Fort Lauderdale - America's Venice

We spent 7 hours on the water today exploring Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood.  We left the driving to the water taxi service.  We used an all-day pass to travel all the routes served by the water taxi. This was a great way to see and learn about the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood.  It also gave us an opportunity to reconnoiter the route we would take as we left Fort Lauderdale for Miami.  The best weather window for us appears to be a departure on Monday.

Among the most marvelous sights in Fort Lauderdale are the multi-million dollar homes which line the waterways and the mega-yachts parked along the ICW.  We thought Steven Spielberg's yacht, 7 Seas, was the largest one we'd seen at 281 feet in length.  Until we saw Infinity, which is 10 feet longer. Eleven men were working on Infinity giving her a wash down as we passed.  Several men were on a floating raft, one was suspended on a cable washing windows and the rest were assisting from on deck.  I wonder if divers were hired to clean her bottom.  Foreign Affair had her bottom cleaned in Hampton, VA just before we started down the ICW and the diver cost us $80.

Steven Speilberg's 281 Foot Yacht, 7 Seas