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Somewhat less manicured than the Marco Island beach, the Naples beach walkways provide, nonetheless, a feeling of un- touched Eden. Sanibel Island, further north, must have had the same aura when it began to invite walkers to its beaches four decades ago. It did not take long, however, for tourists NO ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN You Nonstop service begins 6/24/96. From ere can visitors to South Florida find the best walking areas? It would be easy to say al- most everywhere. However, the inveterate walk- er who returns to Florida only on an occasional basis would be wise to remember that the state's coastal waters and the frequent storms that agitate them do se- rious damage to fondly remem- bered beach fronts. Ecologists and biologists note that erosion patterns activated by hurricanes and pounding surf are consistent in South Florida and that sandy beaches, with rare ex- ceptions, usually go through a 25- year cycle. 1-800-878-TRIP (8747) Send Someone Special A Gift 52 Weeks a Year. Send c. gift subscription to THE JEWISH NEWS (810) 354-6620 One area that has fortunately to re a lize that Sanibel Island was escaped this water attrition is the repository for what is proba- Marco Island on the southern tip bly the world's largest natural sea of the Gulf Coast. shell conservation area. The pop- The relative newness of Marco ularity of this island among the Island and the presence of a wild shell-collecting clan has attracted bird preserve near the Marriott wall-to-wall beach habitues, and Marco Island Resort mean that walkers would do well to use the tourists have a 10-mile expanse early morning hours for their of beach almost 150 yards wide jaunts. which invites walkers to trek The same advice should be giv- along pathways on sand that is en to Miami beach-bound walk- soft yet tightly packed. ers who like to use the city's Naples, 20 miles to the north promenade — which extends at of Marco Island, offers an equal- its northernmost point — from the ly attractive if somewhat nar- Doral Beach Hotel to a city park- rower strip of beach along its ing lot near 22nd St., a mile and coastline. Half the fun, however, a half south. By 10 a.m. this ele- is in accessing the beach prop- vated seven-foot-wide strip of er. Local municipal zoning laws walkway is clogged with sun seek- barred construction of hotels or ers. Serious walkers should, there- condos directly on the beach and, fore, consider donning their in many places, the only direct sneakers and hitting the prome- path is through dense mangrove nade by 7:30 a.m. It takes ap- thickets. proximately one hour and 20 One hotel, the Registry Resort, minutes to complete the prome- worked with the Naples city fa- nade walk to the end and back. thers to build a covered wooden There are no limitations on promenade from the back of the walking on what many consider hotel to the waterfront. The prom- to be the most serene and tran- enade, a walker's delight, ambles quil beach area in Florida, Key downward and somewhat cir- Biscayne. Because of the strict cuitously toward the coast waters zoning laws, Key Biscayne's in a series of twists and turns. It beaches are unobstructed by takes almost 25 minutes to com- mammoth condo developments plete the walk, which takes the or giant hotel chains. Apartment