Happy Easter

We decided after the busy March we'd had, we'd earned a little get away to our favorite spot on Captiva...so we jumped in the Jeep on Saturday morning and off we went. We love The Captiva Island Inn. It has the coolest bungalows...this time we stayed in Sunflower, was a new one for us but it was just fine. It's about a 2hr drive, was very easy.  We were starving so we stopped at the Island Cow for lunch on Sanibel. Denny had a burger and I had shrimp and fish tacos....YUM.

 We knew we wanted to attend Easter service at The Captiva Chapel by the Sea so we stopped by to see what time service would be held. It had been decorated with Palms for the Palm Sunday servcie the week before.

This pisture hung on the wall showing the chapel from its beginning. It was built in 1903 as a schoolhouse. In 1921 was purchased by the Methodist Church as a mission building. At this point fairly regular services were held. But in 1948 the regular season, services Nov-April, began and continued. In 1952 The Chapel incorp and purchased the chapel from the Methodist and in 1965 built a parsonage for the seasonal ministers. It is now on the historical registry...and it's just adorable.

Yes, the sky was really that BLUE....gorgeous.

After checking on the service we checked in and changed into suits and headed for the Mucky Duck. A great place at the end of the street and right on the beach. We sat here for a long time, and just enjoyed.

Beach go-ers, parasailing, and a really bad guy playing music, but it was funny to listen and do nothing.

Eventually we headed back for a shower and over to The Bubble Room for dinner. We were not too hungry so we split a dinner and bought a piece of their famous Orange Cake to split later. The decor in the Bubble Room is just too funny...there is stuff everywhere.

One thing we love about Captiva is that once you park the car you walk or bike to everything. The weather was wonderful, and it was so nice to be away.

We slept good and up the next morning and headed to The Chapel....

Today it was beautifully decorated for Easter....many folks had been busy very early.

I think the Chapel holds about 130, but there were LOTS of chairs set up outside. We got there a bit early so we did get to sit inside, but it was amazing. The told us there would be about 500, I think it got close. We really enjoyed the service, the music was wonderful, a soloist, pianist and violinist....very nice. 

The cemetery next door dates back to the 19th century. Very interesting. The land it is on, was supposed to be the homestead for a young woman back in 1895....however, she died before she could build her home, so she is buried on the 1 acre lot and it became a cemetery. Such a neat place to walk through.

After the service we got some breakfast at another favorite place...Keylime Bistro..then we headed home. Was a nice get-away.

Now it's time for some house work....wood flooring, good-bye carpet...and some outside painting...so we'll be home for a bit, but it'll be worth it.

Happy Spring Everyone!!