Since we had a few days in Miami, we knew we had to visit the Everglades. We originally booked a motorboat tour but that got cancelled and so the operator rebooked us on a tour of the Ten Thousand Islands for bird and dolphin watching (cool!), as well shell collecting (yawn). This required an early start (6am) and long drive (2 hours) but once the sun started to rise it was lovely.
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Superblue Miami
After Wynwood Walls, we continued our arty afternoon at Superblue, an interactive art experience that I discovered while researching things to do in Miami. I’d purchased tickets for 3:40pm but we arrived about half an hour early and they let us in no problem.
There were 5 installations. Continue reading
Wynwood Walls, Miami, FL
Wynwood Walls is “Miami’s Original Street Art Museum.” I can’t remember exactly how I found out about it, only that I did while researching things to do in Miami and that it immediately went to the top of my list. I’m a huge fan of street art – the outdoorsiness, the colors, the distinctive lettering … I just love it. Continue reading
Vote for US President
No matter where you are in the world, you can vote for the next American president, thanks to The Economist’s very cool Global Electoral College. One candidate seems to have a very sizeable lead, so check it out and add your vote!
El Paso, Juárez, Carslbad Caverns (days 12-14)
We spent our last three days in El Paso, visiting different friends. With one of them, we drove just south of the border into Juárez, Mexico, where we saw a fantastic dinner show at Viva Mexico.* Continue reading
Santa Fe (day 11)
Our next stop was Santa Fe, but first we drove through the tiny artists colony of Madrid, which one of my subscribers had kindly told me about. In Santa Fe, we stayed at the wonderful Inn of the Turquoise Bear. Continue reading