What a great house in a great location! We fell in love with Indian Lake Estates and will definitely be returning. This house is in the perfect location on the lake, hop in our boat and on the lake in a minute! Daryl was just up the street for the first month of our stay and responded to any questions we had right away. A great host who shared his fishing secrets, too.
The house has been remodeled and has tile flooring throughout, so easy to clean up the dust and sand. The screened front and back areas were perfect for eating all of our meals and enjoying sunrises and sunsets. The covered boat slip and dock were much appreciated and the area is completely safe and secure so leaving fishing gear in the boat was never a worry.
We really enjoyed all of the wildlife we saw--so different from what we have in Illinois. The sandhill cranes had their babies while we were there, so fun to see those fuzzy little ones. Ibis, wild turkeys, ospreys, and eagles are just a few of the birds we enjoyed. And yes,there are alligators, which were fun to see and they weren't aggressive, though we didn't take any risks around them.
The Indian Lakes United Methodist Church meets on Sunday afternoons, so I worshiped there several times. Lake Wales is about 20 miles from the house, but plenty of shopping available as well as eating establishments. Don't miss out on Y'all Come Back Saloon on the edge of town. A fun "dive" bar. Go south a bit to Frostproof and get some ice cream at the Frostbite! Over by Bartow is the Circle B Bar Reserve, a great place to walk around the lakes and woods and see all sorts of birds, animals and a huge alligator they have named Humpback. I even got to see a rocket launch--a red streak in the sky when a rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral!
If you are fishing, stop by The Candy Store, across from Walmart on Rt. 60--locally owned bait and tackle shop for all of your fishing needs (and wants!). South end of Lake Kissimmee is not too far away, and the launch at ILE is easy to get in and out of, so trailering your boat to Lake Kissimmee is easy enough to do.
Can't say enough good about the house, the hosts, and the community! We may just have to look at buying a place there in the future.