Crossing on Amtrak near Orlando Station. Nice to be on this side of the gate for once.
One of the many canals on the way to Ft. Lauderdale.
Sunset from the Amtrak train in south Florida.
Renaissance Hotel near Convention Center where I am staying.
Sculpture in front of Ft. Lauderdale Art Institute.
Ft. Lauderdale Cruise Ship Terminal.
Along the Intra Coastal Waterway underneath the 17th Street Bridge in Ft. Lauderdale. This is where I got on the Water Taxi.
Water Taxi which takes you to 11 different stops along the Ft. Lauderdale Waterway. $12 for an all day pass.
Tommy Lee Jones Sailboat. This is what the Water Taxi driver told me. Ft. Lauderdale Waterway.
Jet Skis aboard Tommy Lee Jones Sailboat.
View of Ft. Lauderdale from the Water Taxi.
Yachts and Mansions along the Ft. Lauderdale Waterway.
Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Goodyear Blimp crossing over Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
I rented a bike for an hour and went to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. This is when I found out about the canoes.
Returned the bike and went to Cafe Del Mar for lunch. Right across the street from Ft. Lauderdale Beach.
Fresh Steamed mussels at Cafe Del Mar. Took a while to get the food, notice the empty beer.
Horse Mounted Police on Ft. Lauderdale Beach.
Rental Canoes at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Ft. Lauderdale.
Canoe trip at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
Turtle at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
Lily Pad Flower at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
Turtles at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
Drawbridge Sequence from Water Taxi Stop. Sunrise Blvd Bridge, Ft. Lauderdale.
More Yacht/Mansion shots from the Taxi.
This is the house they used for some of the Miami Vice episodes back in the 80s.
Back around to the 17th Street Bridge.
Hyatt Regency at Pier 66, Ft. Lauderdale.
View from on top of 17th Street Bridge.
Control Tower for the Draw Bridge on the 17th Street Bridge which I now know is called the E. Clay Shaw Jr. Bridge.
Another shot of the sailboat.
From the top of the Draw Bridge.
Bus 40 to Downtown
Las Olas Riverfront
View from Ugly Tuna Saloona
Railroad Drawbridge
