... in Fort Lauderdale

Today we marvelled at the lifestyle of the rich and famous as we cruised the Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway on the hop on/hop off Water Taxi. The history of the waterway is complicated.....remove the Seminole Indians; drain the Everglades; dredge and build canals and seawalls; with the end result of over 265 km of waterways. Finding the right parkade and ticket booth was a challenge but once we got going we had a great afternoon. We started at Stop 1 and got off at Stop 4 to window-shop on Las Olas Boulevard and to have lunch on the patio at the Cheesecake Factory. Then we cruised the waterway to Stop 12 and back again to where we started. Lots of beautiful homes and yachts but only one with a Canadian flag that was from Halifax. I shouted, "Yay Halifax!", and got a friendly wave in return. $26 for 6 hours of cruising.....I think we got our money's worth!Read more