New Year's Day

A cold front was making its way over our sunny vacation on New Years Day. It was drizzling a lot and the temp had dropped. We decided to sleep in for a little while. We ate lunch at a sports bar where Chris got to watch some football and Dylan got to play a bunch of arcade games. After lunch we went to a children's museum in Fort Myers (main land) called Imaginarium. It was pretty neat. Dylan got to touch some stingrays, an iguana, and a giant turtle! He got to dig for dinosaur fossils and act like a weatherman. We got to see a "rain forest" and some giant fish. It was a lot of fun for us all.

After the museum we decided to tour the Thomas Edison/Henry Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. It was really beautiful. I loved looking at the houses, the antique furniture and all the Christmas decorations. We all loved the landscape with the banyan trees, the royal palms, and an awesome view of the bay. Chris loved all the displays of Edison's inventions and Ford's cars. Dylan was fascinated with Edison's laboratory and the "self guide" listening set. Unfortunately, we had to rush it towards the end because it started raining harder on us!

We had dinner at a restaurant called The Bridge. It is located right on the docks where all the sailboats and fishing boats are. It is under the bridge that connects Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach. After dinner, Dylan and I walked over the bridge~boy did I underestimate that walk! I tried to take pictures but it was too dark. We ended the day's adventures with some souvenir shopping!