While in Ft Myers we always eat at Doc Fords on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway. Great food (Shrimp and Grits, Yucatán Shrimp, and Raspberry Cheesecake) and marvelous views of the water and passing boats while we devour our lunch. Steven, my honey, enjoys novels by a Florida author, Randy Wayne White (among other authors). The main character in Whites novels is Doc Ford and sometimes known by his proper name, M.D. Ford. Hence, the name of the restaurant, Doc Fords. I decided to begin reading the books also for several reasons: The initial “M” in MD Fords name is Marion and my name is Marion. Also the author’s name is Randy WAYNE White and my father’s name is Wayne. I am appreciating the Florida facts and settings included in White’s books. We love to eat at this Florida Treasure restaurant and are enjoying White’s novels about the escapades of Doc Ford.















