My, My, Miami

Monday was our second day in Miami, the day of the turnover from the Showcase Sailing to a normal cruise.  More on that later.

For our day on Monday, we went for a long walk along the waterfront.  In looking at a map of the area, I noticed that there was an archaeological site at the mouth of the Miami River, the so-called Miami Circle. Some of you may know that, when we lived in Arizona, I became quite interested in Native American archaeology.  I volunteered at 2 archaeology museums and also worked on a few National Forest Service archaeology projects.  So, the Miami Circle became the target of our walk.

Leaving the ship, we walked over the Port of Miami Bridge.

 We then continued on to the Miami Circle enjoying the waterfront sights and the Miami architecture.

At the Miami Circle, there was not much remaining to see but the signage provided descriptions of what the site encompassed and the people who occupied it, the Tequesta.

On our way back to the ship, we stopped for lunch at a sort of Cuban restaurant.

We sailed away as the sun was setting on Miami and Miami Beach.

For dinner that night we had reservations in the Polo steakhouse (no, we don't eat steak there).  But I noticed that they had fresh mussels on the menu in the main dining room.  What to do?  The solution was to have our butler bring me mussels for a pre-dinner appetizer in our suite.

Today, Tuesday, we are sailing along then northern coast of Cuba as we head for the Cayman Islands tomorrow.

Now, back to the Showcase Sailing.  With all of the travel agents on board and all of the free booze, it was a very different experience from a typical Oceania cruise.  It was noisy and chaotic.  Today, thankfully, we are back to normal.

Peace, blessings, and crookedness,

Linda and Larry