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Casa Ybel Resort is a popular vacation spot in Sanibel. Visitors could savor tropical drinks at pool-side restaurants, explore the island’s bike paths or sway in a hammock under a coconut palm.
Only pricey Casa Ybel Resort had a one-bedroom oceanfront unit left — and I took it, the $500+ a-night price tag be damned. Now, I can’t possibly be more grateful that I did, the memories made ...
The destruction Hurricane ... as well as vacation spots like South Seas Island Resort on Captiva and Sanibel’s Casa Ybel Resort, along with hotel chains, have been hard hit and may take months ...
The first hurricane to cause at least $1 billion in damage was Betsy in 1965, which caused much of its damage in southeastern Louisiana. Four years later, Camille caused over $1 billion in damage as it ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi at landfall, and Virginia after moving inland. After the 1960s, each decade saw an increase in tropical ...
On August 13, 2004, it was hit hard by Hurricane Charley, a category four hurricane with 143 mph (230 km/h) winds. [17] It was the strongest to hit Southwest Florida since Hurricane Donna in September 1960. [18] While much of the native vegetation survived, the non-indigenous Australian Pines suffered
Hurricane Ian dealt a devastating blow to Southwest Florida and its beloved attractions, resorts and restaurants. Now, one of its best known resorts has announced layoffs. A hurricane-hit Captiva ...
The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light [2] was one of the first lighthouses on Florida's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas.The light, 98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884 and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 feet above the ground.
These images of South Seas Island Resort in Captiva, Florida, were taken on Sept. 29, 2022, a day after Hurricane Ian made landfall, and are from NOAA’s Emergency Response Imagery website.