Arriving Fort Lauderdale

After 22 hours flight and transit time from Australia to Los Angeles, arriving at 5.30pm and reaching the motel by 7pm, a short walk, dinner and a very restless night, we once again headed back to the airport for our flight to Fort Lauderdale. We had a 10.20 am flight and finally left at 11.45 due to weather delays and no plane. Once in the air we had a quick flight of 4 hours. I must have been pretty tired because I nodded off soon after boarding and don’t even remember them doing the safety briefing. We dozed on and off most of the trip and after crossing numerous time zones we arrived in Fort Lauderdale about 8 pm, we then sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes because our gate was occupied. We finally reached our motel just before 9 pm, checked in and went to find something to eat for dinner. Not much around this area that we can see easily so we resorted to MacDonalds. I HATE MacDonalds even more now than prior to this meal. But it was food in our stomachs before bed. We both had another very restless night. Our bodies and minds are still catching up with all the time zone changes.

After both having our best sleep from 4am until 8am we prepared for the day. We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express just near the airport and look out over Port Everglades where the cruise ships dock. After brunch at Denny’s we headed to the beach for a good long walk and some fresh air. Hollywood Beach was our destination and we walked along the foreshore watching the swimmers and sun bathers enjoying the sun and sea. The water is lovely and we enjoyed walking for about 5 km before turning round and heading back. The area is much like the Gold Coast with high rise accommodation buildings and miles of beachfront. After our walk we found a few shops to pick up some necessary requirements for the next few days. Wine, chocolate, sunscreen etc. then back to the motel for a rest before we find somewhere decent for dinner.

We found somewhere decent for dinner. “The Knife” Argentinian Restaurant. We enjoyed a beautiful buffet meal.

(P- With restaurants like this evening I am pleased I am not a vegetarian! Vegetables played a low priority compared to delicious meat of several species, Salad was even less a priority (I was very pleased about that! Thought to ponder- Cows eat Grass and grain, these are plant products therefore Beef (and lamb ) Must be a form of vegetarian food????)