If you're tired of spending the late months of one year and the early months of the next struggling with bitter cold , mountainous piles of snow, and streets too icy to navigate, you could do worse than to trade your time in a ?winter wonderland?, wherever it may be, for the ?water wonderland ? that surrounds Cape Coral vacation homes.
In the nearly four decades since Caper Coral was founded in 1970, it has become Florida's fourteenth ?largest city, but even that rapid growth rate has done nothing to spoil its natural beauty. One of the earliest master-planned communities in the US, Cape Coral is located in southwest Florida, along the broad and unspoiled Caloosahatchie River and just to the west of Fort Myers. Cape Coral vacation homes abound along its four hundred miles of canals carrying the water into the Caloosahatchie and the Gulf of Mexico, and along its more than twenty-five miles of shoreline.
Cape Coral Attractions
Those enjoying stays in Coral Cape vacation homes find themselves within one hour of the Everglades National Park, minutes from Captiva and Sanibel Beaches with their abundance of seashells and the nearby Darling Wildlife Refuge. They can leave their Coral Cape vacation homes prepared for a day on one of the many nearby golf courses or hiking and biking trails, or for boating, fishing, snorkeling, and swimming outings. Fort Myers is within minutes for those who just like to relax on the beach.
Coral Cape vacation homes will provide their tenants will all the comforts of their own homes and easy access to all the Coral Cape events which take place throughout the year, from January's Festival of the Arts, to Oktoberfest, to the Christmas Boat Light Parade. Those who find the beaches, links, and biking trails too crowded can plan days away from their Coral Cape vacation homes kayaking beneath the mangrove tunnels which shade the estuaries of the Matlatcha Aquatic Preserve.
Cape Coral Nightlife
Cape Coral vacation homes can be springboards to a nightlife which ranges from some of the best snook fishing in Florida to an evening out for great food and better jazz at Ellington's on Sanibel Island, where the white grand piano bears the signatures of the many jazz virtuosos who have entertained there. Time spent enjoying the Fort Myers after-hours scene is a great way to finish off a day spent shopping at the Coralwood Mall or Tanger Outlet Mall. For more info see http://www.vacationhomeshelp.com on Vacation Homes.
Those who rent or own Cape Coral vacation homes, in short, have all the best of the laid-back Florida lifestyle in a breathtakingly beautiful setting!
If at all possible, look at a house in person before you rent it. At the very least, find out when the pictures of the house were taken, and don't rent anything without seeing recent pictures of the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and main living area. If the hosue is shown with views of a nearby natural attraction like a beach, find out if a zoom lens was used to minimize the distances involved.
Regardless of where on the seven continents your next vacation destination will take you, finding one of the vacation rental homes in that area will give you an appreciation of the local lifestyle that you'll never get from staying in a hotel!
It’s hard not to feel excited or relieved as you drive over one of the two bridges spanning Cape Cod Canal. Crossing the bridge means you have escaped, your vacation is truly under way. Yes, depending on the day of the week you may spend more time getting to the bridge or sitting on the bridge than you wanted to, but traffic is the price for access to this prime vacation spot. As you spend your first day listening to gentle waves lap at the foot of a sandy dune on Cape Cod Bay, the tension of work and traffic will recede and you will not regret your decision to spend a week or two on the Cape.
If relaxing on the beach is one of the main goals of your Cape Cod vacation, proximity to the beach is probably one of the biggest factors in deciding where to stay. You’ll want a place where you can unload your beach gear, hang your beach towels to dry, and even rinse the sand off your legs and feet before you head inside. Come to think of it, it might be nice to have a grill handy to cook the fresh swordfish or sea bass you’re going to pick up at the seafood shop in town.
It sounds like you need to rent a vacation home. Vacation homes are the best way to experience Cape Cod. There’s nothing more perfect than pulling your car onto a sandy driveway that is lined with rose bushes and wildflowers and which sits in front of a weathered Cape Cod house. The smell of lilac floats across the yard on a steady breeze that is tinged with salt. You are on Cape Cod.
Cape Cod houses have a classic style that goes back centuries. Some rental homes on the Cape are hundreds of years old and you can feel the history before you get out of your car. The house might have been built by an old whaling captain or maybe it’s a converted cranberry shack tucked into a grassy dune. Many homes on the Cape have been built over the last few decades, but some of them, along with their neighborhoods, maintain a quiet charm that is unique to Cape Cod.
Depending on your budget it is possible to rent modest or opulent homes right on the waterfront or with private beach access. Imagine watching the sun rise or set over the bay or ocean with nothing to interrupt your view. Stay up late roasting marshmallows over a small beach fire and then trudge up the path between the dunes to fall asleep to the sounds of the sea on the couch on the porch.
But even the homes that aren’t right on the water aren’t so far away and most of them are just as charming. They may be tucked away on a shady lane or surrounded by old trees near a cranberry bog. Some are a short walk to a public beach and others may require the car to get to a beach.
While it is possible to spend your entire vacation just staying around the home away from home you’ve rented, you’re probably going to want to do some driving and explore all that the Cape has to offer. Leave your car at Woods Hole and take the ferry for a daytrip to Martha’s Vineyard or, at the other end of the Cape, set out from Provincetown for a whale watching excursion. There is plenty of non-beach activity to do outdoors, as well. There are a number of golf courses, both the grown-up and the putt-putt varieties. Many towns have fishing charters, the Lower Cape has the Cape Cod Rail Trail for biking, and the Cape Cod National Seashore is excellent for walking and enjoying the pristine scenery. Wildlife refuges and state parks are good destinations for birding enthusiasts. And since the Cape has water on all sides, why not learn to kayak while you’re there?
Believe it or not, there is plenty of nightlife and cultural attractions to enjoy on the Cape. There are many history museums and theaters, the best known of which is the Cape Playhouse. For music lovers, the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis gets big-name pop and rock performers, while those seeking a more intimate atmosphere might like the Beachcomber in Wellfleet. Sports fans will enjoy the Cape Cod Baseball League with games all summer long. Shopaholics have their pick of factory outlets, a mall, the upscale Mashpee Commons, quaint Main Street shopping districts, and more antique shops than you can hope to visit during your vacation.
Let’s not forget Cape Cod cuisine. Your choices range from family to fine restaurants on the waterfront; salty old pubs, where the freshest feature is the latest seasonal brew; and, of course, the finest and freshest seafood from the Atlantic. Get up early enough (really early) and head to any harbor on the Cape and you will find fisherman returning with the day’s catch, much of which will end up on the menu that day.
While it’s always nice to have someone prepare a surf and turf dish for you, it is hard to top the same meal when you choose the ingredients and prepare it yourself. Which brings us back to the vacation home. When you rent a vacation home, you can let the steamers spit sand in the sink while the potatoes bake on the grill. The lobster you picked at the lobster pound on the way home from the beach boils away in the special pot that was included in the home’s amenities. Steaks sizzle on the gas grill. ... It’s summer on Cape Cod.
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