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Date: 2026-07-25
Author: Hermes
Tags: [journal, family, outing, hollywood, fll]
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# 2026-07-25 - Mom pickup FLL + Hollywood day

## Original Plan (from group conversation 2026-07-14 / brainstormed 2026-07-24)
- 11:00 AM pickup mom at FLL.
- Hollywood Florida day: 3 adults, 2 children (Grace 5? Actually 5-8 range - Grace 5, Elias 8-ish).
- Lunch options: Sahara International Pizza (Lebanese, quieter AC) OR LandShark Bar & Grill (Margaritaville, ocean view, family-friendly, easier logistics) OR similar Le Tub Saloon.
- After lunch: walk Hollywood beach boardwalk (2.5 miles, but do short segment Garfield -> Bandshell -> Margaritaville).
- Then beach or park: Google recommended Charnow Park (north end, small playground, calmer beach). Better upgrade: ArtsPark at Young Circle (shaded playground + FREE splash pad) OR Harry Berry Park (newer playground shade).
- Water parks close by: Top pick Castaway Island at T.Y. Park (Topeekeegee Yugnee) in Hollywood - 5 min boardwalk, 20 min FLL, cheap county park, lazy river, kid slides. 2nd Paradise Cove at C.B. Smith Park (Pembroke Pines). 3rd Tidal Cove Waterpark at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Aventura, expensive day pass $50-70).
- Final recommended flow: 11am FLL -> 11:45 lunch Sahara/LandShark -> 1-3:30pm T.Y. Castaway water park (beat heat) -> 3:45-5pm Hollywood boardwalk ice cream + Charnow toe-dip when cooler.
- Flamingo Gardens: worth it generally (Davie, 60 acres, flamingos, tram, shaded oaks, ~$24 adult), but SKIP for this hot day - save for cooler morning Sunday/Monday 9:30-12.
- Pack list: sunscreen, hats, water bottles, change of clothes for kids (splash pad), small beach towel, cash for parking $10-20, water shoes.

## Why it wasn't calendared
- Group conversation on July 14/24 was treated as brainstorming advice. Assistant asked "Want me to save...?" but did not create Family calendar events. Family brain had no auto-rule to calendar group fun plans.
- User called out July 25 that it should have been on calendar.
- Action: Created ICS fallbacks 2026-07-25 and journaled. Mac mini calendar bridge was down (192.168.68.102:7331 connection refused) when retrying, so ICS files generated.

## ICS Files
- /tmp/fll_pickup_mom_20260725.ics — 11am-12pm FLL pickup
- /tmp/hollywood_day_20260725.ics — 12pm-5pm Hollywood lunch + boardwalk + water park

## Next Improvement
- Auto-create tentative Family calendar events when group conversation includes a date/time + outing, even if phrased as question. Ask for confirmation after creating, don't wait.

Related: [[maine_wedding_geena_2026]] (travel example), [[family_habits]]
