Ft Lauderdale Adventure - Two Lane Adventure on the High Seas

Day Two
Actually this blog begins at the end of Day One. We picked our friends up from the Ft Lauderdale Airport and headed back to our hotel with them. We are enjoying this cruise with a pair of old friends, Shelia Greer and Randy Fitzsimmons, the ones we picked up at the airport. We are also meeting 5 other sets of Randy & Sheila’s friends that are going on the cruise with us.

We spent last night enjoying dinner at Dockside on the water. We were trying to get a table for 10, but the wait was too long, so we broke it up into six and four. The four of us sat on the back deck and enjoyed watching the planes land to the north of us and the views to the south. It was late when we ate at the very popular restaurant, Quarter Deck. We had the calamari and chicken wings for appetizers and both were fantastic! They served the calamari with some fried peppers and it was amazing! We have been wanting chicken wings since the last time we went to Scotland Yard... it was very good food! But we were hungry and of course we ate too much!

We all headed back to the hotel and enjoying a cocktail around the pool. We were waiting for one more couple to arrive. As soon as they arrived, we said hello and headed to our room for the night. Having a traveling home of our own, it is very strange to stay in a hotel room! Trying to remember everyone’s names … Dana (that is a guy) and his wife Dawn; David and Brenda; Rob and Shelia (another Sheila) and Pete and Kristi were the last to arrive tonight … got it … until tomorrow and then I will have to remember them all over again!

We are planning on spending the day tomorrow touring around Ft Lauderdale and getting more acquainted with our new friends. Tomorrow should be a great day! The Quality Inn at the Airport/Port of Everglades is a very busy place! It seems to be a popular place to spend the night before you head out on a cruise or when you return! The lobby and the pool area always busy! We enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel. Some of us enjoyed walking and shopping at the nearby stores. It is funny, I was looking for a stain stick, and that was the only item I could not find! It is amazing that when you are used to traveling with everything you need in your RV, that it is so difficult to find one item. Naturally, there was no grocery store close by! I did get a new suitcase, the old one we was falling apart from the inside out. It has been several years since we used them, so I am not surprised! We did have a great time! Charlie and I shared our noon meal at the busiest Taco Bell we have ever eaten at. Not sure if it was due to the hotel guest, the local area being so busy or a combination. It was good, but not sure if it was worth the 30 minute wait … no such thing as fast food in Ft Lauderdale!

We did enjoy more adult beverages around the pool at the hotel during the afternoon too. We made early dinner reservations at a local restaurant called Tropical Acres Steakhouse. It was a fantastic meal and some great company. We got to meet Sheila’s Mom, Rob’s Sheila, she lives down here and they got to spend some time with her while they were down here! It is amazing how well we have hit it off with the rest of the cruising couples! We enjoyed a few more cocktails at the pool bar and then turned in for the night. Tomorrow is the day we head to the port and get on the boat! It is going to be a great vacation! See you all tomorrow!