COASTE | ATTRACTIONS
It’s a warm, sunny Southwest Florida Sunday as we make our way down the narrow boardwalk at the Sanibel Marina and are welcomed aboard. There’s a comfortable camaraderie among the
approaches the moment it’ll exit the island’s no wake zone. And then, that moment arrives — and the twin 440 horsepower engines roar as Captain J.R. Ireland puts the pedal to the metal,
40-plus strangers who have gathered and are now seated row after row, a noticeable buzz of excitement in the conversations and comments over the experience to be shared.
so to speak, setting us off on our 90-minute, high- speed, sea-sprayed and adrenalin- rushed adventure.
The Sanibel Thriller rates among the top two island attractions as ranked by TripAdvisor travelers.
Sanibel and Captiva Islands are well defined by a relaxed style, a quiet pace and easy-going recreation — which perhaps explains why, since its maiden voyage in December of 2008, the Sanibel Thriller ranks among the top two island attractions as rated by TripAdvisor travelers. There’s literally nothing like it here, and only a few like it in all of Florida.
The guttural growl of idling engines churns the harbor water and provides a dramatic soundtrack to the tour guide’s instructions. And then, we cast off and slowly pilot our way toward the open water of San Carlos Bay.
Like a sprinter at the starting line, the Sanibel Thriller (and all aboard) slowly, anxiously
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