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North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 3rd 2015

Dateline: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida WHOA! After an amazing two fun and restful weeks on Balboa Island near Los Angeles, we were thrown into a whirlwind of activity for the next 38 hours ;-) Before leaving Balboa we walk along the harbor, greeting dogs and “saying” good morning to pelicans and the Orange Coast Community College crew teams as we head to Starbucks on the main street. We sit and people watch. We hate to leave. After walking back to the house, we finish tidying up and head north about 6 miles to drop off our car at an RV storage park. When we arrive we take our luggage into the office to wait for a cab and are immediately greeted by a flying, bouncing black fur ball of a dog named Lucy. Lucy is a couple ... read more

Fort Lauderdale

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale April 14th 2014

JanandJery

A very long day today. Up before 4 a.m. (unbelievable! ) to catch plane from Medford to San Francisco. Then a three hour layover--feels like hurry up and wait. Arrived in Fort Lauderdale at 7 p.m. --wait what is that --Rain! Rain in Florida? !? Where's the sun? Maybe tomorrow-hmmmmm.... read more

Back on land

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 22nd 2014

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Gruxy

The 7 neighbourhoods of the Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk Central Park Entertainement Royal Promenade Kids zone Sports Dining The ship is clean, every employe seems to have a cloth to wipe table tops, inside and outside. Special events today: Trivia at 10, general trivia at Schooner bar Art auction, preview at 1serving champagne till 2, then very entertaining bidding My favorite, 20$ watch sale at 2, " for one hour only, value 80-100$", my favorite!! Come Fly with Me show in the Opal Theater Now if you do not cruise, you will not appreciate this following story Every day on cruise ships, the staff change some of the flooring in the elevators to indicate to passengers on holiday which day it is. On Holland America, they change the carpet, on Royal Carabian, an indent in ... read more

Safe and sound in Fort Lauderdale

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 15th 2014

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Gruxy

We drove through every weather and arrived at Howard and Steve's... read more

Debarkation Day

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 8th 2014

Baggage Ready for Departure

Sandy and Cory

Today brings to an end our incredible, extraordinary journey. The glorious voyage is over. Now it becomes a joyous memory. What an excursion it has been. Thanks for going along with us through my rambling epistle. You are always such welcome and good company. Last night, we placed all our suitcases outside our room in the hallway. One of the comedians we saw on this ship trip said: "When you board the ship, they tell you to lock your door and use the safe. Then, when it's time to leave, they tell you just to put all your luggage outside your room in the hallway!" lol. Still in cruise ship mode and not missing a beat, we made our faithful march to the dining room for one last meal: a big breakfast onboard the largest cruise ... read more

Seeing the Sights

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 7th 2014

Dead Jellyfish

2Chawks

Day 2 & 3 Blog – Ft. Lauderdale Wednesday and Thursday saw us exploring some of the history of this city and some of the natural sights offered in the Everglades National Park. On Wednesday we took ourselves off on a 5.33 kilometer walk (Michael said it didn’t look far on the map (ha!), but I did make it. B.) into an area call Las Olas which is along the New River. This area is part of the historical center of the city. When we started out the temperature and humidity were pleasant, but after the 5+ K walk we sure felt the effects of both the temp and humidity. We stopped for lunch at an Italian Restaurant and enjoyed an excellent lunch at a curbside table. Sufficiently refreshed we ambled over to the Stranahan House ... read more

First Leg of the Journey

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 5th 2014

Snow - Snow - Snow

2Chawks

Day 1 – Ft. Lauderdale – Feb. 4, 2014 Well we made it without any incidents or any weather delays. We left Toronto this morning at 7:40 a.m. and arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on time 11:05 a.m. and in the process we went from -5°C to 25°C. We left deep snow piles to encounter large sandy beaches. The first four photos emphasize the point. The change in weather conditions also meant that I lost an immediate 4.5 kilos of excess clothing weight, that is how much my full winter gear, boats, parka, gloves, scarf, hat weigh. We caught a taxi to our hotel checked in and then went out to explore the area. After getting a quick bite of lunch we took the Jungle Queen Riverboat Cruise which takes you on a site seeing tour of ... read more

Back to the vortex

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale February 3rd 2014

Ft. Lauderdale Beach

onthegogirl

Two glorious sea days filled with whatever I want to do or nothing at all. A little poker, a little trivia, reading, happy hour, a dip in the pool and hot tub a lecture on pirates, all good with plenty of nap time. Had some rocking at night and I love that! Like being back in the cradle. Tonight is Super Bowl and the ship is going all out with big screen TVs, Super Bowl parties, special drinks, Seatails and Broctails and plenty of places to view the game as well as in your own cabin. My plan was better. Stopped at the Crow's Nest for a farewell drink with my Happy Hour buddies. The five of us became like a little club and I looked forward to seeing them each afternoon. Then it was time ... read more

Fort Lauderdale (South Beach & Ocean Drive)

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale January 30th 2014

1938 Oldsmobile

Al Holden

21stJanuary 2014 FORT LAUDERDALE Distanced travelled 4270 Nautical miles Arrived at Port Everglades on a warm sunny morning with temps of 72F/22 Fort Lauderdale named after Major William Lauderdale who commanded the first detachment who built the first fort. Known as the ‘Venice if the USA’ because of the great number of waterways. The port is the gateway to Everglades National Park and its unique eco-system and array of wildlife. Most trips off the ship were to the Everglades combined with some shopping. Our trip was on our own to South Beach and the Art Deco area of Miami. The coach trip from the port to Miami took us through the industrial areas to the business district and the playground of the rich and famous e.g. Star Island Arrived at South Beach with about 5 hour ... read more

The Big Reveal: "Little" Lulu Goes to Sea

North America » United States » Florida » Fort Lauderdale January 24th 2014

Oasis of the Seas

Sandy and Cory

Sailing, Sailing.....Over the Bounding Main. It's time to share with you our upcoming, new, exciting adventure. Tomorrow, we board the biggest cruise ship - Royal Caribbean's "Oasis of the Seas" - and set sail on our first Caribbean Cruise. Our first cruise ever! Yahooooo. Yipeeeeee. The cruise will be utterly fantastic - how could it possibly get any better? Well, it can & this is how: we are going on this cruise with our wonderful friends, Sam & Sandy! Whoopee. Zoweeeeee. This traveling duo have gone on 34+ cruises so it is like we are sailing with the ultimate, top-notch, professional cruisers. They will guide us through this exciting experience like two Captains on the Love Boat. We can't wait! Our cruise lasts for a week, returning on Feb. 1st. We sail from Port Lauderdale, go ... read more

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