In August, February seemed so far away, but after an extremely busy fall and extremely cold December, January, and early February the time for us to depart for Port Everglades could not come soon enough. After extensive planning, studying, packing, and organizing we pulled out of the driveway a little before ten with the temperature a damp 42. We were well south of Orlando before the temp hit what I consider the temperate zone, 70 degrees
We travelled in light rain off and on until we arrived in Fort Lauderdale and wound our way through four lanes of southbound rush hour traffic to find our hotel. We have had a good day watching the piney woods of north Florida give way to Payne's Prairie followed by the rolling terrain of Central Florida, the flat brush in Cattle country and finally the lush green foliage of tropical south Florida.
We were glad we had opted to use the Sunshine State Turnpike or the Ronald Reagan Turnpike to come down because most of the afternoon we were in light traffic. It was so convenient to let our Sunpass beep us through the tolls!
So, here we are in our rather chic hotel room overlooking a vast amount of urban sprawl. I wonder what those early explorers and natives would make of what progress has brought to this area.
Tomorrow we board the Zuiderdam and head south. I can't wait to feel the wind on my face as we move out of the port and toward our destinations. Tonight we will find something to eat and get over our road weariness.
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