Martyns Day

Just realised didn't do a blog yesterday so better make up for it now.

Left Everglades and headed in to Miami for last 2 days here before on to LA.

Mosquito bites recovering nicely now and realised we needed to do some (more) washing! So as I did that I left Martyn with instructions to work out what he wanted to do the next day.

Martyns Day went like this:

Up for breakfast inc - bagel and cream cheese, pack up day bag and cross road for bus. Catch bus for 30 minute journey down to South Beach. It would appear that speed limits do not apply to buses here, very fast. Seats so high up my feet didn't touch the floor.

Get off bus at LARGE gadget shop which Martyn swears he didn't plan - yeah right (Mart: "But I didnt go in"). Walk length of Lincoln Mall, head down Espanola Way for a bit of Spanish architecture etc. Turn right on Ocean Drive and walk down to the Art Deco Welcome Centre which is just a gift shop.

Meander Art Deco district admiring lovely architecture and old cars. Take pictures. Get hassled by vendors offering discounts etc for eating in their restaurants. Decide we need our friends the Lloyds to help haggle people down. Decide restaurants on Ocean Drive too noisy to hear yourself think let alone eat. Head back on to Collins Avenue into the Jewish district and find Jerrys Diner. Lovely Art Deco interior and no music + air conditioning. Perfect. Biggest menu we had ever seen. Eat at least half a cow in a baguette. Groan and walk for a bit more to try and reduce likelihood of indigestion.

Saw some stunning buildings and some stunning people. On the buildings front the 'stunning' is all very positive. On the people front the 'stunning' encompasses gorgeous, siliconed and ridiculous. Personally we think the most bonkers was the somewhat large moustached man with a pot belly and very hairy legs wearing pink lipstick,  a black leather thong, leather chest strap with money in it and some play boy bunny ears. After a while we worked out that the money tucked in his 'outfit' was from people asking him to move on.

Get speedy bus back to hotel.

Head to Aventura Mall for dinner - slice of cheesecake and yogurt. Realise still didn't really need to eat anything so groan again. Head to 24 screen cinema complex to watch TRON 3d.

Have decided I love art deco buildings - felt like we spent the morning on a very sunny Poirot set!

Today we crossed the street from motel to the supermarket we found yesterday - needed smaller meals again! bought lunch and dinner and sun bathed for 2 hours before the rain arrived. And boy did it rain - real gulley washer. Window shopped in Aventura Mall as we only had 2 hours before we had to return the car. Returned car, currently enjoying noise of aeroplanes in our 'no airport noise' advertised motel!

Off to LA tomorrow off to research what we can do there now! - wake up call at 05:30am. Ugh.