Hello all - just returned from Key West to Miami after very long and tedious bus journey. Will keep this brief as I have to be up VERY early tomorrow to fly to Boston. Key West is a very expensive holiday resort but a charming place - palm trees, a marina with luxurious yachts and quait wooden houses with wide porches, balustrades and balconies, just like you see on the TV! Highlights: last night we went on a sunset cruise which involved two locations for sno...

Hello all - have had a really great day at 'Miami Seaquarium' today. We had to catch a bus to Downtown Miami, then another to Key Biscayne where the seaquarium is located. Another scorching day. Saw lots of fascinating sea creatures and other animals; here's a list - crocodiles, sharks, manatees, dolphins, killer whale, giant turtles, sea horses, lobsters, parrots, pelicans, deer, lizards, sealions - and more! The main attractions were the dolphins and the ki...

It's been about 90 degrees here today - I hear it is still warm in England. Long may it last! Have just come off the beach - can't keep out of the water! We went to the Everglades National Park in Ft Lauderdale this morning - the world's largest river of grass. Our first activity was to take an airboat ride along the river - we had to wear earplugs when the boat accelerated, due to the excessive noise. The boat is only a few inches about the water and our en...

Hello again! I went to church today - at last! So apologies to my non-church friends and family while I write a bit about that. You can skip onto the next bit if you want to! I enquired at the hostel about local churches last night and they pointed me in the direction of a nearby one. I found it while we were out wandering - Miami Beach Community Church - which sounded promising, so I phoned them (no notice board) about service times. Jane didn't set the al...

Hello everyone - have arrived safely in Miami after a 5am start this morning. We are now only 5 hours behind you. It was pouring with rain as we drove from the airport to our hostel near the South beach. I thought we had arrived in England by mistake. Have had a meal and it looks like it's beginning to brighten up. We are here for four nights, although we nearly found ourselves on the street today when the hostel had no record of our booking. Fortunately,th...