Miami part 2
Well we're now down to our last few days of our travels left (aww diddums, we here you say!). We're still in Miami and in the last couple of weeks we've done some serious credit-card spanking, making the most of the cheap designer clothes shops out here!! The only thing limiting our spending now is the fact that we've gone past our luggage allowance for the airline home! D'oh! Also, the rain and storms haven't stopped since Sunday which definitely isn't good for our last minute topping up of the tans!
Last week we paid a visit to the Everglades and went through the swamps on an airboat, which was great despite only spotting one alligator in the water!!! We also, rather daringly, tackled a huge alligator in aid of a decent photo...Ok, so it was an organised event and was only a baby one, but it was rather big and heavy for only a baby and given the size of it's chompers, wasn't something to be messed with!!!
Before you ask, no we weren't scared...well, not really!
Our Airboat and the Miami Everglades
Spot the Alligator (and yes, there is one there!)
We also spent a day doing a city tour of Miami which included taking a boat around the rich and famous peoples' houses, in addition to spotting our future houses!
We're now just waiting for the sun to come back out (pretty please, you upstairs!) although it unfortunately doesn't look likely since the weather forecast is rain for the next few days...hmm similar to back home perhaps!!!
"Downtown" Miami
Miami's 'Art Deco' district (left) and Louise and I at South Beach (right)
The Art Deco District by night
Miami Beach (South Beach)
Last week we paid a visit to the Everglades and went through the swamps on an airboat, which was great despite only spotting one alligator in the water!!! We also, rather daringly, tackled a huge alligator in aid of a decent photo...Ok, so it was an organised event and was only a baby one, but it was rather big and heavy for only a baby and given the size of it's chompers, wasn't something to be messed with!!!
Before you ask, no we weren't scared...well, not really!
Our Airboat and the Miami Everglades
Spot the Alligator (and yes, there is one there!)
We also spent a day doing a city tour of Miami which included taking a boat around the rich and famous peoples' houses, in addition to spotting our future houses!
We're now just waiting for the sun to come back out (pretty please, you upstairs!) although it unfortunately doesn't look likely since the weather forecast is rain for the next few days...hmm similar to back home perhaps!!!
"Downtown" Miami
Miami's 'Art Deco' district (left) and Louise and I at South Beach (right)
The Art Deco District by night
Miami Beach (South Beach)