Air & Sea Show

The Ft Lauderdale Air & Sea Show is a huge local event. It's put on the first weekend in May every year and draws a tremendous crowd. This year we had some of our family join us for the event.

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Seating is tough and brings the crowd right to the water's edge. No shade. Chris and Chris took advantage of the only relief from heat available - the ocean.


What is so great about this show, versus the other Air Shows around the country, is that they do it over the ocean and they incorporate the water into the acts. Search & Rescue divers jump from helicopters into the ocean and then climb back up on ladders. The "Runway" is close-in to the beach. Pleasure boats and military ships are positioned on the east-side of the runway.

For some good pictures, & perspective, of the Air & Sea show from a boat, see our friends Chris & Jim's blog.

Many planes appear so close that you think they touch one another.


There's such a variety of planes and power on display, too.

Oh, don't let those sunglasses fool you...Joe is fast asleep here after eeking out a couple of inches of space on the sand.


Chris and Lisa and Lil' Chris were with us for a week. One night we took the Water Taxi to the beach for dinner.

Here's a normal morning in our home. Someone had to help Chris read the Sports Page. He knows his teams - all of them! So Here's Andy and Chris on our porch.

And who would've known it was this easy to get a kid these days? Here's Nick with Lil' Chris in a grocery cart...