I flew down to South Florida last Saturday with a buddy of mine to see the Dolphins/Jets game on Sunday. We departed Ridgeland, SC around 12:45pm and flew down to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport..nonstop. Trip took about 3 1/2 hours. The weather was great all the way down and was for the most part, smooth.
We had a rental car waiting for us on the ramp and after we got the plane buttoned up, we headed for my parent's condo in Hollywood. John and I ended up at Oceanwalk that evening at a bar along the beach, watching college football games and partaking in a few adult beverages as well as some fantastic food
We headed out around 10:20 Sunday morning and headed for the local Chipotle to pick up burritos for the tailgate party at Dolphin's Stadium. We downed a few beers, ate lunch, and headed into the stadium. We had pretty good seats but you can imagine how hot it was. The game was great too, though my Dolphins ended up losing at the end. After the game, John and I headed down to South Beach. We found a neat bar and had drinks, dinner, and watched some more sports. People watching is the real sport on South Beach, however. ;) We headed back to the condo around 11:00pm as we had a full day of flying on Monday.
We opted to stop in Titusville, FL on the way back to have some breakfast and to see if we can good view of the Kennedy Space Center, since John has never seen that area before. We ate at the Outer Marker Cafe which is a great little place with an awesome aviation theme.
Check out some of the pictures from our trip below. Enjoy!
Captain Tedward
We had a rental car waiting for us on the ramp and after we got the plane buttoned up, we headed for my parent's condo in Hollywood. John and I ended up at Oceanwalk that evening at a bar along the beach, watching college football games and partaking in a few adult beverages as well as some fantastic food
We headed out around 10:20 Sunday morning and headed for the local Chipotle to pick up burritos for the tailgate party at Dolphin's Stadium. We downed a few beers, ate lunch, and headed into the stadium. We had pretty good seats but you can imagine how hot it was. The game was great too, though my Dolphins ended up losing at the end. After the game, John and I headed down to South Beach. We found a neat bar and had drinks, dinner, and watched some more sports. People watching is the real sport on South Beach, however. ;) We headed back to the condo around 11:00pm as we had a full day of flying on Monday.
We opted to stop in Titusville, FL on the way back to have some breakfast and to see if we can good view of the Kennedy Space Center, since John has never seen that area before. We ate at the Outer Marker Cafe which is a great little place with an awesome aviation theme.
Check out some of the pictures from our trip below. Enjoy!
Captain Tedward
John taking a turn at flying.
Lake Okeechobee.
Approaching Fort Lauderdale.
Airport coming into view.
The FBO we parked at.
John with the stadium in the background.
During the National Anthem.
Big screen!
John and I after the game.
The 'other' in game entertainment. :) 
Enroute weather.
Towering cumulous.
Approaching some weather.
Along the Florida coast.
Coming in for a landing at Beaufort County Airport.
2 comments:
It's hard to beat Miami for the, ahem, "sightseeing." That's definitely one of the higher points of the annual Christmas trip.
Boys....
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