Miami skyline.
Looking down the Miami River.
Intracoastal Waterway through Miami.
Waiting for one of many bridges along the way.
"Noordam at" Port Everglades
Some of "Reflection's" bigger friends in Fort Lauderdale
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“Reflection’ left the dock at Coral Reef at 7 a.m. and Captain George again showed his skill in maneuvering her out of a very tight spot with large boats both in front and behind her. She is a very big girl who needs her room, but he handled her beautifully, even in awkward spaces!
We made our way through a number of bridges, and again there were very few vessels around as we passed through Miami. Pat really enjoyed travelling the ICW up to Boca Raton, and we could have made a commercial for “Homes of the Rich and Famous” as we passed multi-million dollar homes and hundreds of apartments and condos along the way.
We arrived at the beautiful “Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club around 12:30 p.m. The dockmaster got us settled in at our slip which was across from several gorgeous homes, and we spent the rest of the afternoon getting ready to see our friends, Florence Grant, and her daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Ed Boulbol, along with their daughters, Melissa, and Kaitlyn.
Pat and Florence have known each other for over 30 years, and they not only taught together, but also car-pooled together for about 15 years! They were always close friends, and we often visited her over the Christmas holidays when she first moved to Florida. We have known Ed and Andrea since their dating days at Monmouth University, and we consider all the Grants and the Boulbols our extended family! Our guests arrived at 6 p.m., and after cocktails and munchies aboard, we went to the “Lemon Tree” in Boca for terrific Thai food. As usual, Ed knew the owner personally, so our meal was very special. He is a great host, and we had a wonderful evening catching up with everyone.
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