We made it to Ft Lauderdale yesterday and we are anchored in Lake Sylvia. I wouldn't really call it a lake though. It is more like a lagoon with about 5 channel's running off of it. You can only go in and out through one channel in the big boat though because the other channel's have short bridges that you can only get under in the dinghy otherwise you have to go back out to where it meets the Inter Coastal Waterway. It was quite the experience coming up the Inter Coastal Waterway. I enjoyed watching everything going on along the way, all of the nice houses lining the waterway and little restaurants and bars where you can pull the boat up to the dock. The draw bridges were sometimes a pain because if you didn't time it just right, you had to wait around for 15-20 minutes for them to open, but we sure aren't in any hurry since we are retired. It is so different than sailing out on the open ocean though where all you see is the coastline.
We spent the evening exploring around in the dinghy and had dinner at the Southport Raw Bar which is at the end of one of the channels on 15th St. I guess 15th Street is the main street where the majority of the restaurants and stores are located. So we are going to hang out here for a few days, check out the place and we might change anchor tomorrow night.
This was the little island that we anchored by in Miami
A couple of the draw bridges we went through yesterday
Lake Sylvia where we anchored for the night
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