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Island hoppa12/18/2022 ![]() Here is where my zen-hipster character, Tomlinson, would interrupt to remind us that any asset bigger than a bikini is just extra baggage, and the islands are indifferent to fame. Vincent Malay, Thornton Wilder and James Jones all ruminated over books in the same bright space you now enjoy - like Katherine Hepburn and Clark Gable before you. Stroll to the beach: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Edna St. Walk to the bay: Teddy Roosevelt lived on a houseboat there, where Thomas Edison fished for Tarpon, and Charles Lindbergh landed his first seaplane. Almost five hundred acres of tropical theater that, over the years, has provided luxuriant solitude to luminaries from around the world.Ĭold, hard fact. South Seas Island Resort, at the northern tip of Captiva Island, is one of Florida’s historic treasures. ![]() My mystic-debunking protagonist, Doc Ford, would try, but even he wouldn’t deny the transcendent power of this place. Some are famous, most are not, and it doesn’t matter. My partners, Marty and Brenda Harrity, and Mark Marinello, would agree, and here’s why: Captiva has a gift for attracting people of kindred sensibilities. Now, four decades later, it is an honor, and just plain fun, to return as a member of the Doc Ford’s restaurant family - and we are family, top to bottom, joined in the same quirky, excellence-driven way as the characters who populate my novels.īut virtue of being here, you are a member, too. Rather than moving to a mountainous state, I stuck it out and chartered for another thirteen years - but South Seas Island Resort had the good sense not to invite me back for awhile. Worse, the poison deadened my right arm, and it is a pathetic “captain” who prevails upon clients to pull anchor. The pain caused my eyes to water like a weeping child. Instead, they wrestled with their good manners when, for the first and only time in my life, I was stung by a catfish. I left Tarpon Bay at sunrise, which gave me enough time to run aground and lose a shoe near near Chino Island, before meeting my clients at 7a.m. ![]() In 1976, because South Sea’s legitimate fishing guides were overbooked, Tarpon Bay’s newest captain arrived at the T-dock and inflicted his maiden charter on guests of this resort – guest who, like yourselves, deserve the best, not some bumbling pretender who, secretly, wants to write novels, not fish. We offer live music, outdoor seating, and you do not have to be a guest of the resort to come on in and enjoy the fabulous food in traditional Doc Ford’s style!ĬAPTIVA’S FAVORITE AWARD WINNING RESTAURANT This is our newest location that opened in August of 2013 at the front entrance to beautiful South Sea’s Island Resort. the tide is in) the same rules about gaps between departure times will apply. Allowance for tides: On days when the WT2 bus service operates either side of a causeway closure (i.e. Allowance for tides: On days when the tide requires the WT2 “Off” journey to leave early the departure time will be at least 30 minutes before the end of the safe crossing time. Allowance for tides: On days when requires the timing of the first WT2 Shuttle to Lindisfarne Castle to be delayed there will be a gap of about 30 minutes before the first shuttle service departs. ![]() Allowance for tides: On days when the tide delays the “On” WT2 journey the departure time from Haggesrton Castle will be the same as the start of the safe crossing time to allow any pools or traffic on the causeway to clear. On & Off: Journeys made by WT2 Lindisfarne Hoppa service at start and end of each day. The timetable for the WT3 Lindisfarne Hoppa service for journeys on and off the island during each day. This information will be updated daily.Ģ. Either the Woody’s Taxis Webpage at or their Facebook page “Woody’s Taxis Berwick Upon Tweed” to identify the detailed timing of the journeys the WT2 will operate on and off Holy Island as well as the timings for journeys to and from Lindisfarne Castle that will operate on the day of travel. If you require any help or have questions about the above times please don’t hesitate to contact the office on 01289 547009 where a member of staff will be more than happy to help. To plan your visit better please check the tide times ( CLICK THIS LINK). The Island has a tidal causeway and as such our services are to accommodate this. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne Bus Services ![]()
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