Today we arrived very early in Ft. Lauderdale. We woke up as we were coming into port. We watched a number of ships come in after us. Our flight wasn't supposed to leave until 6:00 p.m. tonight and so we thought we would schedule an excursion to fill some of that time.
Our excursion tickets said to meet at 6:45 a.m. and we were among the first off the ship around 7:15 a.m. (with luggage tag number 1). We boarded a bus and headed to the Everglades where we took an airboat tour and had a chance to check out their animal exhibits and watch a reptile show. We were also supposed to have time to watch the mammal show but our bus driver told us it was time to go before we had a chance to do that which made no sense. The excursion was advertised as a 4 hour excursion (I think one spot referenced 4.5 hours) and supposed to go until 12:30 p.m. So it was a bit puzzling when they dropped us off at the airport at 10:40 a.m.! We could have just relaxed on the ship and gotten off at one of the later times and made it to the airport at about the same time - so much for filling time with an excursion!
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| Cannibal, one of the largest known alligators to exist, measures in currently at 19'2" and weighs over 800 lbs; alligators continue to grow until they pass. His mate Crystal in the background is small in comparison. |
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