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27/03/08 - Landed in Miami and hopped in a taxi to head to the Miami Everglades Camp Ground. We drove around for a few hours and asked several people and noone had a clue where this place was. Turns out Jonny only wrote down half the address, nice one!! Anyways after nearly running a motor bike, 3 cars including a police car off the road, fixing a flat tyre we eventually arrived at this camp ground at 2am. It only cost us 180 dollars, not good.
28/03/08 - After another shocking nights sleep in the smallest log bed in the world we went to the shop to buy a tent, the smallest and cheapest one we could find. Pitched our tent and had our tea. we're back on the tuna sangers.
29/03/08 - A freezing nights sleep but will sort that out tomorrow. Today we spent by the pool but only by it as the doc orders that i musn't swim til my ankle has heeled booo hiss. Spent a large part of the day playing hacky sack as well!! Oh the fun we have. Living as cheap as possible this week.
30/03/08 - Woke up today and had to sprint to the toilet. Turns out the pills i'm taking make me need the toilet a lot more. Played more hackey today and chilled by the pool. There was free food and beer today at the camp site apparently some of the olds are leaving. Think they had too many as they were doing karaoke.
31/03/08 - Not a lot happens at this OAP's camp site. Although i did play volleyball with them today but I was told I wasn't allowed to hit the ball hard or use my feet. And for those that know how i play volleyball thats a big restriction. Played more hackey today were still not very good. Head to South Beach tomorrow back to the beach and the young people.
1/04/08 - Got a lift down to South Beach by one of the OAP's turns out they're not that bad after all. Checked into our hostel and chilled out.
2/04/08 - Didn't do a great deal today, checked out the local area and went to a shopping mall. Checked out a few local bars before retiring to the room.
3/04/08 - Picked up some tickets to see the Miami Heat v New Orleans Hornets, got a bargain on the Heat vests. Apparently if you buy them with a name of someone who has just recently left the team its half price. Alriiiiiiight, oh wait your telling me i've just bought a vest with the mighty Shaq O'Neal on the back and then you tell me he's been traded!!! Conned again!!
4/04/08 - All excited about the sporting activities going on, we invested in some tennis finals tickets and went to a club in the evening to celebrate.
5/04/08 - Today was NBA day, very exciting. Nobody told us the Heat were rubbish though and all there best players were out injured ah well awesome day out. The Heat dancers were nice too!!
6/4/08 - Would appear that after spending a bomb on the tennis tickets, the tennis was on yesterday, woops!! Apparently we're not very clever!! Some of you might already know that. Hit the beach instead.
7/4/08 - We got persuaded to stay another day in Miami so we could go on a boat trip round Miami and have a bbq and free beer. Not what we expected, when it eventually got organised we got dropped off on a tiny island with what can only be described as the Kev equivalent of jet skiers wizzing around. Still awesome day out.
8/4/08 - Started heading up to Talahasse today 5 hours into our 9 hour trip and we get a phone call from Mr Powell whos house we are supposed to be staying at. He's only gone and change his flight to tomorrow without telling us. Thanks a bunch mate!! Ah well found a cheap motel to spend the night.
9/4/08 - Arrive in Talahasse and sit at the bar in the airport waiting for the arrivals of Gino and Ian. Eventually they turn up and we head to Ian's.
10/04/08 to 19/04/08 - Kipping on the floor isn't great but its free and I like free!! We didn't get up to a great here other than partying, playing footy and thats about it really which is good because my bank balance is on its last legs!
Thanks to Ian's girlfriend we got a cheap flight back to Miami and free accomodation at her house. A little awkward staying at her house with her Gran mum and sister but we coped. Very nice family. Hopefully they will never find out but me and Jonny broke the toilet, it overflowed. Jonny clearly clogged!!
20/04/08 - Fly back to England today. US was awesome, thanks for everyones hospitality!! and thanks to Ian for being the worst host ever!!
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