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It's not every day that my parents have the opportunity to come down from Illinois and visit me for a long weekend, so I wanted to make sure that they had a good time. Now I’m sure that just being away from the snow and subzero temperatures back home would have been enough to make the trip a success for them, but I had to make sure that we did more than just sit at the hotel pool. Being your stereotypical 23 year-old male, scheduling and activity planning for family visits is not exactly an area where I excel. Lucky for me, I live in the Greater Fort Lauderdale area where there is something to do around every corner. With a little help from my friends here at the CVB I was able to throw together a three-day weekend plan that was a perfect mix of fun, relaxation, and sight-seeing.
Early to rise on Friday morning, we headed into downtown Fort Lauderdale to see the Cradle of Christianity exhibition at the Museum of Art. This was my mother’s favorite part of the whole trip, and I have to admit that even I found it quite interesting. I’m not really the type of person who enjoys going to museums or looking at art so this is saying quite a bit. It was pretty amazing to see one of the Dead Sea scrolls and a stone tablet etched with Pontius Pilot’s name as well as various other artifacts from that time period. After the Museum, we walked about a block to the Las Olas Riverwalk where we had lunch and then poked around in the various shops. The Riverwalk would have been the perfect place to spend the rest of the day but my mother had caught wind of the outlet mall megalith known as Sawgrass Mills and decided that she needed to get her shopping fix there. I have never seen such a massive shopping mall in all of my life. I got my week’s worth of exercise just walking from one end of the mall to the other and back. My mother was in absolute heaven. She shopped for hours and would have shopped longer if my father and I wouldn’t have been nagging her to go get some dinner. All I can say is if you decide to check this place out, and I suggest you do, make sure you wear your most comfortable walking shoes.
The last two days my folks were here were a bit more laid back and relaxing. On Saturday, my mom laid out at the hotel pool while my dad and I spent several hours at Bass Pro Shops looking at boats we couldn’t afford. Saturday evening we went swordfishing aboard the charter boat Outacontrol II and had a ball. We had several bites and caught one swordfish weighing in at more than 100 lbs before the weather turned rough and we had to head for the docks. This was my favorite part of the weekend. The captain of the boat really knew what he was doing and I am convinced we would have caught several more giants if the weather would have held out. As it stands, I’ve got some great pictures and enough swordfish steaks to feed an army. Sunday we spent the day bumming around Dania Beach and got some nice suntans. Unfortunately the weekend was over way too quickly and I had to see my parents off this morning. We had a great time and it was great to see them and have them here to spend the weekend. This afternoon, as I reflect on the festivities of my weekend, I have come to the conclusion that there may be no better place in the world to spend some time with your family than right here in Greater Fort Lauderdale.
Early to rise on Friday morning, we headed into downtown Fort Lauderdale to see the Cradle of Christianity exhibition at the Museum of Art. This was my mother’s favorite part of the whole trip, and I have to admit that even I found it quite interesting. I’m not really the type of person who enjoys going to museums or looking at art so this is saying quite a bit. It was pretty amazing to see one of the Dead Sea scrolls and a stone tablet etched with Pontius Pilot’s name as well as various other artifacts from that time period. After the Museum, we walked about a block to the Las Olas Riverwalk where we had lunch and then poked around in the various shops. The Riverwalk would have been the perfect place to spend the rest of the day but my mother had caught wind of the outlet mall megalith known as Sawgrass Mills and decided that she needed to get her shopping fix there. I have never seen such a massive shopping mall in all of my life. I got my week’s worth of exercise just walking from one end of the mall to the other and back. My mother was in absolute heaven. She shopped for hours and would have shopped longer if my father and I wouldn’t have been nagging her to go get some dinner. All I can say is if you decide to check this place out, and I suggest you do, make sure you wear your most comfortable walking shoes.
The last two days my folks were here were a bit more laid back and relaxing. On Saturday, my mom laid out at the hotel pool while my dad and I spent several hours at Bass Pro Shops looking at boats we couldn’t afford. Saturday evening we went swordfishing aboard the charter boat Outacontrol II and had a ball. We had several bites and caught one swordfish weighing in at more than 100 lbs before the weather turned rough and we had to head for the docks. This was my favorite part of the weekend. The captain of the boat really knew what he was doing and I am convinced we would have caught several more giants if the weather would have held out. As it stands, I’ve got some great pictures and enough swordfish steaks to feed an army. Sunday we spent the day bumming around Dania Beach and got some nice suntans. Unfortunately the weekend was over way too quickly and I had to see my parents off this morning. We had a great time and it was great to see them and have them here to spend the weekend. This afternoon, as I reflect on the festivities of my weekend, I have come to the conclusion that there may be no better place in the world to spend some time with your family than right here in Greater Fort Lauderdale.
posted by HappyFisherman at 3:25 PM
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