Day 12-13     April 22-23    Las Olas Marina, Ft. Lauderdale

There are much worse things than being forced to spend two extra days in Ft. Lauderdale on a boat.  From a cruiser’s perspective it’s probably the best place to be weathered in.  It’s where Dennis repaired Aurora in 2013, after we were struck by lightning in Miami, finding every possible resource at our fingertips plus the largest West Marine in the world. 

Two days in between the rain showers to do laundry, to walk the boardwalk, to clean the boat, and to take a memorable trolley ride!  Our destination was a trolley stop 7 blocks from West Marine, another stop on the way back at Publix, and be returned to the original trolley stop one block from the Marina.  Sounded simple enough.  Right?  After accomplishing two of three, we hopped the trolley at the same stop where 1st one dropped us expecting to return to our point of entry.  All I can say we should have saved our six bucks from the all day pass, and ridden our bikes.  We did have a nice tour of Las Olas Blvd., got off the trolley after realizing it was going the wrong direction, waited for the next one that never came, then wound up walking back to the marina, our backpacks still heavily laden with Publix goods.  Thank goodness for Map Quest and phones to point the way to home.

Nautical Miles: 0  Walking miles: 5