Blogs from Miami Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 9

Sorry we haven't updated for a while, our internet back in Orlando was absolutely crap and we hadn't done many interesting things anyway! Lol. Also, there were only a few pictures from today (Wednesday) so we'll upload them when we do a bigger photo upload to save time waiting for such a small amount of pictures. Sunday was our relaxing day, literally we did nothing but lay around our hotel room and pop out to grab a bite to eat when we were hungry. We decided not to do much aside from this as we knew that the following day we would be spending quite a lot of time on our feet as we had booked the shuttle bus to Busch Gardens. It worked out pretty well doing nothing anyway, since everytime we decide to take ... read more

Today I had my first swim of the trip. I had plans to meet up with Matt, as he had to check in today as well, but that didn't end up happening. He was tired from work and there was no free parking around here, so it was better for him to cancel at least one of the nights. And I decided I was going to go for a swim at the beach. It was literally a two minute walk from my hostel, so I was able to leave all my stuff inside. Can't really take my wallet and passport with me when I want to swim. The water was really warm. Much warmer than in my town in Australia. I stayed in the water for quite a bit, and I was able to cool down ... read more

We went on the Everglades Airboat tour today, While waiting for our tour bus, a police vehicle went past with flashing lights, followed by a movie crew filming a girl riding a motorcycle, sort of. The bike was attached to the film vehicle by a tow bar. On arrival at the Everglades we boarded an airboat, and were issued with earplugs. They are bloody noisy things. We saw some alligators in the wild, and took plenty of photos. Back at the dock we were given a show with one of the rangers hand feeding some rather large alligators, and explaining a few facts about them. They are protected, after almost being completely wiped out. There are now about 1.5 million 'gators in Florida. One of the big problems here is exotic wildlife being released into Greater ... read more

Back on the bus and heading for Miami. First stop, Kennedy Space Centre. Absolutely amazing to see how they got men to the moon. Spent four hours there, but could have used more. Traffic in Miami was chaotic, with diversions caused by a police incident with about a dozen police cars involved. Don't know the cause, but it was an experience. Dropped at our hotel about 7 pm. What a lovely surprise, upgraded to a beachview suite on the 3rd floor. Many thanks, Leanne. We had dinner at the restaurant downstairs, very nice, but pricier than we expected. We may have trouble with excursions as we have forgotten to confirm, and no response via telephone at this hour. Will try first thing in the morning. went for a walk along the sidewalk. Interesting being accosted by ... read more

De laatste dagen breken aan en op dit eigenste ogenblik bevinden we ons in Miami! Maar eerst gaan we enkele dagen terug. Nadat we de city of Sins achter ons hadden gelaten, trokken we richting Yosemite national park, waar we in de complete wildernis de nacht doorbrachten. ’s Ochtends wakker zagen we het prachtige landschap waar we onze camper hadden neergepoot. Een klein bergriviertje verdeelde de vallei in twee delen waar herten graasden en op sommige plekken was er sneeuw te vinden. Net als in de Grand Canyon vielen onze monden open van verbazing. Het was echter wel een veel gevarieerder landschap dan op elke andere plek waar we tot nu toe waren geweest. Ruige rotsformaties, kleine bergriviertjes, grote valleien, afgebrande vlaktes, gigantische sequoia’s, watervallen,... Op 28 juli dienden we dan afscheid te nemen van onze ... read more