They say good things are worth waiting for! Today was one of those. We left home about 10am. We drive to Ft. Lauderdale. It not far from us. We only have a short wait and a Water Taxi arrives. We have decided to do the long trip down to Hollywood this morning. They are forecasting rain this pm. Think it was a good choice! It a lovely trip. The sun is shining and there is a real holiday atmosphere about the place. They call Ft. Lauderdale the Venice of America. It has so many waterways, and homes built right on the waters edge. Million and even billion dollar homes and boats. You cannot begin to comprehend the wealth of these people.
We are on the boat for almost two hours. We pass Dania Beach and The John U Lloyd State Park. We pass Jimbo's Sand Bar - one for my family when they come. It's right on the waters edge. Boats pull along side and the people get off for food and drinks. It's just so casual and relaxed. We make our way to Hollywood. It's great to see everything from the other side. ( on the waterway). It's all built on a spit of land between the Ocean and The Waterways. We decide to stay on the boat and go back to Ft. Lauderdale to eat. They give a commentary as you are travelling along. Lots of the older homes were built in the 60s. They were built for stars like Cher, George Hamilton, Connie Francis and old movie stars.
The sky is getting BLACK! We know we are in for a storm. We ask the boat attendant for advise where to eat. We get there just in time! The heaven's open! She had made a great choice. The place was ' buzzing'. Great food, great service and good fun. We all say we will go there again! It was called Coconut's!
We time it well again. The rain has almost stopped and we get back to our Taxi stop. We are all tired. We decide to make our way back to the car and home.
It was a great day out! Clive's family are good company.
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