Ho, Hum…Back in Ft. Lauderdale

Sorry there's no Thomas shot to start the blog this time. He has become a "seasoned traveller" just like us, and "getting there" has lost some of its attraction. We even put the suitcases on the floor and he showed no interest at all in investigating. So instead we'll start with a picture from our hotel room, looking north along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Fortunately the trip down was completely uneventful; the plane wasn't even full! So we settled ourselves in the hotel, changed (since the temperature here today was 29 C with a humidex of at least 40 C) and wandered down to the Pelican Landing in the marina for a snack to get us through to dinner.

We had already arranged to meet Susan for dinner at Truluck's, a seafood and steak restaurant in the Galleria Mall across the street from her marina. We had a great meal and got caught up with what she's going to be doing in the next little while. After attending a friend's wedding in Tallinn, Estonia, she's heading to London, England to write her Superyacht Management course final exam. Best of luck, Susan!

Of course, we had to send her off with her favourite dessert, Key Lime Pie.

Tomorrow we're headed up to Vero Beach to visit Larry and Mary Klausner, whom we met on our Silversea cruise last year. But for now, we're going to sit out on the balcony and watch the planes landing at Ft Lauderdale airport for a bit. Good night!