Fort Lauderdale Day 2

We woke up at 8:20 this morning sleeping in quite late as our bodies were still on MST. We enjoyed a breakfast buffet in the hotel. Our waitress told us we could take a bus to go shop at The Galleria or we could walk over the 17th Street bridge to get to a less elaborate shopping area.


We all voted to walk and see the sights as we headed out to buy some stocking stuffers. We found a Dollar Giant that pleased JG and P and a Walgreen's that suited J and I. On the way we experienced the thrill of standing on the bridge as it drew up to let a sailboat pass.

We ran into fellow Cruise Critic friends at the hotel. We had communicated online and by email but this was our first opportunity to meet in person! Their family of four will be boarding the Emerald Princess as well tomorrow.

My sister sent the kids the tiniest little Christmas tree that is live with lights on it to carry on board the ship! It is adorable!

After lunch by the pool we all went for a swim and tried to take a few pictures with our new underwater camera (my Christmas gift). I was anxious to see the sights of Fort Lauderdale by water taxi and couldn't persuade anybody else to pull themselves away from the pool.

I was able to see some phenomenal yachts and properties from the water, including yachts owned by Steven Spielberg and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt! The Captain joked the Pitt/Jolie yacht was called Plan B. Plan A must have been owned by Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston!

When I returned to the hotel we decided to walk over the long drawbridge again to eat supper. We found a tasty Italian restaurant , Carrera's, that all enjoyed.

As tonight is the finale to Survivor, we are settled in our rooms ready to watch and see who wins the million dollars!

Photo 1: JG, P and J in drawbridge
Photo 2: Steven Spielberg's yacht "Seven Seas"