The rear of the house was on the water on one of the few inlets that had complete access to the ocean. All the walls at the back of the house had what were known as pocket doors - they were complete sliding glass doors that slide completely into a wall, so that the rooms opened up completely to the pool area. The area itself was completely screened in to be bug-proof. The steps you see here went down to the dock area where we had our boat(s). 
This photo was taken from the living room looking over the pool and out to the waterway that went to the ocean. We would see the pelicans go by every morning and night and best of all, the dolphins would come up every evening close to the dock.
The pool area showing the narrower waterway going up our street. This part of the island was fingers of streets going out with every house backing onto a waterway. When we moved there, our cluster of streets didn't have too many houses, there were only three on our street, but we understand that there are no vacant lots now.
Our boat moored on the dock. It's hard to see, but Buddy is sitting on the dock waiting to go on board. He just loved it there and couldn't wait to go on a boat ride with Dick. He used to swim in the pool two or three times a day too - diving in from the side into the deep end and swimming to the steps to get out. Taffy wasn't as happy on the boat and hated going in the pool.
This style of living is something amazing to have experienced and I will always cherish the two years that we had there, and was especially happy to have been able to share it with friends from our old company, ex partners and associates, plus a steady stream of relatives from England, Wales and Canada. Debbie was there a few times, with her parents once, and we had Suzanne and Becky one summer and Debbie and my niece Sarah another month. Debbie and Sarah were both 16 at the time. We also had my mother and both of her sisters for three months - It was the second trip for Aunt Peggy and the first for Aunt Lu.
More about Marco Island lifestyle ahead.
That was great to see the pictures of your house on Marco Island. I have images in my mind and bits and pieces that I remember of that trip. I remembered and loved fishing with Grandpa, swimming lessons we a lot of fun, and there was something about your car that I thought was amazing, it had some sort of computer in it that I found fascinating!
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