Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Manny and Shayna went to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show today. Skyler got a stomach virus last night so I stayed home with him. This is the biggest boat show in the world, and is at 5-6 different locations including the Broward Convention Center and various nearby marinas. they went to the Convention Center, which is much bigger than the one in Philadelphia. They went to 3 fishing seminars, which Shayna enjoyed because they were giving away lots of free stuff. Shayna also went to the "Kids fishing clinic." They divided the kids into groups and then they rotate around the different learning stations. At the end if the completed them all they got a free fishing rod and lure kit. Not a cheapie or kiddie looking rod but a very good rod and bait kit (lures etc.). They also got into the boat show for free when taking the clinic. During the kids clinic she learned about lures, tying knots, conservation, how to remove hooks safely, how to cast, and more.

They came home with a ton of things they got for free: about 5 T-shirts, thing to keep drink cold, the fishing rod and bait kit, baseball cap/hat, necklace, stuffed fish animal. During one of the seminars the speaker asked "who here doesn't want to catch any more fish?" No one raised thier hand. "I got a free shirt for anyone that doesn't want to catch any more fish." Manny raised his hand first and got the shirt.

Here is Shayna before going into the clinic, doing the fishing craft. It was a stuffed fish on a little line and "rod:"


Shayna during the fishing clinic: