Fort Lauderdale ~ South Florida's Crown Jewel
When Frank Sinatra was writing "New York New York", he must have never been to Fort Lauderdale Florida! If he had, he would never have gone anywhere else. Warm sunny days, gorgeous nights, and friendly locals who live and work around the waterways of the Atlantic Ocean and the New River; this is what Fort Lauderdale is all about. If you are looking for the perfect place on Earth, you do not need to go any farther than this Southern Florida town. Make your plans to get down here where the living is easy, winter or summer. Fort Lauderdale is the place to be!There are no extreme temperatures in Fort Lauderdale. The climate is very temperate, with average highs in the winter of about 77 degrees, and in the summer of around 84 degrees. The seas tend to be calm, especially in the drier winter season. In the summer, you will find that thunderstorms are sparse and usually isolated, lasting only about 30 minutes. In fact, they can create some amazing lightshows over the water, and are definitely an attractive sight and a sometimes-welcome break from for the 3000 hours of sunshine! Photographers will want to catch one of these rare storms.
Fort Lauderdale is definitely a sportsman's paradise. There are enough types of fishing, boating, yachting, professional sports, and other activities for the outdoors type to last more than a lifetime. Fishing charters alone account for sport fishing, party boat fishing, guided fishing, dive fishing, spear fishing, reef and wreck fishing, surf fishing - the list goes on and on. If it can be caught in the ocean, you can bet someone in Fort Lauderdale is catching it. That someone could be you! Huge marlins, amberjacks, and sharks are just a few of the amazing variety of fish you can find in the waters around Fort Lauderdale.If you love warm days and clean beaches, if your favorite sports are all done outside, if you love to golf, fish, boat, or just soak up the sun, Fort Lauderdale is the place you need to be. From its lovely seascapes to its fantastic resorts, there is something for everyone in your family here. The beaches are only the beginning!