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CoffeeCat

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31. Thanks Cha!

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 01:24 AM

Jul 2014

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I wish everyone could experience it and I love hearing about others' experiences on the Island. It truly was a transcendent experience.

Granted, I had assumed that most of the people living on Sanibel were intelligent environmental stewards who were probably liberals, due to the pro-conservation and pro-environmental way of life there. However, as some are saying--that may not be the case.

Whatever it is--there's something about that place that is incredibly special. It felt like a utopia. We were there for only eight days, but when we left, we all cried. My husband, myself and my two teenaged girls were all weeping.

It's very hard to describe the experience.

I appreciate your kind words and your nice thoughts. You said "mahalo"…are you in Hawaii?

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Sanibel Island, Florida--a liberal paradise? [View all] CoffeeCat Jul 2014 OP

The county buses don't go out there KamaAina Jul 2014 #1

Uber rich. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Jul 2014 #5

Love the place trumad Jul 2014 #3

plans are underway to enable hopping on a bike and riding from the west coast to the east coast DrDan Jul 2014 #9

The bike trails are phenomenal... CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #22

3 or so decades ago. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #4

I live in Lee County and it is not a "liberal paradise". William769 Jul 2014 #6

Yes, I remember looking up more info about Lee County... CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #23

Lee County is full on red. William769 Jul 2014 #41

Republicans can be conservatives of the environment nadinbrzezinski Jul 2014 #43

LOVE Sanibel! AngryOldDem Jul 2014 #7

"It's like a world unto itself." CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #25

Some more cool stuff about Sanibel: AngryOldDem Jul 2014 #39

I'm sure if you're wealthy and white and older, this is a great place. hughee99 Jul 2014 #8

The financial barriers to entry are pretty high... CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #26

It sounds like they have some very good things going on there, hughee99 Jul 2014 #38

It's my dream retirement destination. femmocrat Jul 2014 #10

I go once a year riverwalker Jul 2014 #11

Isn't the shelling terrific there? CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #27

Gorgeous! And very environmentally friendly but not sure how liberal it is riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #12

Ohhhh…A DU meetup in Sanibel! CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #33

There are quite a few right-wing conservationists RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #13

Yep, it is NIMBY... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #17

Agreed. Sadly. Although I thought that was Kerry, not Teddy. n/t RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #18

IIRC, Kerry was at one time against it, but has since changed his mind. hughee99 Jul 2014 #37

I hung out there for awhile about 35 years ago, when "hippie wintering" in Florida. Zorra Jul 2014 #14

Now that would be fun! CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #28

Here is the history of Sanibel in a nutshell.... TheNutcracker Jul 2014 #15

Interesting…and Porter Goss has a house on Sanibel too... CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #21

I've been all over the world, and Sanibel is hands down one of my favorite destinations distantearlywarning Jul 2014 #16

That is very cool about the dolphin! CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #29

Very nice place greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #19

The West Coast of Florida is generally RW Paradise. AnnieBW Jul 2014 #20

We need more Democrats down there... CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #30

We'll think about it AnnieBW Jul 2014 #42

How Awesome for you, CoffeeCat.. mahalo for sharing your experience. I remember Cha Jul 2014 #24

Thanks Cha! CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #31

Yes, I am on Kauai.. Cha Jul 2014 #35

They have environmental problems with algae flamingdem Jul 2014 #32

I know what you are referring to! CoffeeCat Jul 2014 #34

I was there in March also! Mojorabbit Jul 2014 #36

If all it takes to be a "Liberal Paradise" is being nice to sea turtles, then yeah. In reality- no Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #40