Bring us up to speed. It's been a LONG time.
In 2011, I moved full-time to Pine Island, Florida. This is the place I used to retreat to when I lived in Chicago. I'm a health care writer in Fort Myers by day and island dweller at night/weekends. Good contrast: urban/nature. Not crazy about the sand in my bed or the sun in my eyes all the time, but I'm dealing with it. I don't miss Chicago. Well, I do miss the urban pulse. I'm the only bachelor on the island who hasn't broken his hip. Pine Island: a drinking island with a fishing problem. Ye Olde Florida. 8k residents during low season, 15k during "season." If you want fancy, you'll have to go next door to Sanibel Island.
