We're Going to Miami!

Wednesday, March 16th – Homestead, Florida – Day 37

There was some tension this morning. We had one day in Miami and Gen had a plan worked out for how we were going to spend it. I suggested some modifications that ended up limiting what we could do in our time in Miami. We visited a laundry near little Havana, drove past Wynwood walls (stunning graffiti on all the walls of a neighbourhood) and went to Miami beach for the afternoon. There was a play structure at the beach so we stayed a shorter time on the actual beach than we would have. The kids just wanted that play structure. When we were on the beach, Charlotte picked up a Portuguese man o’war jellyfish. It looked like a little blue plastic ball laying on the beach. She dropped it right away and was lucky that no tentacle touched her skin.

A big reason why we came to Miami after the Everglades was to visit my friend Jayan. Jayan and I went to university together and it has been a while since I had last seen him. We had an amazing visit. Our kids socialized instantly, disappeared and were rarely seen again. Gen and Mary were welcomed like old friends and talked at length with Julie. Jayan made an incredible roast for us which was such a treat. We had been eating a lot of vegetarian meals lately and a big meat meal was amazing. A big thank you to Jayan, Julie and family for their hospitality.

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