Formerly Itinerant Roadie


Monday, October 26, 2009

Ft. Lauderdale

I'm in Baltimore this week and am enjoying the Fall. 60 degrees is nice. I had kind of forgotten what Fall felt like. But I spent the previous 2 weeks in Ft. Lauderdale. It was hotter than usual down there, but I was loving it.
The other stage management assistant and I decided to room together for the 2 weeks. We found a fantastic 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment just across the river from the theatre. It was great! Full kitchen and massive balcony on the top floor of a condo tower.
We could see the theatre....
If we had a canoe we could have gotten to work fast. If we had a zip line we could have gotten to work REALLY fast. From the other side of the balcony the train bridge was visible and the ocean in the far background.
The river was full of boats at all hours. Huge yachts, river taxis and sailboats came and went all day long. I even saw some manatees on the last day I was there.On my Monday off, I borrowed a bike from the condo and rode to the beach. All along the road I could see the canals with the waterside mansions and the yachts pulled up to the personal docks. Some of the boats were as big as the houses.When I go to the beach I had an overpriced but excellent Caesar salad with shrimp and a glass of sangria in a beach cafe. *sigh* I do love the beach. I did feel a little guilty though. The day I rode to the beach, John had snow in Minneapolis.Looking forward to Boston next week!

1 comment:

Rob said...

I can see some water out my window too. Actually, a lot of water. Actually, that's all you can see in any direction. I've adapted a poem:

Water water everywhere
where's my goddamn beer?

I'm hopefully back in the States before year's end. I'll make wherever you guys are a stop on my trip.