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I went to the Fort Lauderdale beach last night just to get out for a while. I’d been working hard all day, chained to my desk doing research and writing. So at about 7 p.m, I decided I needed to rejoin the human race. I’m telling you this because I ended up having the most delightful conversation with four folks from eastern Maine. They were down here because – well, I probably don’t have to tell you why they were down here from Maine during the winter, do I? Anyway, all this started when I began to chat with a couple who appeared to be in their early 20s. His name is Billy Curtis. Her name is, I swear, Kelsy Snowman. As my colleague Dave Barry says, I am not making this up. A Snowman visiting Fort Lauderdale. From Maine of all places. Ha, I love it! When I asked them about their visit here, they both were happy to tell me all about it.
As Billy said: “We left, like, 40 inches of snow on the ground in Maine. We’ve been on the strip at the beach the whole time we’ve been here.” Hey, I lived in Vermont for 14 years. I understand, believe me. When you get away from the snow and gloom, all you want is sunshine and heat. They were soaking up plenty of both – and dreading their return to winter.
As we talked, another couple came along who were in town with Billy and Kelsy. Though I never got their names, the five of us continued talking about their stay in Fort Lauderdale. Let’s just say they all seemed to be having a good time. The other guy said, “It’s nice outside here!” And Kelsy said, “No snow! No freezing rain or sleet!” And Billy said, “Good night life in Fort Lauderdale!” You get the idea. They told me that five other friends from Maine, nine of them total, were in town for just over a week. Together they were getting around as much as possible without a car – and they loved the Sun Trolley for that. “It’s great,” Billy told me, “because with nine of us it takes three cabs to go some place. But we can all hop on that trolley for 50 cents each. It goes all over.” They asked for some recommendations near the beach and I mentioned the Bonnet House as an attraction and three restaurants I like a lot: Bravo for Italian food, Coco Asian Bistro for Thai and Fish for … well, for fish. I really enjoyed talking to them and, as we parted, I thought about those Vermont winters in my past and felt lucky to be living here. And I know they all felt lucky to be here too.
As Billy said: “We left, like, 40 inches of snow on the ground in Maine. We’ve been on the strip at the beach the whole time we’ve been here.” Hey, I lived in Vermont for 14 years. I understand, believe me. When you get away from the snow and gloom, all you want is sunshine and heat. They were soaking up plenty of both – and dreading their return to winter.
As we talked, another couple came along who were in town with Billy and Kelsy. Though I never got their names, the five of us continued talking about their stay in Fort Lauderdale. Let’s just say they all seemed to be having a good time. The other guy said, “It’s nice outside here!” And Kelsy said, “No snow! No freezing rain or sleet!” And Billy said, “Good night life in Fort Lauderdale!” You get the idea. They told me that five other friends from Maine, nine of them total, were in town for just over a week. Together they were getting around as much as possible without a car – and they loved the Sun Trolley for that. “It’s great,” Billy told me, “because with nine of us it takes three cabs to go some place. But we can all hop on that trolley for 50 cents each. It goes all over.” They asked for some recommendations near the beach and I mentioned the Bonnet House as an attraction and three restaurants I like a lot: Bravo for Italian food, Coco Asian Bistro for Thai and Fish for … well, for fish. I really enjoyed talking to them and, as we parted, I thought about those Vermont winters in my past and felt lucky to be living here. And I know they all felt lucky to be here too.
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