Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spring 2016 – Day 2

We slept late and woke up to wonderful weather.  Ed went and ate breakfast and then a ½ on a stationary bicycle in the gym before we both got ready to go out to the beach.



The weather was perfect, in the high 70’s, very little wind and just a few clouds.



We went about 40 minutes south to our favorite beach in Miami, Haulover Beach and it was a great way to spend the day.



Haulover Beach was jammed with people as it was Sunday but we found a spot where we like to sit and enjoyed the day in beautiful weather.  For suntan lotion, we used #0, #2, #4 & #30 to protect us all over!



We finally left the beach at 4:30pm (without a sunburn) after showering at a beach shower and then we headed for a Cuban Restaurant in Little Havana in downtown Miami, about 30 minutes away from the beach.



For an appetizer, we had assorted croquettes of ham, chicken, cod fish all served with a Cilanto Sauce and they were very good.  For our main course we had a Cuban sampler platter consisting of white rice, black beans, Picadillo ground beef, roast port, sweet plantains, ham croquette, Cuban tamale and Cassava with Cuban Mojo (that’s right from the menu as we would never remember everything).  Ed really enjoyed it and Barb thought it was just ok.  Both of agreed that last night Cuban meal was the best.



Then we met Tim and Barbara from Washington, DC in the Executive Lounge and spent an hour or so just catching up.  They are a great couple and we are thrilled they will be joining us on this cruise.



That’s it from Ft. Lauderdale as tomorrow we pack up and get on the ship – it should be a fun cruise and what a fun two days to start the trip.



Night from Ft. Lauderdale.

The entrance to the beach

Dinner

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