North Captiva Island
North Captiva, on the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida, is quite aware of its vulnerability to the water around it, how precariously it holds its sandy nose above the surface. The few hundred houses – many of them part of one rental organization – are almost all built with a ground floor that contains little that is crucial so as to minimize damage in a high storm surge.
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A heron faces out toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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A sandpiper walks along the beaches of North Captiva.
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Houses on North Captiva are built on posts to protect against storm surge.
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Sunset over the western sandbar of North Captiva Island.
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Sunset looking west from North Captiva Island.
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A dolphin swims by the shore.
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