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Date Posted: 14:18:20 02/27/06 Mon
Author: Jo
Subject: Re: Suggestions, tour advice, side trips help needed
In reply to: Nancy 's message, "Suggestions, tour advice, side trips help needed" on 00:58:14 02/27/06 Mon

>Regarding the Edison Estate -- visited there about a year ago. There are different types of tours available. One is just for the lab and museum. The museum is self guided - you take as much or as little time as you like. The lab tour is guided and takes about 20 minutes. The estate and garden tour is 1-1/2 hours (it seemed like it took forever because it was a very hot day and there really wasn't anywhere to sit and rest so I wouldn't recommend it unless you are in a wheelchair). They do not let you walk around the estate houses and gardens by yourself so you have to keep up with the guide. The gardens at that time were being totally replanted due to the hurricane damage so there wasn't much to see. Things may be a lot different a year later. There is also a tour on the Edison boat launch. You are taken via shuttle bus to the marina and then out on the boat. We did a combination tour of all the above so it took up pretty much the entire day. I found it very tiring and I'm in good shape. The guides are very good and give you tons of historical information. If you are a history buff, it's great, but for me it was a bit too much to absorb and retain.


My husband and I will be visiting Sanibel for 5 days
>in a couple of weeks. We have never been to the area
>and are looking for suggestions. Are there any
>specific cruises that one would suggest? We like good
>food, but not expensive or where you have to get
>dressed up. What about visiting Corkscrew Swamp--is
>it worth the drive? What about the Edison
>Estate--worth a visit. I've had 15 surgeries so I'm
>somewhat limited in being upright for an extended
>period of time. I can walk on flat ground, but cannot
>be bumped around and cannot lie on the beach anymore.
>Most of my body's middled-aged, but my back is over a
>100 and I need to be careful with it. My husband and
>I are not shoppers, but we love nature. Also, is the
>Schoolhouse Theater a good venue? What attractions
>should we not miss. This will probably be the only
>visit we will be able to make and we want to mke the
>most of it. Will there be a problem with the red tide
>or the no-seeums in the middle of March? I hope this
>message isn't too long. I would have planned more,
>but I'm recovering from another surgery and just
>haven't felt like doing much. Now I'm getting so
>excited about our trip. I will truly appreciate any
>advice. Thanks, Nancy

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  • Re: Suggestions, tour advice, side trips help needed -- ed, 10:39:11 02/28/06 Tue
  • Re: Suggestions, tour advice, side trips help needed -- Daphne, 08:50:28 03/01/06 Wed
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