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Fort Lauderdale Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Fort Lauderdale, United States
The jouney begins
... for lunch and shopping. That evening, they treated us to a terrific bon voyage dinner at the Blue Moon Fish Company in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Tuesday morning we headed over to Port Everglades to board the ship. Again, the weather was perfect and boarding ...
We Left!
... as a tack. It made the waits in San Francisco and Dallas go faster talking and sharing stories with her. We parted company in Ft. Lauderdale as she was going directly to the Queen Mary for her cruise. Dallas was cold in the 30's. We felt the cold ...
Shakedown Time....
... islands in the bahamas where we can anchor without paying anchorage fees! There is an "Air&Sea" show this weekend in Ft Lauderdale which will consist of the American forces in their best uniform parading in front of a bunch of fat, flag waving ...
The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral
Trying to persevere with the Greyhound buses to get around America, we headed to a small town called Titusville, which was the closest place to The Kennedy Space Center; a day trip both me and Chris were excited to be doing. Walking from the ...
Good afternoon everyone well it is memorial ...
... . Well it is Memorial day and once again we slept in until the boat traffic and sunshine woke us up. We are here in Fort Lauderdale visiting Tamara's uncle and we live on a 53' sailboat for the time being. It is located downtown amongst the canals. We ...
CLEAN UP DAY
We reluctantly left our 'slice of paradise' this morning, and headed for the bigger city of Fort Lauderdale. Not to see the city as such, but to find a 'clean up' campsite. Tomorrow our truck goes back. Yep our 3 months is up, and ...
Final Reflection
My grandmama was a wise, old soul who took me by the hand not long ago. She said "Son don't you worry, boy slow it down. Taste the wild honey, listen to the sounds of the wind that’s blowing through the trees; the rivers flow into the seas. Yeah, ...
Treasure trail...
People here don't say, "I'm on a boat!" Ft Lauderdale is home to yachts and even some super yachts. So much so that people from around the world buy yachts here, have them shrink wrapped for protection, placed on cargo ships and delivered to their choice ...
Ship Boarding and Leaving
... winter on board the Amsterdam," she told us. She said there was a group of forty that meet at the Holiday Inn in Fort Lauderdale the night before the cruise. Our ...
Final Thoughts
April 26, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Day 110 Note: As promised, I have added pictures to the blog. In addition, I have corrected grammatical and spelling errors. I am sure I have ...
Back to Fort Lauderdale
... . After 3 weeks we had haemorrhaged so much money we simply had to leave or we'd never be able to afford to go sailing. So the 4 of us plus Mike & Suellen cast off the lines and headed out of Fort Lauderdale bound for the Bahamas one more ...
Stuck in paradise?
... were going to sit on the runway for an hour or more…not going to make that 45 minute connection in Ft. Lauderdale. FUCK! The Spirit Air representative at the gate had already ...
Back on US soil
Flying back on Southwest today. We actually got a direct flight from Fort Lauderdale to Albany. Never would've expected that. I forgot how muggy it was in south Florida ...
"Hau wech die Scheiße!" ;-)
... Wollt ihr die Band auch noch live erleben, so könnt ihr sie noch bis zum nächsten Freitag (24.02.) im Umkreis von Fort Lauderdale treffen, sehen, hören usw. Gegen 23.30 ging es dann wieder Richtung Motel, da zu diesem Zeitpunkt die Bürgersteige Fort ...
Wo das Geld wohnt
... (Unsere Unterkunft liegt im Stadtteil Hollywood, ca. 10 min mit der Bahn entfernt). Während unseres Fußmarsches zum Fort Lauderdale Beach passierten wir etliche Kanäle, die durch Brücken miteinander verbunden sind. Deswegen trägt fort Lauderdale ...
Fun day in Florida..
... a trip to Naples to look around.. All looks good on the west coast.. There were 7 cruise ships in Miami yesterday and 5 at Fort Lauderdale today..we've planning on keeping watch early in am tomorrow as we hope to see the Queen Vic arriving and we board ...
embarking today at 1 pm..
The Adminal is very excited and now getting anxious to start her 8 week cruise...note the pictures..I'll make beleive one of those ships in the early morning pic is the Queen Vic heading into the Fort Lauderdale cruise ...
Wer zu früh lacht...
Man oh man oh man... dachten wir doch alles sei perfekt organisiert für unsere "Ferien" in der Domenikanischen Republik! Denksde... Peter und Anna, ein Schweiz-Kubanisches Pärchen, welches wir am Campground in Cancun kennenlernten, begleitete uns, in ...
Back To Civilisation
... talking to friends but I'd rather be back in the Bahamas swimming and trying to catch fish. Pete It's been a year since we were in Fort Lauderdale and I have just had my second birthday in a row here. Last time we ate out at an Irish Pub, this time it ...
On the Road again
... 'einkauf, den wir dann im Motel abluden. Danach machten wir uns auf den Weg zum Flughafen. Der riesige Airport in Fort Lauderdale beherbergt nämlich eine Avis-Dienststelle, bei der unser liebgewonnener Wagen abzugeben war. Als das gute Vehikel abgegeben ...
Now we are getting close to the Cruise Ship
We boarded without any problem and there was a celebration on deck before the ship sailed. Now on our 3rd day and its amazing how many people have sailed several times with Holland America, we can safely say that our first impressions are that its very ...
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale 16th January 2008 - Warm breezy day and early start to the Everglades National Park. Super airboat ride over the Everglades seeing alligators and numerous birds. A very interesting talk on alligators and crocodiles by a park ranger ...
Pre-Journey Jitters
While discussing my upcoming excursion, a friend commented, "I have never met a woman like you who, once she determines what she wants, pursues it fearlessly and relentlessly." I gave her a wry smile. "Relentlessly, yes. Fearlessly, no. ...
The Chronicle Begins: Prologue
Fourteen weeks, four continents, nine countries, one single woman... Friends have dubbed this odyssey as "Jess' Eat, Pray, Love". I admit that I have a similar story to that of the book's author and now I'm breaking from my reality to savor, explore, and ...
On Board
Rick and Linda got us to Port Everglades to board the Pacific Princess, our home away from home for the next 107 days! They saw us as we cruised out of the port, waving and talking as we sailed out on our travels around the world!! We toured ...