Off to the Everglades today! Our day tour wasn't picking us up until a reasonable 9.40 & they were there early to take us to our smaller bus for the drive out of Miami. On the way there was a rather loud commentary with some good view of the city & port as we left to the west. Once at the Everglades Safari Park we were directed to airboats for a half hour zoom over the water & grasses. We saw some alligators, the first swimming across in front of the ...

Feeling far more refreshed after a nights sleep we were ready to explore Miami beach. The hotel breakfast was down the street at a restaurant but was a 'grab & go' affair with disposable plates/bowls/cups etc. The selection wasn't too bad with cereal, bagels, juice, coffee, yogurt & fruit. After fuelling up we wandered towards south beach, a couple of blocks over from the hotel. Along the beach side stretch were blocks of pastel coloured Art Deco building...