We then drove about an hour north, through Sanibel Island to Captiva Island. We stayed at this awesome beach resort - The South Seas Island Resort www.southseas.com :
This place was hit by Hurricane Charley in 2004, and had to be rebuilt. Opened in 2006, with a $140 Million reno:
It has a private harbour / marina, a nice golf course that is one of the best in the world, and is surrounded by soft white sand beaches.