We decided to join the rest of the "Spring Breakers" in Ft. Lauderdale for our first post Covid vaccination vacation. We chose Ft. Lauderdale because it had the cheapest flight from Reno and didn't really have any expectaions beyond spending a little time in the sun.
We rented a house with a pool in a gated neighborhood about a 15 minute walk to the beach, dining and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
I envied the orchids growing native in the neighborhood.
We had dinner one night at Franco & Vinny's mostly because it was close to our house. It served great Italian food, but we discovered that the 50 year old institution was closing this month. The 79 year old Vinny decided he wanted some time to enjoy his life a little more.
Across the street from the restaurant was a Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Hugh Taylor Birch was a wealthy Chicago business man who came to Ft. Lauderdale in 1893. He bought 180 acres of beachfront property for his winter estate and when he died willed the property to the state of Florida. The park is now an island of trees and greenery in the middle of Ft. Lauderdale. We enjoyed a morning walk there.
And, of course, there was the beach. We did see crowds of spring breakers, but they were a pretty "cheeky" bunch so we didn't take pictures.
Pass on the poolside iguanas.
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