Thurs. March 27

Well the weather certainly is not co-operating with us as far as beach days. Another overcast day with showers predicted for the afternoon. We decided to take a ride to the Fort Lauderdale & Miami beach area. Being that it is spring break, it was very traffic congested. The Miami Beach area was not at all what we expected. We ended up in the middle of down town Miami. Oh my! It was just like driving in down town Chicago! It did not impress us at all. But to be fair we didn't actually get to see the more expensive side of Miami Beach that we hear about. We did stop at a park, John U. Lloyd Beach St. Park. It had access to a beach with a Getty. The waves were super strong crashing at the shore. In the Fort Lauderdale area we were on a road that ran right along the ocean, beaches (very crowded, we could certainly tell that it was spring break, a lot of young adults ) on one side and high rises on the other side.  It reminded me of Lakeshore Drive in Chicago. By the time we got back, it had started to rain. The locals say that Florida really needs the rain, but did it have to arrive while we are here ?? Oh well, at least it's not snow!!