I arrived in to Fort Lauderdale a day early. I changed my flight to leave on Thursday
rather than the original day (Friday).
With ominous weather in the forecast, I was able to come in and stay an
extra day prior to my cruise. As I write this, I’m so glad
I did. There’s been a shooting at the
Delta baggage area at the airport. The
airport is shut down and flights are being diverted to other areas. It’s a major mess at the airport with loads
of folks arriving for various cruises leaving tomorrow.
I heard about this shooting as I was returning from a
leisurely cruise of the canals and inter-coastal waterways where the rich and
famous of FLL live. The cab driver got a
call to make sure he wasn’t at the airport.
When I downloaded these photos, the local TV news had video of folks
running on the runways of the airport. Let’s
hope it’s not that bad.
Well, here are my photos I took before the bad local events of
the day.
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| Remember "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" with Robin Leach? |
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| The view from my hotel room's balcony. You can see the causeway in the distance. |
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| This is the estate of the gentleman who owns the Miami Dolphins. |
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| It may be hard to see, but there dolphins (sculpture) in the center of the photo next to the hedges leading to the pool. |
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| This is a bachelor's pad that costs over $20 million. It has one bedroom in all of that square footage! |
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| Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America's east coast. The canals are now where the rich and famous live. |
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| This home is known as the "White House" of Fort Lauderdale. |
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| Nova Southeastern University has a prime spot. I known many folks who paid tuition to NSE, and they helped build this site! |
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| Steven Spielberg comes to FLL for the holidays each year. Here's his yacht, The 7 Seas, which is one of the biggest in the world. |
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| This is the size yacht I may be able to purchase if I sold my house! |
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| Another of the biggest yachts in the world. The owner is visiting here from a European County. Not the speed boat being deployed from the hull. |
