Blogs from Miami Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 16

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It is Nov 19th and Glenys, Chad and I arrived in Savannah in the early afternoon. Chad slept in the car while Glenys and I went out and had a drink at a pub down by the water. The hostel we wanted to book into did not open until 5pm and we still had another hour to kill. Glenys and I decided to drive up to a few hotels and see what rate we could get. We eventually got a good rate at a motel that was about a 5 minute drive from downtown so we decided to take it. We settled in and did a little grocery shopping … can ... read more

Pete's sister asked us to bring Jonner and AJ this day to take them to Jungle Island. It is on the causeway going into Miami Beach, right across from the cruise ships. The boys had day off from school, so off we went..We picked up Tia Lu, went to lunch at Mc Donalds, where we made sure Tia was in between the boys, you know no fighting. Then off we went to the park. It is kind of a small zoo. Hope you enjoy the pictures and 2 videos.... read more

Hi all, This just a preliminary post to test the system. We have closed on the boat today. The boat Named Seren(welsh for star) is to be our home for the next bit untill we reach Australia in August ish next year. The Boat. 2001 hunter tri-cabin 380(38ft). In mast main with solid vang and the main sheet is on the bimini roof. Headsail furler. 3 double cabins plus the settee makes a double. Galley with double sinks and a 3 burner stove with oven and griller. toilet and shower. The toys; aircon watermaker hot water maker, big genset, microwave, flatscreen TV, Radar/chart plotter/autopilot, with wind vane(wind direction) and anemometer(wind speed) attachment at the top of the mast that all talks to each other(I am a bit worried what they will say) Electric anchor winch. The ... read more

Miami Beach We don’t have any photos of Miami, and there is a reason for that. I have heard raving revues about the area but honestly I must have been in the wrong Miami, either that or those people were on bloody commission. It looks like the town took a vote to banish all decorators and street cleaners as it looks like no maintenance has been carried out since the Scarface film crew left. This disbandment of professions may also account for the chronic number of homeless people. If you get a photo without one in it you must have been in a toilet cubicle. The beach in fairness looked amazing but the water was so rough that it was more or less empty. We did have one amazing meal on the beach front and a ... read more

Soooooo Miami beach - a necessary stop on the OneWorld ticket. Not exactly the highlight for either of us so far! A mediocre beach and a bit of a scruffy area. Also we are quite convinced that they may have closed a mental institution in the area recently judging by the number of crazies in town. For example no eyebrows raised when man bicycles through the mall with a chicken on his handlebars or when a man is shouting in the street wearing a dress or when man takes a snake for a walk. Hmmmm. Highlights of South beach are the art deco buildings everywhere which does have a great visual impact and also Jerry´s diner which had the hugest menu and portions we´d ever seen - YUM. As hurricane Gustav and tropical storm Hanna were ... read more