I-drive and the back roads

Welcome to the veritable vomit of tacky signs all eagerly clamoring for the attention of tourists in the heart of Orlando's amusement park district.

I-drive offers you everything you've never wanted to see. We couldn't wait to get away from it all.


For our return to Ft. Lauderdale, we opted for the "scenic" back roads for a more enjoyable drive. As you could imagine, this drive was much prettier than the toll freeway. Through the bug collection on the windshield we caught views of farms and trees and old broken down houses surrounded by their piles of junk. But mostly the road was lined with pretty trees and pleasant scenery.


The "scenic" drive took us around lake Okeechobee which was... not really scenic at all. The road does follow the shoreline, but the lake is out of sight on the other side of an embankment. Aside from a few overlook stops, there wasn't much to see. Regardless, the return trip made for a nice relaxing day.