There was some sort of club above this water feature; stairs go up from the street to a patio all lit up with twinkling lights.
Category Archives: Florida
Local color
Crazy pirate
Pool from our hotel window
Slim pickin’s on the Ft Lauderdale beach
Hidden Mickey (poolside pavers)
Poolside Rum Runners
Yep, that’s what it is
The beach skyway
New W Hotel built in the shape of a cruise ship
Future use of Starwood Points?
Entrance to Sheraton Yankee Trader
No alcohol on the beach!
At the railing
Between towers
Hotel pool
Skyways
There are skyways all over the place between sections of hotels, and between hotels and the beach. You have to cross A1A to get to the beach, so it’s better to have a skyway and then an elevator down to street level than it is to have tourists holding up traffic and possibly going splat in the road.
And more hotel room
The Room
More hotel room
The View!!!
Sheraton Yankee Trader – view out our window
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Passing Port Everglades
Glory, Halleluija
Highway signage
Funky solar panel highway lights
Everglades Rest Stop Signage
Almost there!
Map at the Alligator Alley rest stop
Signage at the Alligator Alley rest stop
Yep, it’s the Everglades!
Rest stop in the Everglades
Big Cypress Reservation, Alligator Alley
Big Cypress Reservation (again)
Lunch before we go
2007 Lodge Ladies Cruise Starts HERE!
Well, all that’s left to do is take a shower and await the arrival of Mary, my traveling partner in crime for this adventure. Then, away we go!
There are technology challenges to blogging this thing live the way I did for Orlando and Tampa trips. Well, the technology is there, it’s just reported to be slow in one case (the ship’s wi-fi), and prohibitively expensive in another case (my cell carrier’s rates for out of country). Still, the ship does not leave until Monday 5:00 PM Eastern, so there should be some stuff posted between now and then.
See ya real soon!
Photo I sent to No. 1 Niece
She called to tell me that she was afraid that the Broadway strike would interfere with us seeing The Little Mermaid over Christmas. Frankly, I hadn’t thought of that; I just assumed they would resolve it by then. But I guess it is a real possibility that we won’t be able to go. She says the website for Disney on Broadway says people can get a refund. Of course, I would reschedule if it came to that, but it would be a bummer!
Anyhow, I’m glad she called, see above.
Obligatory Sanibel Causeway Shot
The Sanibel Lighthouse, plus an osprey nest
Pretty day at the Sanibel Lighthouse beach
View to the left of the fishing pier
Any day you find a mac and cheese….
… even a small one, is a very good day!
Lots of starfish washing up
The water is pretty cold, and their little “fingers” are pretty stiff. I’m pretty sure they were all dead.
I’ve arrived at the Lighthouse Beach
After shopping till I dropped (and didn’t find much worth buying, alas!), I went to the Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel Island.
Butterfly Garden
This is the butterfly garden out back of the Periwinkle Place shopping plaza. The butterflies were too fast for me to get their photos.
There’s the Lighthouse
We’ll be going there later. Right now, we’re going shopping.
Six Mile Cypress
Good Morning! I’m making the turn south on Six Mile Cypress because I’m on my way to Sanibel! WOOT! I hope to come home with two forms of booty – some cruise-wear, and some shells.