Downtown Miami

Up Biscayne Bay and the ICW

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April 1st 2011
Happy April Fool’s Day. We had a good time at Mom’s, ate lots of ice cream, got prescriptions filled, changed oil and filter on the boat. Mom and I played Yahtzee and SkipBo. I finally managed to beat her at SkipBo by playing it her way, cut-throat. Thursday night (last night) was supposed to be stormy, with thunder, lightning and high winds, so we paid for another night at Matheson Hammoc ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more