Southwest Florida's Pristine Beaches Are Oil Free

All of the worry about oil is ruining summer for a lot of folks. But it doesn't have to be that way. If you've been yearning for a summer at the beach, I have great news! The beaches in Southwest Florida are clean and pristine. We have Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel's beaches, Bonita Beach, Bunche Beach, Lover's Key, Venice Beach, Marco Island, Captiva Island, Naples beaches - all beautiful. White sand, blue skies, salt smell - NO OIL! NO TAR BALLS! NO BP LOAFERS - er, I mean workers. The only place in Florida that has any oil is the Panhandle. The Panhandle is light-years away from us. Most people in northern states don't travel as far to get to a different state as we in Southwest Florida do to get to the Panhandle.

The problem is, no one wants to come to Southwest Florida, either. The economy already tanked, killing our construction business, but now the rumors of oil are killing our fishing, boating and tourism businesses. Kind of a "Death by Media." Just like when Dan Rather kept insisting that one of the hurricanes was headed straight for us when it wasn't anywhere near us at any time, the oil is not anywhere near Southwest Florida. The media hype is not doing anyone any favors. Southwest Florida Restaurants have plenty of fresh, clean seafood and hotels and resorts have plenty of rooms right on the beautiful, pristine beaches, but the tourists are afraid to come.

Southwest Floridians are looking with concern at the oil, of course, but chances are it won't come to Fort Myers, or any other Southwest Florida spots until it has already snaked around to the East Coast and points north.This is because of the Gulf Loop current that swooshes everything down from Louisiana around the tip of Florida and up tight against the other coast. The oil will likely follow that path as well. Unfortunately, there is so much oil that it will probably pollute everyone at some point.

But Southwest Florida might be the last holdout on the Gulf where you can enjoy nice, clean, white-sand beaches. Not only that, but there are specials! Now is THE best time to come to Florida for a lovely, oil-free vacation. Put it off too long and there will likely be a lot less variety in resorts and beach front hotels. Because if business doesn't pick up soon some of them won't be able to stay up and running. All because of rumor-based hysteria. And that would be too bad, because sunset on the beach should be beautiful and not tragic. In Southwest Florida, at least, you can still enjoy a wonderful, fresh sea food dinner and experience a wonderful sunset on a beautiful, pristine beach.