havasuhusker
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My wife and I decided to try Ft Lauderdale for our 13th year anniversary. Since we've never been before, I reached out to good folks of RDP asking for recommendations on what to see/do/eat. I received a lot of suggestions from several board members and I am truly thankful to all of you.
One crotchety member, @C-Ya even offered me and the wife for a boat ride. Well, I decided to take him up on the offer and we worked out the logistics offline.
We arrived Friday late afternoon and got settled. The first thing we did was go down to the pool, order some super expensive drinks (shit is pricey in ft lauderdale) and chill by the pool and watch the sunset.
Once darkness set in, we decided to hit up Coconuts for dinner. While on the way there we stopped by Blondies for a bucket of beers and some good ole fashion people watching. Spring break was in full effect and there was no shortage of stuff to see.
After we drank our beers we walked by the famed Elbow Room. The name is appropriate as the placed was packed! The wife had no interest in stopping so we headed to Coconuts.
At the urging of @C-Ya we ordered the Scoobies. Crab claws soaked in butter and absolutely delicious! If you end up there, get the Scoobies! Our meals, coconut shrimp and crispy snapper were amazing! We washed it all down with a local brew.
We decided to turn in as we had a big day of boating on Saturday. We ubered to the C-Ya's humble abode. He took us through the Cribs tour and let me tell you, the view from his place is amazing!! I could've just sat on the patio and watched boats go by all day.
We headed down to the boat, which he had stocked with an assortment of drinks and food(one of which was a superb Italian sub). C-Ya's boat is unlike anything I've seen, especially on the West coast. Its a cool boat, well thought out and comfortable for the type of boating in the area.
We headed through the intercoastsl and out to the big blue through the Hillsboro inlet. We headed north and what were pretty calm seas. C-Ya is a fun guy and full of stories and a studious captain.
At one point, as we were headed to Lake Boca, he let me take the helm. Now, I've never driven a boat on the ocean so I kind of had an Oh Shit moment in my head. I didn't want to look like a complete idiot. Well, it didn't take long for my lack of ocean experience to rear its ugly head as I hit a fairly deep hole and had some nice ocean spray get us all wet! C-YA gave me some quick instructions and told me to shake it off as "these things happen." He had me enter the Boca Raton inlet all the while providing tips on how to ride the waves in. It was a really cool experience and I had a shit eating grin on my face the whole time.
We hung out at Lake boca for a bit. This is a cool place...think sandbar of old in Havasu. Water was clear, boats and scenery were plentiful.
From there we headed up the ICW and checked out cool boats and houses! It was scenery overload. At some point we hit a little cove and ate lunch and headed back south to pick up Mrs C-Ya.
We decided to travel south via the ICW as we had some time to kill. C-Ya shared more stories and pointed out more cool stuff.
We ended up back at the Hillsboro Inlet and decided to anchor and take a swim. The water was refreshing! After a bit we headed to pick up Mrs C-Ya.
Our plan was to head to downtown Ft Lauderdale, check out the sites and mega yachts and then head toward the everglades. However, mother nature had other plans so we checked out all the sites downtown, houses and more boats! It was so much fun. The C-Ya's are great people. We found out we live in the same neighborhood that they used to live in, just a couple streets over, when they lived in AZ. Kind of makes the world seem small in a way.
As the sun set, I again took over the driving duties and took us back to the C-Ya's house. After parking the boat and offloading everything, we were invited inside to have more drinks and dinner. We ate some of the best pizza I've ever had! It was late and the wife and I decided we better get going. The C-Ya's waited outside with us until out uber arrived and we shook hands, hugged and went back to the hotel.
The C-Ya's represent what I love about this site. I can't tank them enough for their hospitality and graciousness. They helped to make our day special and we had a heck of a good time. We can't wait to hang out with them again.
The rest of the trip was just us chilling on the beach and getting drunk!!
Below are some pics from the trip.
One crotchety member, @C-Ya even offered me and the wife for a boat ride. Well, I decided to take him up on the offer and we worked out the logistics offline.
We arrived Friday late afternoon and got settled. The first thing we did was go down to the pool, order some super expensive drinks (shit is pricey in ft lauderdale) and chill by the pool and watch the sunset.
Once darkness set in, we decided to hit up Coconuts for dinner. While on the way there we stopped by Blondies for a bucket of beers and some good ole fashion people watching. Spring break was in full effect and there was no shortage of stuff to see.
After we drank our beers we walked by the famed Elbow Room. The name is appropriate as the placed was packed! The wife had no interest in stopping so we headed to Coconuts.
At the urging of @C-Ya we ordered the Scoobies. Crab claws soaked in butter and absolutely delicious! If you end up there, get the Scoobies! Our meals, coconut shrimp and crispy snapper were amazing! We washed it all down with a local brew.
We decided to turn in as we had a big day of boating on Saturday. We ubered to the C-Ya's humble abode. He took us through the Cribs tour and let me tell you, the view from his place is amazing!! I could've just sat on the patio and watched boats go by all day.
We headed down to the boat, which he had stocked with an assortment of drinks and food(one of which was a superb Italian sub). C-Ya's boat is unlike anything I've seen, especially on the West coast. Its a cool boat, well thought out and comfortable for the type of boating in the area.
We headed through the intercoastsl and out to the big blue through the Hillsboro inlet. We headed north and what were pretty calm seas. C-Ya is a fun guy and full of stories and a studious captain.
At one point, as we were headed to Lake Boca, he let me take the helm. Now, I've never driven a boat on the ocean so I kind of had an Oh Shit moment in my head. I didn't want to look like a complete idiot. Well, it didn't take long for my lack of ocean experience to rear its ugly head as I hit a fairly deep hole and had some nice ocean spray get us all wet! C-YA gave me some quick instructions and told me to shake it off as "these things happen." He had me enter the Boca Raton inlet all the while providing tips on how to ride the waves in. It was a really cool experience and I had a shit eating grin on my face the whole time.
We hung out at Lake boca for a bit. This is a cool place...think sandbar of old in Havasu. Water was clear, boats and scenery were plentiful.
From there we headed up the ICW and checked out cool boats and houses! It was scenery overload. At some point we hit a little cove and ate lunch and headed back south to pick up Mrs C-Ya.
We decided to travel south via the ICW as we had some time to kill. C-Ya shared more stories and pointed out more cool stuff.
We ended up back at the Hillsboro Inlet and decided to anchor and take a swim. The water was refreshing! After a bit we headed to pick up Mrs C-Ya.
Our plan was to head to downtown Ft Lauderdale, check out the sites and mega yachts and then head toward the everglades. However, mother nature had other plans so we checked out all the sites downtown, houses and more boats! It was so much fun. The C-Ya's are great people. We found out we live in the same neighborhood that they used to live in, just a couple streets over, when they lived in AZ. Kind of makes the world seem small in a way.
As the sun set, I again took over the driving duties and took us back to the C-Ya's house. After parking the boat and offloading everything, we were invited inside to have more drinks and dinner. We ate some of the best pizza I've ever had! It was late and the wife and I decided we better get going. The C-Ya's waited outside with us until out uber arrived and we shook hands, hugged and went back to the hotel.
The C-Ya's represent what I love about this site. I can't tank them enough for their hospitality and graciousness. They helped to make our day special and we had a heck of a good time. We can't wait to hang out with them again.
The rest of the trip was just us chilling on the beach and getting drunk!!
Below are some pics from the trip.
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