In rained all day on our first full day at Yacht Haven, but we had hot and sunny days afterward. We enjoyed the pool on many of these days and took long walks looking at the RVs and yachts. 
On our fourth full day, we had lunch with one of Tim’s childhood friends and his wife (Billy and Shelia) who live in Fort Lauderdale. Tim and Billy went to high school together and were both actively involved in student council not only at their high school, but on the state and national level. Tim had briefly met Shelia on one occasion, and we were both really glad to spend some significant lunch time with her and Billy, who both came to the Yacht Haven to pick us up for lunch. After touring the RV, they took us to lunch at a restaurant called Shuck-n-Dive Cajun CafĂ©, and to our surprise, the restaurant had boiled crawfish! It was a special treat to spend time with those two and to eat boiled crawfish! In the evening of the same day, Yacht Haven had "Wine Down Wednesday" at their Tiki Hut located close to our RV site, where we chatted with some of the staff and a camper who is developing his own RV park in Tennessee. 
On our fifth full day, we picked up a rental car at the Fort Lauderdale airport and drove into the nearby town of Wilton Manors for Pat to pick up some prescriptions and for both of us to get haircuts before the cruise. Our friends from Salem, Massachusetts, both named Bob (the Bobs), had suggested a salon named Carved. Tim explained to his barber, Brees, about how terrible his most recent haircut had been, and Brees did a great job of fixing it. Pat’s barber, Gustavo, also took great interest in ensuring that Pat had a special haircut experience. One of the Bobs met us at the barber shop at the end of our appointments and took us to their condo, which was located in the same complex. We spent the afternoon with the Bobs getting the tour of the complex and their beautiful and spacious condo; and, talking about our upcoming cruise (the Bobs went on the same cruise as us). We really enjoyed having this one-on-one time with the Bobs.
On our sixth full day, we went to lunch with great friends of ours from New York City, Kevin and Chuck. Tim and Kevin sang together in the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, and Chuck and Kevin have become some of our best friends. When we lived in New York City, Kevin and Chuck invited us out to their place in Southampton many weekends, and we have been on several cruises together. Kevin and Chuck had arrived in Fort Lauderdale the day before and also were going on our upcoming cruise. We ate an early lunch at Rosie’s, which is the restaurant requiring a gay pilgrimage when in Wilton Manors. After lunch, Kevin and Chuck came to Yacht Haven to tour our RV.
We spent the remainder of the afternoon getting the RV ready for storage, since it would be in storage without any hook ups for a week while we were on the cruise. Since we would not be connected to electricity in storage, we had to turn off, defrost, and empty the refrigerator and freezer. We had tried to eat as much of the food we had in the refrigerator and freezer as possible, but still had a lot of food left. Luckily, Billy and Sheila graciously took much of the food from the freezer we had offered; otherwise, Tim would have been very upset throwing out all of that food (he hates to waste food). We finished packing for the cruise that evening.
On Saturday, we put the RV in storage and headed to a hotel for the evening; stopping on the way to get manicures and pedicures to look our best on the cruise. We won’t blog about the cruise, so the next blog entry for our readers will be after we have returned from the cruise and are back in the RV.
Review of Yacht Haven Park & Marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Our site was not far from the pool or restroom/shower facilities (so fancy that Pat insisted on including a photo🙄). Yacht Haven is located near I-95 and the Fort Lauderdale airport, so we had a lot of traffic noises from both, particularly early in the morning.
Yacht Haven also accommodates yachts and other boats on their canals that connect to the New River; the yacht sites also have full hookups. Yacht Haven has a new heated pool, fitness center, and laundry facilities. It has new bathroom/shower facilities that are some of the nicest we’ve seen. You can also rent paddleboats, kayaks, and boats. Next to the pool is a Tiki Hut for gathering or playing games, including ping pong. Yacht Haven is in the process of renovating and plans to add an onsite clubhouse with a lounge; pickleball courts; and private cabanas. Yacht Haven is about a 25-minute car ride to Fort Lauderdale beaches and 50 minutes from Miami beaches. It is a quick car ride to many restaurants and clubs; and has a restaurant within walking distance called the Rendezvous. We would definitely consider returning to Yacht Haven for an extended stay and would probably rent a car again to take advantage of the beaches and restaurants.
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