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We are not going to dwell on social commentary, but Ft Lauderdale is truly a city of the have and the have nots. A far cry from the 1960’s movie, Where the Boys are, filmed there with stars Connie Francis and George Hamilton. We spent a week in this South Florida playground for the rich and famous and were taken back by the sharp separation between people with lots of dough and those barely getting by. Ok, enough about that. We had an enjoyable time strolling Las Olas Blvd doing some window shopping and sampling food and drinks from the restaurants and watering holes that line this well, known street. Janet got us visitor passes and we took advantage of the nice weather and spent two days cruising around the downtown waterways on the Jungle Queen and the Carrie B. What trip to Ft Lauderdale could be complete unless you went to the old Seminole Indian reservation, now a commercial attraction, and saw some good ole alligator wrestling. Hey, someone has to do it. They had lots of photographs of the by gone years when the village was inhabited by the Seminole tribe. I remember as a kid, coming to Florida from Jersey with my parents and sister. We took the Jungle Queen cruise and saw many of the sites depicted in the old photos. Lots of memories filled my head. Several of the highlights of our stay in the area were seeing our aunt and uncle, cousins Gene and Doris and our long time, dear friends, Jill and Mark. Unfortunately, time constraints did not allow us to see everyone in the area, but they are always in our hearts. We are fortunate to have family and friends throughout the country and the grounding that being with people you know and love along the way is satisfying to the soul. Janet and I were looking forward to moving further north on, what has been, an extensive stay in Florida. With a few more stops we will be saying goodbye to the sunshine state just in time to get away from the oppressive heat and humidity that is just around the corner.
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