Ted Mewes and Cari Brown have a drink before dinner on the back dock of Bert's Bar & Grill at dusk. Matlacha (pronounced "MAT-la-shay") is located just west of Ft. Myers and Cape Coral on Pine Island in Lee County and is a mix of Key West meets Old Florida fishing village. "We're a quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem," laughs a local who goes by the name Bear..Photos by James and Julie Branaman