More Fun In the Florida Sun

One day we took a drive down the Florida Keys and stopped at a place called Theater of the Seas. We saw a dolphin show, a trained sea lion, and went on a nature walk. My favorite things we saw were the birds and the iguanas on the ground below the colorful birds.







We stopped for lunch at a restaurant overlooking the water, which made for some beautiful scenery to look at while eating our food.




Once we got back to Ft. Lauderdale, we found a place on the street to park our red rental car (which I thought was a very funny car for Glen to hop into the first day we arrived since he was off to drive all those many miles to go to a BYU football game and everyone knows his least favorite color in the world is red...) and then sat at an outdoor table to enjoy our dinner.



One morning we walked through Hugh Taylor Birch State Park which was just a few blocks away from the beach, and part of the walk was next to the intracoastal waterway. It was very beautiful and we were enjoying ourselves so much until we noticed that there were hundreds--no thousands--no millions--of gigantic spiders in that park. It was so freaky to see those huge spiders hanging in webs everywhere we looked! YUCK!!!




After our walk, we decided to rent some bikes for a few hours so we could ride along the beach and out through some neighborhoods. We thought the signs about the turtles mating in the dark were pretty funny and Glen even found a nest of turtle eggs.





Dinner that evening was at a BBQ joint. The pig weather vain was my favorite part of that dining experience.


The Orlando Temple was our destination one day and I was so very happy we found a Golden Corral close by so we didn't have to eat fast food before our session.



On the day we were expecting Steven and Patricia Morgan to arrive from Albuquerque, we went to a movie.


After we picked up our friends, we took a drive to Miami Beach and found a place on the street by the beach to eat dinner.





As we ended that evening, we were all looking forward to getting on the ship the next day to begin our cruise.

What Do We Do For An Entire Week While In Ft.. Lauderdale?

Let's face it--Glen claims we planned to spend a week in Ft. Lauderdale so we could relax and enjoy a vacation together before getting on our cruise ship. Has anyone ever seen Glen relax? Here he is doing some work while eating a quick breakfast at the airport on our way out of town.


BUT, we ALL know that the real and only reason we are spending a week in Ft. Lauderdale is because he wanted to go to the BYU football game in Tallahassee. GO COUGS!!

Fortunately for me, there were enough diversions to help me enjoy the football game experience (despite the 7-hour drive there and the 7-hour drive back). Larry and Debbie Isaksen met us at Olive Garden for a delicious lunch before the game.


Klarissa's family also joined in the ball game fun and we hooked up with them at the Civic Center where the Cougar Club was hosting a tailgate party for all the die-hard fans.






Then off to the stadium we went to sit in the blazing hot sun to watch the ball game that is now history and not worth remarking about because BYU was not the winning team that day. GO COUGS...!?!?







Klarissa, all these previous pictures were for you so you could see your family. These next pictures are for Sarah who wants to know what the condo looks like. We love it. From the wrap-around balcony, you can see the ocean in one direction and the intracoastal waterway in the other direction.













We really enjoyed taking a water taxi so we could see sights all along the intracoastal waterway, which consisted of seeing lots of rich people's homes and their yachts parked out in front of their homes. I love how the neighborhoods are arranged in blocks like in a town, but the roads are waterways and what is sitting out front of their property is a gigantic water vessel of some kind.






Dinner at the 15th Street Fisheries was great because we got there in time for the tarpon feeding entertainment during our meal. Great view there by the water.