You can enter the website of The Pelican Bay Foundation and learn about this unique community by entering “Pelican Bay Foundation†in your computer’s browser. Pelican Bay is a beautiful neighborhood, with a variety of housing including tall apartment buildings, single family homes, and different configurations of apartments. Landscaping is well-maintained. Pelican Bay has two beaches, separated by an inlet. Beach attendants will put out chairs, lounges, and umbrellas for you. The amenities are available to residents, tenants, and their guests. There are wooden berms through the mangroves that enable beach access. Trams are provided for persons who prefer to ride from the parking lots through the mangroves to the beach. Walking, running, and biking are also permitted. One can only access the beaches and other amenities (tennis courts, fitness center, beach restaurants) with a resident owner, tenant, or a guest of a resident or tenant who has obtained a “Guest Card†for you without the owner or tenant being present. Marker 36, the North Beach restaurant, reopens on Monday, November 6. Sandbar, the South Beach restaurant, reopens on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. 823 Tanbark DR APT 101 is a first-floor apartment with three bedrooms/2 baths. The floor plan is among the photographs. The layout is “Plan B.†That said, the layout’s entry door faces north. In the same building on the other end is APT 101; its entry and the apartment layout face south. When one enters 823-101, a small sitting area is on the right. To the left is a bedroom with two twin beds, a desk, and a television. Next to the sitting area is the kitchen. The “Living Area†includes the dining table that seats six adults. A bathroom, a closet with a washer and dryer, and a bathroom with a tub/shower is on the left. The primary bedroom has a king-size bed, television, and ensuite bath with a shower (with a small seat and a handle fixed to the shower wall). The middle bedroom has a queen-size bed. The third bedroom has two twin beds, a desk, and a television. The lanai (14 ft. X 7ft.) is enclosed. There is a screen with screened door exit to the outside. In addition, inside the screen is a set of sliding glass panels that open when needed. There is a small table in the lanai. There is Wi-Fi, cable, and a telephone through Summit Broadband. Laurel Oaks is a small community. Many of us are year-round residents, but most apartments are seasonal rentals. There is a well-maintained pool and clubhouse for residents, tenants, and their guests.