants. Wish there was more info. on them as well as beach parking and access .
@@masterofzero7105 Why would you say that? Its other (unofficial) name is Cape Coma, but that was in the old days like 20 years ago before the place expanded with more amenities and beautiful places to eat and drink.
LIved down there in the late '80s, in Estero, south of San Carlos, before all the all building and I-75 was completed. It was a beautiful place to live at the time, not crowded. There were lots of open lands, which isn't the case any longer, an old bar at Estero called the Shipwreck, was a great place to unwind. Sanibel and Captiva were just beginning to grow, Cape Coral wasn't anywhere as big as it is now, and use to have greyhound races in Bonita Springs, which I assume isn't there any longer since they didn't mention it in the video. I guess all things change, and sometimes not for the better.
They banned dog racing not too long ago, and the building was torn down about a month ago. Currently there is a travelling fair operating on the site for a week or so, so id call it a win lol
@@coolhwip6638 you're probably right, never went to the dog races, but those dogs always looked starved. I looked at Fort Myers on Google Earth and can't even find where I use to live, completely changed.
@@jamielawson1534 i think its the ninth fastest growing city in the US right now. Cape coral is like sixth and lehigh is the first fast growing city in the states believe it or not. Cost of living down here is skyrocketing
@@coolhwip6638 I wouldn't be surprised. We had our trucks leased out to a LeeMar Construction company there at the time. It was a booming place, I-75 was still under construction north of Tampa when we left there. It was a beautiful place, not overly crowded like it is now.
Love this area....I still have relatives here. I lived int Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte for some time years ago. Thanks let me see the magic of this part of Florida
Honestly, If you’re coming to Southwest Florida just skip Cape Coral. You won’t miss anything. I’d recommend you tour from Fort Myers to Naples or Marco Island.
Thanks for all videos covering some of the Best Cities in America. There is no need to go to the Caribbean for the beaches while you can visit them right here in the Sunshine State. Florida has it all. Look forward to seeing your next adventure. I heard Punta Gorda is also nice.
You guys missed Fort Myers Beach is one of the only like three beaches in FL with a beach ice cream cart. They also have an amazing library that's basically a free museum, with a massive shell collection and all kinds of neat stuff.
Thomas Edison once said " there's only one Ft Myers, and 90,000,000 people are gonna find out". Well, I think he was right. I'm a 41 year resident, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
Ive lived here my whole life and unless you're rich this isnt at all what its like lol fort myers has alot of slums and drug addicts as well as cape, sanibel is ok, captiva is rich snooty people who unless youre rich will treat you like shit
Yup Stuart may be nice, i find after living on a Pacific island for almost 30 years i like sunsets better.. Absolutely Love Your video content. And the Puppy too.
Thank you so much for the video! I was an exchange student in Ft. Myers 20 years ago. The video brought back so many great memories and a hope to return some day. ❤️
I live in Fort Myers 9 years.I was born and grew up in Moscow for 35 years, live in Ohio around Cleveland 14 years., lot of travel... Fort Myers beautiful !But please, visitor , don’t came to my beautiful city and beaches , don’t make mess on our beach, don’t make “ traffic horrible” and after whole -Not complain about it !!I
Amazing video!!! I heard you say your going to do a Naples video!!! I've heard many good things. Some buddies of mine have vacation homes there and are always raving about how awesome Naples is. I hope to visit southwest Florida in the future and keep up the great videos!
@@TampaAerialMedia That's awesome! Yeah I've mentioned in the comments in other videos about the the panhandle. I love everything from Pensacola to Panama City and in between but make sure not to skip the Destin area while your there! Especially 30A!!!!!
Your buddies are right, Naples is like one botanical garden after another... and clean white sand beaches & clean ocean waters. Cocquina Sands #1 etc. Retired here a few yrs back and love it here, great symphony orchestra and museum, fine dining and shopping. Also enjoy visiting Fort Myers about 1/2 hr from Naples, like this great video in 4k UHD shows.
"Just changed the speed limit to 40" ?? In the entire city? 😆😆 You are aware that all streets have their own speed limit right? When did they "just" make this change ? I must have missed it. If it's taking you too long to get everywhere, you gotta learn your way around and stop using the same 6 streets every snow bird uses to get places, and if you're here during season, there's not much you're going to do about it either way. Except for maybe moving to Idaho,I haven't really ever heard anyone complain about traffic there.
Less accidents now! Too many shops and homes right off DelPrado. Folks come here and want to speed! Sacramento Ca and Houston have folks adhere in to speed limits better than here. Too many neighborhoods and shops to have higher than 40! This narrator should have gone all the way down to tip of Captiva. Truly breathtaking. Tranquil. Many restaurants all are quaint. Captiva #1. Downtown Ft myers nice but we do need more restaurants. This SW is truly a gem if you want extremely low crime.
The south end of del prado (where i live ) has just been changed to 40 from 45. When you get close to cape parkway it goes down to 35. Pine island has speed limits from 45 to 50 and some spots far away from residential neighborhoods have 55. If you wanna trash talk cape at least make a good point like how theyre illegaly forcing people to swap their utilities to city from septic and well systems. Lol
@@hardestgainer609 Yeah it is kinda bullshit they're making residents pay for it since they made the decision to fix what should have never been a thing to start with, septic fields and wells have no place in a city with people cramming themselves in on every square inch. On that same note this should have been part of their grand plan from the jump, just like sidewalks.... don't even get me started there LOL.
Cape Coral was the first city I lived in when I moved to Florida back in ‘05 and I hated it. Ha! I was so homesick for the NE and the Cape was like moving to another planet, including the people I encountered. If you’re a female and breathing then prepare to be aggressively hit on by men everywhere you go. At least that was the experience of my sisters and I, who never seen anything like it before, and I may never see it again (hopefully). I dated a local who was a totally dysfunctional and abusive person and my sister is currently with a local of the same personality type. I know there are people like that everywhere, but what are the odds that you meet more than your share in one place? My two younger sisters attended the high schools and the culture shock was…a shock. Going from a sleepy small town with values to whatever the Cape is makes you need some therapy afterward. One sister who had attended that high school moved back up north and said she will never move back to Cape Coral. It basically ruined the whole state for her. The only redeeming quality in that area was Sanibel and Captiva Island. Once I moved to Orlando some years later I started to actually enjoy living in Florida. I have one sister still living in the Cape and the last time I and my family visited we stayed in Naples 😆
Caloosahatchee River. Translation... Caloosa river river. LOL Just stay away from the Lani Kai. It's a popular spot for the spring breakers, but the place is a dive. A friend's boyfriend dies from a drug overdose there and wasn't found until the next morning. Needles have been found in the sand and a kid found a pistol on a bench. You'll get Hepatitis just walking through the door. However, the water's nice when we don't have red tide or blue-green algae from the fertilizer being dumped into the river and the releases from Lake O.
SW Florida is a gem. Absolutely breathtaking. One of my favorite places in the world.
I was born here in cape coral an here i am almost 40yrs later still here becasue I absolutely love it here
My grandfather bought a house in 78 across from Estero Island Beach Club, right on Bayview Drive. Been coming ever since even though we don't own property anymore. Back in the 80s, there was a guy, John Holgerson, he'd take us out on his catamaran. I lost touch and was great friends with his daughter, Kristie. His wife, Diana had an ice cream shop at FMB, called Strawberry Corner. Ahh, the memories. Pure paradise! My home away from home. Thank you, great video!
Thanks for Sharing Aly, I appreciate the nice words
Beautiful video!
Had to revisit this video to remind me how beautiful this area looked like before hurricane Ian. I know it will be restored in time but my heart goes out to all those folks who lost loved ones, property, and their memories. Blessings to those who persevere through this disaster.
Thanks Nick, yep I agree 100%
We have been there 4 times now, we live north near Clearwater Beach and now, we will be moving down to this area in a year. We can't wait!!!
i have been there every spring. since corona i have to stay home, can't wait to come over! the best place on earth.
Maybe it was covered and I missed it, but for anybody who reads this and is going to Sanibel, consider the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. It's a must for nature/birding. Great wildlife drive.
I must have missed that too. I’m moving there soon and I LOVE wild birds! Thanks!
We moved here 6 years ago. We just went to the Ding Darling Refuge and totally enjoyed it. For the first time I was able to see 3 Rosetta Spoonbills!☺
@@tranquillady1688 wonderful!! I’m jealous! :)
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Yes, I was just there and it is awesome. Also the national seashore museum is a must do.
Moved to south Fort Myers in 2004 after been born and raised in Rhode Island for 33 years, love where I grew up but wouldn’t move back…it’s great here..
My wife & I have been living down here in N Ft Myers for 3 yrs now & LOVE it, we're originally from Chicago, haven't seen snow in 3yrs now, LOL!!! We often visit these places, since they're in our back yard, great video,!!! Stay safe my friend, Rock On & God Bless!!!
Thankyou, yea good move, having shot alot in Chicago as well, although a beautiful downtown and nice to visit, I'd take SW Florida any day.
I am considering moving to Venice, Florida, but I’m really concerned about the heat and humidity, not to mention the sunburn risk and 🦟 . Do you adjust at some point? I’m from the Chicago area come as well.
You should check out "Sailing Black Swan" he's down there with his Sailboat getting ready to travel around the world (recently started his vlogs) He's from Chicagoland area too ! Cool guy 👍
I was born in Ft Meyers. My father moved my family up to Michigan in the early 70's for his job. Stayed up here ever since. Always wondered how my life would've turned out had we stayed in FL.
I lived on Fort Myers Beach for 22 years. Very nice place. The traffic is awful from December to Easter but the beauty and warm weather makes up for it. There were some years I didn't have to wear a sweater once, other years I wore a sweater maybe 10 or 30 days of the year. This video brought back many memories as I recognized most of it. Drove over those bridges thousands of times, walked up and down FMB and onto the pier hundreds of times. 5 minutes of walk from my front door I could be on the beach and enjoying the July 4th fireworks party. Good times.
Ya know, i was born at lee memorial hospital, and raised in fort myers FL. Lived there until i was 32...i never really cared for it and we now live in middle TN. Though i've said i wouldn't go back, this video did make me nostalgic.
Another vid of this area would be encouraging.
Would love to see how they're doing with healing and rebuilding of this area after the disaster.
Excellent video as usual.
Yep, I am planning on either later in the spring or in the fall
I just love how you present these amazing places to the world. Thank you.
Thankyou Kim for the nice words.
I was born, raised, and still live here and feel extremely lucky to have been around the water my whole life.
Just spent a memorable day at Sanibel with a friend. Beautiful day. I shall return
I was there in November 2019, it is great town, I wish to come back soon. Greetings from Warsaw, Poland
Great to hear from Poland. You all have a great president, and seem to be doing good.
Did you visit our Polish restaurant off DelPrado Blvd S?
@@TampaAerialMedia I'm half polish!
Greetings from Ohio i love going to Florida
@Pat Burke Where again?
My town I’m from New York owning a vacation home there for the last 22yrs I haven’t regret anything I enjoyed my city am happy that I build my house in Cape Coral is like it small island w everything you can ask , so am very blessed to be in here every summer !! 😜
I spent 5 months in 2007 working at a CVS in Fort Myers Beach, for a work and travel exchange program. I was just a kid from Brazil, at college age. The hole southwest Florida is just wonderful.
I remember the seasonal workers form Brazil, Peru and Argentina working at CVs and Publix. Sadly they discontinued the program when trump became president
I was there in June 2019 and can’t wait to go back. It’s beautiful in SW Florida 🐚☀️🐠🌴🏖
I have lived in this area for over 35 years.. There is a lot of history behind this region that is both fascinating and tragic. I wouldn't trade it for anything!!
Watching this video again now - how beautiful everything was there before the monster hurricane damaged the whole area ...
True, my heart goes out to everyone there.
I was down there a year ago today. July 2019. I visited there. I was in a house that was rented out for us for a week in cape coral. Im from Indiana. We went to fort myers beach and cape coral beach and had fun. Going jet skiing and going on boat rides to sanibel island was amazing. I love it there and I wish to go back and have as much fun as last time. Im obsessed with the palm trees & I love the water. The city just brings me joy to my heart and puts a smile of my face. I will be looking forward to going back down there for Summer 2021
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@@TampaAerialMedia Yes, I been there alot. I live 2 hours away from Indianapolis. I got family there. I live in Fort Wayne
Maybe I was your lyft driver 😁
IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS AGO TODAY. OMG!!!! I miss you Florida!😩😫😥🤗🏝🥰😍😘💕
Espectacular!!! Vivo en Cape Coral y adoro este lugar 🥰🥰🥰
que playas recomiendas en cape coral?
I wish I saw this video before we visited Cape Coral and Fort Myers, so much more to see! Great presentation and hello to the folks at the Nauti Parrot 🦜. ⛱️🏝️🏖️ 😎
Thankyou for the feedback Santiago.
Another amazing video. Been to many of the places that you point out. Also like Pinchers to eat at in ft meyer and punta gorda fishermen wharf. The Ford /Edison states are excellent. 🏖😊😎
LOVE your informative videos & we have used them as guides for some of our adventures. Keep up the great work!!
that is great to hear, thanks for letting us know
Hello Randy,
I remember viewing the "FORT MYERS I CAPE CORAL - Sanibel -Captiva - "Water Wonderland”” video on You Tube about a year ago. I am so sorry for what Florida is going through as a result of Hurricane Ian. I pray that you and your family are doing ok.
Regards,
John H. Green Jr.
We are ok, but yes, my heart is broken for this area and the people there.
@@TampaAerialMedia Good to hear. Thanks for responding.
It's sad to see how this area has been destroyed. I never thought living so close to the Ocean or any body of water was a good idea, but it is beautiful.
I lived in south Florida for many years, both sides of the coast, from Orlando on down Florida is amazing. People that dont like Florida are either just rampit complainers or out of touch with reality. Some talk of the heat. and yes florida is hot, but it is such that you will eventually get use to. so much so that your wont even think about heat much at all. And this is coming from a NewYorker that drove around in a convertible top down 90% of the time WITH black leather interior!!!. so.. if anyone knows i know. He'res the deal about the heat, if your from the north, your use to dry weather. even when its hot (which the north is often hotter than the south) Most of your issue is that your skin pours are clogged with oils. seriously. you flesh produces oils that keep your skin from drying out in the north summer and winter months, but in Florida with its heat and humidity your skin cant breathe. So you begin sweating like a dog. How to remedy? simple get in the waters often. be it the Atlantic or the gulf. get in the states pristine salty waters, and that salt will not only eliminate all your dead skin (which you will realize you have a ton of) but also it will completely clean out your skin pours enabling your flesh to breathe. Another benefit is that the salt water makes your skin tan very easy. You will begin to feel just fine as your body can then regulate its temperature much easier. OVER time even without going to the beach the very salt in the air, and the states often hard water will achieve the same results. The salt in the air will also see that your blood thins out a bit. and in time this very hot region will actually feel more and more normal, even to the point of being very chilly and cold in the winter months. Florida is beautiful is all regards, its skys its lands, its really a tropical island attached to the mainland. and the south wester cities enjoy the most of this ideal. the beaches are not just some of the best in the USA, they are some of the best in all the Caribbean. the bonus of which your still in the US enjoying all the benefits of the USA. in other words, the diversity of peoples from all over, and the options like no other. Today may be Japanese on the beach, tomorrow Moroccan. diversity and options. Its a state that reduces stress. sure theirs now a lot of people and huge traffic jams, there is a reason why so many people from so many countries including the US states and neighboring island nations have all been flooding into Florida the past few decades. 1.opportunity 2. stability and wealth 3. lifestyle and quality of life 4. great schools. 5. ever growing job market and economy. 6. beautiful and still in touch with nature. 7. best beaches and family entertainment 8. Luxuries abound and access 9. cost of living 10. other places wish it had so much for so little. its only when you leave Florida after complaining, then coming to the realization of what your not getting in these other states that you realize the worth of Florida. its mostly a tourist state, so it caters to the well being of its people. the benefits and creature comforts ment for tourist also apply to its residents. And though you may not care for the influx of spring breakers every year, you do enjoy the fact that when they leave you have such a nice place to live thats now all to yourself. So the complainers dont get it. or at least they didn't until covid. and until their favorite states like California basically priced them out. taking upwards 80% of their pay just to living in a tiny apartment, when in Florida you can live on the beach. for a quarter of California's costs. California sold its people out for greed. Florida doesn't even have state income tax. go figure. Give me the Pina colada and the powder white sand beaches of Sarasota any day over the 'Hey! look at me im somebody!" demeanor of California'
I agree 100%, another big benefit to Florida is "Freedom". Freedom you don't have in CA and the northern restrictive states. Good point about the heat and the skin.
@@TampaAerialMedia Yes Freedom.. That was one of the first things i noticed after returning to the state to live and work. People just pulling off the road on the side of the highway to go fishing!! I was like, what the heck!!!! REALY !!! THATS LEGAL HERE!!! WOW!! If it were NY the cops would give you a huge fine, and force a tow truck service upon you costing like $500 or more. I would say, that sort of treatment is typical of the city but if your venture upstate NY they do have litter rest and recreation stops off the highway, but no where near the freedoms you find in florida. NY is a, "if theirs any joy or fun to be had, then the city must tax it for income" this is why i Hate NY. It is my place of birth, and no place in the US is quite like it, has a ton to offer, but its ran by crooks and criminals. all looking to screw the next guy over. Florida isnt perfect, but it might as well be an Angel in comparison to NY.
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"Florida takes care of its people"
Not sure what your comparison in making this statement implies but the powers that be in this state and their friends and families are the only ones being taken care of. I'm guessing youve spent too much time in Florida and have little to compare to. Unless of course like many of the people I meet in Florida you have drank the kool-aid and have gotten used to the taste.
@@JohnJohn-wr1jo Im from NY born and raise, and lived in Florida your years as well. I know Florida has its issues, both city state and gov level. people are pissed and a ton of corruption.. but guess what. Its still NOTHING in comparison to NY. Florida you drive home park your car, have dinner end of day.. the morning you get up goto work repeat... NY you drive home after spending about $40 in tolls. park your car about an hour after driving around town looking for a parking space. then you go home eat sleep wake up the next day to a ticket on your car for $300!!! cause you 5 minute late on alternate street side regulation. Pay another $40 in tolls to goto work repeat. THERE IS NO COMPARISON in the level of GREIF and stress between the two places. again, i know florida has changed, now more than every, but its still virtual paradise in comparison, let alone the far cheaper cost of living. which is why.. for all the people that bashed florida, kinda ironic theyre making a b-line for the place. You really dont know what you got until you findy youself other places.
I say this every time I comment on one of your videos, but I LOVE your videos! Always beautifully shot and glad you narrate them now. This will be another destination on my weekend getaways!
Always appreciate that, thankyou B Askew.
I'm here after hurricane Ian, I really want Fort Myers florida to rebuild and bring back all its beauty
Me too, hope you are doing ok
@@TampaAerialMedia my brother lives there and he is safe and staying with friends right now. He lost his home and his car and his job was on Sanibel Island, so with a little time he should be able to get another job and a car and his own home again
cant wait to go back, when i went there in 2018 i fell in love with the ocean
Its not the ocean, its the Gulf of Mexico.
So beautiful. I miss it 💜
Beautiful video. Loved the aerial views. I live in the Cape and love it here.
Glad you enjoyed it
My wife and I just bought our first home in Cape Coral. We move in next week! Super excited!
Congratuations, certainly has some great scenery in that area.
Congrats. Wish I could move to fl. I want a 3 br pool home on the water.
Thinking about doing the same. How's it going?
SW is the best part
@@---rg1gb growing. New homes being built in north cape
The most professional presentation of different parts of this beautiful country. Since I was watched many, many years ago Cousteau and his amazing report of the places on Earth, and reading the report of Alexandru Vlahuta, Picturesque Romania which I recommend to read I never saw such a very made report. Good luck and a big fan, always.
Thankyou Florin for the very nice words, much appreciated
Lived in both areas and worked on Ft Myers Beach. Loved going to Sanibel and Captiva often!
Yep Sanibel & Captiva are very similiar to what we are showing this sunday, Anna Maria Island
Born and Raise In fort Myers ! Love it plus Cape Coral
I loved Cape Coral and never wanted to leave. I lived in The Yacht Club Basin and it broke my heart as a utility worker during Ian that the storm destroyed the city with such damage. We shall rise again.
Yes I know you will, want to go down there and do a new video soon
Very well done I have lived here in Lee county going on 42 yrs and after watching this I think I'll stay ....
Glad to see you mentioned Jaycee Park, definitely a park to frequent If you live down here. Cape Coral/Fort Myers/Lehigh Acres have great public parks.
Yea loved the trees in Jaycee Park
I would like to see you do the entire state in this format. Love the voice over and content.
Thankyou for the nice words, yea probably good Idea to do a general FL video covering the whole state.
@@TampaAerialMedia saludos desde san luis de la paz guanajuato mexico
And.... No annoying music just nice mellow strings
I own a beautiful house 🏡 in Cape Coral, Florida! I really love Cape Coral and I work in Fort Myers and I enjoy the amazing view when crossing the bridge it’s so amazing! You need to visit this beautiful place at Southwest in Florida! 🌴 🏖 🚣♀️
Wow 🤩 such a pleasure i think I meant be extremely lucky to met such a pretty woman I wish we stay together are you married
We love it here! Kids love Lakes Park ..the train ride, splash pad, Farmers Market. Grandparents lived here, then parents, and we own a winter home here now.
Yep I can see why the kids would love Lakes Park.
Ian: hold my beer
The S.O.B. just about took an eraser to half of this amazing region. Might be a decade before a video like this could be made again of this area. Thanks for the preservation on film!
Yes it was bad, but they will come back quicker than you think...will be doing a new video there at end of year to show the progress
Stunning.
I've never been South of Sarasota because I didn't think I needed to go further but now have a new Bucket List item for August. Thanks 😁
Yeah I drove down from Tampa around Treasure Island and down to Bradenton/Ssota, but should have gone further down I see. After being in Las Vegas and Phoenix I didn't expect to see so many old people almost exclusively, not that thats a bad thing, at least as far as crime goes. Vegas and Phoenix are pretty surprising to if you're from the east or Midwest.
I moved to Cape Coral 2 years ago love it 🥰
Looking at homes there now, and will be moving down in about 2 years. Any tips?? Thanks!!!
Lived in fort Myers for most of my life
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Look into lazy springs if your an off road fanatic
My plan was just to visit Clearwater, by seeing all this I've changed my mind 🤔
Fort Myers Beach's is so gross. I will never go in. Its ugly and polluted. Think of polluted poop color water. Clearwater beach is 10 times better than Fort myers beach imo. But Sannibel is very nice with different vibe than clearwater.
Go to Anna Maria! It’s in the middle. Cape Coral is disgusting. I will never ever go there again. It smells so bad
Go to both. Why not?
This area is my favorite place to visit in Fla.
The Ft. Meyers and the Bonita beachs look promising. I like the shops and restaurants. Wish there was more info. on them as well as beach parking and access .
Unfortunately Ft Myers Bch was pretty much wipes out by Hurricane Ian, we should be doing a new video there in the fall
My city the best place to living here in Cape Coral Florida for 13 years and I loved
You mean Capecommunist👈🤣😂😆
@@masterofzero7105 saludos desde san luis de la paz guanajuato mexico
Hope you have a happy Red White and BOOOOM forth of July.🎆🎇✨
@@masterofzero7105 Why would you say that? Its other (unofficial) name is Cape Coma, but that was in the old days like 20 years ago before the place expanded with more amenities and beautiful places to eat and drink.
Cc is a terrible place to live
Absolutely loved our visit last year, would highly recommend the area. The beaches and water were amazing and we found some amazing places to visit
This was an informative, enjoyable, and well filmed video. Thank You. 👍
I appreciate the feedback.
Great job capturing all of the unique locations of our local area!
Glad you enjoyed it
Live in WPBch. Vacations at Sanibel/ Captiva are always great!
Love your Florida videos, have watched them all several times, Keep them comin!!
you are welcome Andy
LIved down there in the late '80s, in Estero, south of San Carlos, before all the all building and I-75 was completed. It was a beautiful place to live at the time, not crowded. There were lots of open lands, which isn't the case any longer, an old bar at Estero called the Shipwreck, was a great place to unwind. Sanibel and Captiva were just beginning to grow, Cape Coral wasn't anywhere as big as it is now, and use to have greyhound races in Bonita Springs, which I assume isn't there any longer since they didn't mention it in the video. I guess all things change, and sometimes not for the better.
They banned dog racing not too long ago, and the building was torn down about a month ago. Currently there is a travelling fair operating on the site for a week or so, so id call it a win lol
@@coolhwip6638 you're probably right, never went to the dog races, but those dogs always looked starved. I looked at Fort Myers on Google Earth and can't even find where I use to live, completely changed.
@@jamielawson1534 i think its the ninth fastest growing city in the US right now. Cape coral is like sixth and lehigh is the first fast growing city in the states believe it or not. Cost of living down here is skyrocketing
@@coolhwip6638 I wouldn't be surprised. We had our trucks leased out to a LeeMar Construction company there at the time. It was a booming place, I-75 was still under construction north of Tampa when we left there. It was a beautiful place, not overly crowded like it is now.
Great job showing the sights!
In love with this video and also the voice over it is very engaged, un súper locutor as we call it in my country.
Thankyou for the nice words.
Been living here for 15 years and I'm done! Red tide over population and pure monotony but the weather is nice
Love this area....I still have relatives here. I lived int Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte for some time years ago. Thanks let me see the magic of this part of Florida
Yep we want to do a video of Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte sometime this summer as well.
Love Punta Gorda! My dad lives in Northport which is rapidly growing😊
It was funny to see the Lani Kai Hotel on Fort Myers Beach featured. I stayed there on Spring Break in 1995.
Honestly, If you’re coming to Southwest Florida just skip Cape Coral. You won’t miss anything. I’d recommend you tour from Fort Myers to Naples or Marco Island.
Thanks for all videos covering some of the Best Cities in America. There is no need to go to the Caribbean for the beaches while you can visit them right here in the Sunshine State. Florida has it all. Look forward to seeing your next adventure. I heard Punta Gorda is also nice.
Thankyou, yea we have the Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda area on the list probably within the next couple of months.
I'm inspired by your video work... Your voice overs are amazing with the b roll... Its no wonder your getting so many views. Keep it up!
Thankyou for the feedback Buddy, I appreciate that.
You guys missed Fort Myers Beach is one of the only like three beaches in FL with a beach ice cream cart. They also have an amazing library that's basically a free museum, with a massive shell collection and all kinds of neat stuff.
We do show Ft Myers beach at 11:08, yea good point about the ice cream cart
Thomas Edison once said " there's only one Ft Myers, and 90,000,000 people are gonna find out". Well, I think he was right. I'm a 41 year resident, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
To think im moving here, and about to live here in 5 days........
how do you like it
I’m so sorry
Ive lived here my whole life and unless you're rich this isnt at all what its like lol fort myers has alot of slums and drug addicts as well as cape, sanibel is ok, captiva is rich snooty people who unless youre rich will treat you like shit
@Levi Hawk Yes it is.
Yup Stuart may be nice, i find after living on a Pacific island for almost 30 years i like sunsets better..
Absolutely Love Your video content. And the Puppy too.
Thankyou Mr Bing
Great prep for upcoming family visit to Naples and general area. Thanks so much.
Glad to help, hope you and your family have a great time.
The destruction from Hurricane Ian is so horrendous. I am so very sorry for all of you in SW Florida.
Thank you so much for the video! I was an exchange student in Ft. Myers 20 years ago. The video brought back so many great memories and a hope to return some day. ❤️
Glad to help bring back memories for you
This video was amazing! Thank you!
The wife, kid, and I are making that 3 hour drive south in just 3 days! Hello Mucky Duck! :-)
Don't forget the Bubble Room too on Captiva!
Thank you for promoting SWF and most of all our great country, the good ol' USA
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Been to to cape coral for 13 years now can't wait to move their someday
I live in Fort Myers 9 years.I was born and grew up in Moscow for 35 years, live in Ohio around Cleveland 14 years., lot of travel... Fort Myers beautiful !But please, visitor , don’t came to my beautiful city and beaches , don’t make mess on our beach, don’t make “ traffic horrible” and after whole -Not complain about it !!I
Amazing video!!! I heard you say your going to do a Naples video!!! I've heard many good things. Some buddies of mine have vacation homes there and are always raving about how awesome Naples is. I hope to visit southwest Florida in the future and keep up the great videos!
Yep, we want to do the Panhandle and ATL first but yes also want to do Naples and the Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda Area
@@TampaAerialMedia That's awesome! Yeah I've mentioned in the comments in other videos about the the panhandle. I love everything from Pensacola to Panama City and in between but make sure not to skip the Destin area while your there! Especially 30A!!!!!
Your buddies are right, Naples is like one botanical garden after another... and clean white sand beaches & clean ocean waters. Cocquina Sands #1 etc. Retired here a few yrs back and love it here, great symphony orchestra and museum, fine dining and shopping. Also enjoy visiting Fort Myers about 1/2 hr from Naples, like this great video in 4k UHD shows.
Naples is very very expensive to live! If you come bring $$$$
Lived in Cape Coral for 25+ years. I'm in Kansas now. I'm miss SW Florida.
I love it! I love in St Pete, very close to that area, we have been to those Fort Myers beaches! Thanks for sharing!
My family has visited Fr Myers many times. It’s a great place to vacation.
Come on vacation leave on probation
@@jasonspencer4639 lee county !
Yupp lee county garbage ass place
Spent several feburarys in ft Myers area, great video, fantastic drone footage, looks alot different from the drone, , want to go back again
Thankyou for the nice words.
I absolutely love the ground I walk on!
cape coral is like 1 big HOA, and is not teenager friendly.they just changed the speed limit to 40, takes 45 min to get 10 miles
"Just changed the speed limit to 40" ??
In the entire city? 😆😆
You are aware that all streets have their own speed limit right?
When did they "just" make this change ?
I must have missed it.
If it's taking you too long to get everywhere, you gotta learn your way around and stop using the same 6 streets every snow bird uses to get places, and if you're here during season, there's not much you're going to do about it either way.
Except for maybe moving to Idaho,I haven't really ever heard anyone complain about traffic there.
Less accidents now! Too many shops and homes right off DelPrado. Folks come here and want to speed! Sacramento Ca and Houston have folks adhere in to speed limits better than here. Too many neighborhoods and shops to have higher than 40! This narrator should have gone all the way down to tip of Captiva. Truly breathtaking. Tranquil. Many restaurants all are quaint. Captiva #1. Downtown Ft myers nice but we do need more restaurants. This SW is truly a gem if you want extremely low crime.
Don't come here.
The south end of del prado (where i live ) has just been changed to 40 from 45. When you get close to cape parkway it goes down to 35. Pine island has speed limits from 45 to 50 and some spots far away from residential neighborhoods have 55. If you wanna trash talk cape at least make a good point like how theyre illegaly forcing people to swap their utilities to city from septic and well systems. Lol
@@hardestgainer609 Yeah it is kinda bullshit they're making residents pay for it since they made the decision to fix what should have never been a thing to start with, septic fields and wells have no place in a city with people cramming themselves in on every square inch.
On that same note this should have been part of their grand plan from the jump, just like sidewalks.... don't even get me started there LOL.
Cape Coral was the first city I lived in when I moved to Florida back in ‘05 and I hated it. Ha!
I was so homesick for the NE and the Cape was like moving to another planet, including the people I encountered.
If you’re a female and breathing then prepare to be aggressively hit on by men everywhere you go.
At least that was the experience of my sisters and I, who never seen anything like it before, and I may never see it again (hopefully).
I dated a local who was a totally dysfunctional and abusive person and my sister is currently with a local of the same personality type. I know there are people like that everywhere, but what are the odds that you meet more than your share in one place?
My two younger sisters attended the high schools and the culture shock was…a shock. Going from a sleepy small town with values to whatever the Cape is makes you need some therapy afterward.
One sister who had attended that high school moved back up north and said she will never move back to Cape Coral. It basically ruined the whole state for her.
The only redeeming quality in that area was Sanibel and Captiva Island.
Once I moved to Orlando some years later I started to actually enjoy living in Florida.
I have one sister still living in the Cape and the last time I and my family visited we stayed in Naples 😆
There's a book 📖 titled " Weird Florida" for a reason!
i guess i always take living in swfl for granted 🧍♀️
It looks so much better on camera i must admit.
I dream of moving there!
We have had a home on Sanibel since 1957. My heart!
Caloosahatchee River. Translation... Caloosa river river. LOL
Just stay away from the Lani Kai. It's a popular spot for the spring breakers, but the place is a dive. A friend's boyfriend dies from a drug overdose there and wasn't found until the next morning. Needles have been found in the sand and a kid found a pistol on a bench. You'll get Hepatitis just walking through the door.
However, the water's nice when we don't have red tide or blue-green algae from the fertilizer being dumped into the river and the releases from Lake O.
Wow ✨👏🏻✨👏🏻✨ preciso de vídeos como esse de Jupiter, FL
yep we have a videographer in Jupiter, definately want to do that area soon.
Im a new florida resident, and i live it here in Fort Myers!!
Welcome to FL
I love it down there better than the traffic and chaos in the Tampa area and I-4
Wonderful...just as I expected.....quality video as ususal......I'm transported already....
So this America 🇺🇸 oh my goodness I pray my dreams come true so help me GŌD 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😌
A very small portion of America
This is only Florida
I am moving to Florida 😀
I live in the Atlanta, GA area. I will be visiting soon. This may be my future home/retirement place. Nice video!
Please I need a job help me it’s such disaster out here 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Going for my first vacation here in December & can't stop watching vids lol
You'll love it, December is a good time of year. Ft Myers Beach gets alittle crowded at end of December through Spring
Love your videos and yes, your narrative has slowed down. 😀👍
We were just there! Loved it!
Excellent video. Thanks