Day 6: Myakka River...and Fort Myers

It was warm overnight with morning mist after all that rain.

After breakfast, we left the RV behind and took the car south on I-75, getting off the interstate at Fort Myers.  From there, we worked our way northward along Route 41, Tamiami Trail.  Our plan was simply to explore the area a bit more.  

That area of the state is overly-built up, with strip mall after strip mall.  We tried exploring on some other roads, but there was lots of traffic and not much scenery.  We checked out one RV Park just south of Ft. Myers, but couldn't imagine ourselves staying there (very crowded and a bit run-down).  

So we checked out Ft. Myers and Cape Coral, had a late lunch at Subway, and looked into one more RV Park, which we could not even get into, as there was a security gate with no one manning it.  Not our kind of place, I guess.  

Ranger had a boring day, riding around in the back seat of the car, but he had a good walk when we returned to the campsite.  After such a late lunch, we're just relaxing inside this evening.  

A side-note:  As far as bird-watching goes at Myakka River State Park, the most prevalent bird here seems to be the black vulture.  They are everywhere, and Ranger seems to really dislike them.  They hang out in the parking lot not far from our site.  Here's an example of the view on this morning's walk with Ranger: