December 1st - Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale

10 AM, packed, and ready to hit the road.  Frenchy, Tom, and Bobbie set off in Frenchy's land yacht for the five hour drive from Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale.  The drive was pretty with blue skies and white clouds.  As we neared the Everglades the day turned cloudy making the drive across Alligator Alley even more creepy.  We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale at Leo and Becky's home, Bobbie's sister and brother-in-law.  The family gathered this evening for the first night of Hanukkah.  We lit candles and had a toast.  The food was great and we all opened presents and told family stories.  The evening ran well past midnight followed by a good night's sleep.  Tomorrow we head to Miami to meet up with the rest of our travel partners.  Yippee!