Doc Ford's Sanibel Island. 2500 Island Inn Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 472-8311. Open 11am - 10pm. Doc Ford's Captiva Island. 5400 S Seas Plantation Rd, Captiva, FL 33924. SANIBEL FLATS is the story of the adventures of a man named Marion Ford, a biologist who lives in Sanibel, Florida after a long stint in Masagua, Central America. After his friend Rafe Hollins contacts him and tells him his son is missing and he is in desperate trouble, Ford leaves his quiet life in Sanibel to pursue Jake Hollins and rescue him. So welcome to Doc Ford’s Sanibel Island. This beautiful new restaurant’s namesake, the fictional Doc Ford, was conceived in desperation just down the road at Tarpon Bay Marina where the owner, Mack, employed a small quirky cast of characters, one of whom wanted to be a writer.
Dr. Marion Ford aka Doc
Sanibel Flats (doc Ford Island
The main character of the novel, Ford is a biologist who specializes in studying a variety of marine animals. Throughout the novel, he is primarily interested in sharks, but his knowledge of marine animals will play a crucial role in the plot of the novel. In addition, his role as a biologist allows him to be someone the other characters immediately trust and not believe he could be involved with underhanded activities.
Sanibel Flats (doc Ford House
He is living in Central America for years studying bull sharks at the God's Eyelake in Masagua, when he meets a woman named Pilar who is the wife of the president of the country and falls madly in love with her. He helps her to kidnap an important book that is crucial to the lives of the Kache indians and her Mayan ancestry. However, when the husband gets word of their affair...