Vacation in Florida coming to a close

Not much time left in Florida. It has been a really great vacation, but is rapidly coming to a close. Today we spent on the water taxi in Fort Lauderdale. For $11 apiece we could get on and off at any of 13 stops, spend time and then get back on. We rode from 1 to 9, while listening to a narration of the fabulous homes and yachts that are all along the waterway. We got off and spent several hours snooping through shops and having lunch at Mango's Restaurant. We went to an art gallery with many beautiful sculptures and art pieces that were incredibly expensive. However, we said that if a person here can afford a 47 million dollar yacht and a 20 million dollar house, certainly they can afford 65,000 dollars for an elephant sculpture or several thousand for a painting or beautiful bowl to decorate their home. Another interesting thing we learned was that a 47 million dollar yacht would cost about 10% a year to maintain and run, which would run at leat 4 1/2 mil a year. Wow! The woman at the art studio said that the slump in the economy has not affected her business because her clientele have not felt the effects - but of course not! What is a few million less a year when you have that kind of money. Interesting to see another section of life.