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I’m back from my weekend local getaway. Local, but I felt like I was 1,000 miles from home. And in the process I “discovered” a section of Broward beach that I didn’t know at all – though clearly many other folks have been well aware of that area for a long time. Honestly, the throng was so large this sunny August weekend that it looked like a January crowd.
Gwendolyn and I ended up at a nice seaside hotel in Deerfield Beach. Our room looked out on the Atlantic from the sixth floor and the Atlantic seemed close enough to look back at us. Our hotel was maybe 100 yards from the edge of the ocean. The beach itself is also exceptionally nice, with a beautiful winding brick-paver walkway, pretty benches and small boardwalks extending out over the sand. There’s a raised grassy berm filled with coconut palm trees that runs the length of the beach, reminding me a bit of places I’ve visited in Mexico or Croatia.
This little pocket of greater Fort Lauderdale also is home to some wonderful restaurants and charming shops. It seemed so weird to me, really – I’ve lived in Broward since 1989 and have driven right past this area several times without stopping. I didn’t know what I was missing. To get there, take Hillsboro Boulevard east until you reach A1A, then make a left on that coastal road to head north. When the pavement makes a little S-jog around some stores a couple blocks later, just find yourself a parking spot and walk around. You’re there.
For the next few blogs, I’m going to be telling you about some of the special things this section of Deerfield offers, including a couple of the restaurants we both loved. And some of the memorable things we did, such as our romantic moonlight swim in the sea. All of it just part of our backyard vacation – a great way to cool down and relax and escape during the summer for a while, right here at home.
Gwendolyn and I ended up at a nice seaside hotel in Deerfield Beach. Our room looked out on the Atlantic from the sixth floor and the Atlantic seemed close enough to look back at us. Our hotel was maybe 100 yards from the edge of the ocean. The beach itself is also exceptionally nice, with a beautiful winding brick-paver walkway, pretty benches and small boardwalks extending out over the sand. There’s a raised grassy berm filled with coconut palm trees that runs the length of the beach, reminding me a bit of places I’ve visited in Mexico or Croatia.
This little pocket of greater Fort Lauderdale also is home to some wonderful restaurants and charming shops. It seemed so weird to me, really – I’ve lived in Broward since 1989 and have driven right past this area several times without stopping. I didn’t know what I was missing. To get there, take Hillsboro Boulevard east until you reach A1A, then make a left on that coastal road to head north. When the pavement makes a little S-jog around some stores a couple blocks later, just find yourself a parking spot and walk around. You’re there.
For the next few blogs, I’m going to be telling you about some of the special things this section of Deerfield offers, including a couple of the restaurants we both loved. And some of the memorable things we did, such as our romantic moonlight swim in the sea. All of it just part of our backyard vacation – a great way to cool down and relax and escape during the summer for a while, right here at home.
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