After Scott's depression set in when he pulled the boat out of the water in November, he had a "brilliant" idea to tow the trimaran down to Florida in January. So, here we go again! We will be cruising the trimaran for about a month. Our plan is to cruise SW Florida for a couple of weeks and then tow the boat down to the Keys and cruise there for a couple of weeks. We'd like to use this blog as our travel journal, and as easily accessible comic relief for our friends as the trip unfolds. Enjoy!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Relaxing in Ft. Lauderdale (Monday & Tuesday; April 2 & 3)
We spent the next two days in complete relaxation. It was the perfect way to finish our adventure.
On Monday, Scott and I rode bikes around Fort Lauderdale and down A1A to check out boats and the beach. We read outside by the pool in a beautiful outdoor living room area. Then we went for a boat ride with George. We cruised up to the inlet and then out into the ocean. Scott saw the old tugs that he used to work on. We saw a beautiful Hylas 70 and continued to stalk it as it went for a test sail (it was for sale). We swung back by the house to pick up Mary Ann for lunch; she had a tennis tournament, which she won! After lunch we did more canal cruising to check out the river walk along the ICW.
For dinner we went to a trendy place called Cafe Martorano. http://www.cafemartorano.com/ We met the owner Steve, who looked like he was the bouncer! But WOW, could this guy cook! We had delicious appetizers, we tried his famous meatball and fried fresh mozzarella. And our dinners were wonderful as well.
On Tuesday, Scott and I had a very relaxing morning reading by the pool again. For lunch, George took us out on the boat up to Southport raw bar. In the afternoon, Scott and I walked to Las Olas for ice cream and then went for a swim.
We took the boat to Blue Moon Fish Co. and had another really nice dinner. We also had a wonderful chocolate soufflé for dessert. The boat ride was about 40 minutes. The temperature set up the perfect night to cruise around under the city lights.
We went to bed pretty relaxed wishing we could stay for another week.
Loving Florida life,
Lauren & Scott
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