Weekend at Sherry’s – On the Road with Don and Paula

Nothing like a sunrise photo to catch your interest! This is the view from our current location.

The past few days here in Fort Lauderdale have been a tad on the idyllic side. Our place of residence since last Friday has been the “Condo” that Sherry’s daughter and son-in-law own. I’m afraid that the word “Condo” when used in conjunction with Florida conjures up images of towers and towers of well-appointed apartment buildings that serve either as residences or vacation retreats for their owners. This location is no exception on that level, but it differs on so many others.

Sherry’s relatives are very successful doctors and medical entrepreneurs. They have worked quite hard over the past twenty or so years and have the fruits of their labors to prove it. Our (really theirs’s!) Condo is probably around 4500 square feet, spans the entire width of the building (so you get sunrise and sunsets), has its own elevator that brings you right into the apartment, and of course the property amenities are exactly what you would expect from something this nice.

The hot tub (foreground) and pool (in the rear).

Paula and Sherry *not* watching the boats and ships!

Early morning, watching the sun chase the stars away.

Looking towards the Ocean. There are four LARGE bedrooms, six bathrooms, a large laundry room, and two living rooms.

Our days have been filled with Very Important Decisions such as, which game do we play next, when should we go down to the pool, and (giant!) hot tub? Or the most important one…. What should we eat next?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been to Fort Lauderdale before except to catch a Cruise Ship before it left without me. This place seems to rank right up there with the tippy-top ones. This is not your grandparents Fort Lauderdale. Spring Break invasions are a thing of the past unless of course your family owns one of these little “get-away” spots like we’re currently in.

I know that it looks like a “Rendition”, but I promise you that it’s a real Photo!

One of the ways to ascertain the type of area that you may be in is to look around and see what the automobiles look like.

Hey! There goes a Bentley, and over there is a really cool baby-blue Aston-Martin! I’m afraid that Miss Honda would be just slightly outclassed!

We took a trip a few miles north of here to a really nice section of town where their “real” home is. We were introduced to Jessica and Gordon as they welcomed us into their home that Jessica had designed. Modern would be a good description, with “attention to detail” an incredible understatement. One side of the home opens onto the Intra-Coastal Waterway and the other side has the dock for the boats right across the street. I purposely did not take any photos here as I felt that it would have been rude and invasive, so I resorted to some internet photos that I was able to find. You will now be able to envision an 8000 square foot incredibly gorgeous Florida home in neighborhood that Lionel Messi just bought into.

A bad internet photo. The white one in the middle is the one we visited. Family members own the ones on either side.

And while this is *not* the pool at the home, it is a good representation of similar facilities.

The best part of this entire excursion into Florida has been meeting up with Harold and Sherry again, taking up where we left off on the Cruise, and then being introduced to their friends and family like we were old friends.

The usual suspects in the “Hot Tub” (pool)

It is a nice feeling.

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