Today we began our annual trip together. This is a momentous year as we
celebrate two big events. A few
weeks ago Katie successfully defended her dissertation so she’s Dr. Katie. Even
more life-changing, she and Stan were married so she’s Mrs. Dr. Katie!
We flew separately and uneventfully to Ft. Lauderdale on
JetBlue flights. It was my first
time on that airline and I was impressed with their aircraft and service. This year we are spending just one
night before our cruise on the Ruby Princess. The timing fit in very neatly with Katie’s spring
break. We chose the Turnberry Isle
Resort in Aventura, located between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.
This hotel includes a golf course, pools, and tennis courts
in a lovely compound of Spanish style stucco buildings. It’s across the street from the
Aventura Mall, a huge place with hundreds of stores, but one would never know
it because all you all you hear and see in this enclave is the splash of water
in the fountains and the rustle of the leaves of the palm trees as the wind
blows.
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| One of the hotel courtyards and pools |
After checking into our room which was gorgeous, we took the
shuttle to the mall for a little window shopping. It’s evident that south Floridians are much more fashion
conscious and stylish than we are in our parts of Virginia and North
Carolina. We did a lot of people
watching and Katie tried on a few things but nothing really caught her eye enough
to buy it.
Back at our hotel we had a drink before dinner and then a
light dinner in one of the hotel’s restaurants. After an enjoyable day we decided it was time for bed. Clocks get turned forward an hour
tonight so we’ll lose an hour of sleep.
Tomorrow we board the Ruby Princess!
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