Day 17 - Making the Most of Miami
We flew into Miami this morning. The airport in Puerto Rico was crazy and crowded. Lines after lines. A line for USDA bag check. A line for printing boarding passes. A line for getting luggage tags. A line to drop your bags. A line for security. A line to get on the plane. But we didn't really plan on that many lines so we cut it pretty close. But we made it. We got in this morning around 10:45am but couldn't check into our hotel for a few hours so we headed out to get one last Everglades visit in. We headed to Shark Valley. On the way we stopped at Buffalo Tiger's Airboat Rides on the Miccosukee Indian reservation. Our guide, Jimmy, knew the place well and found us a huge 13 foot alligator. The other boat's guide was feeding the alligator some cuban bread and holding the alligator under the jaw. Kind of crazy! He also took us to a little island in the swamp where they had built some chickee huts and there was a little dock. We pulled up and found a huge family of raccoons waiting for us. The kids fed the wild raccoons like they were cats or dogs. They loved it!
We eventually made our way to the Shark Valley visitors center. We did a short hike but the heat and the bugs were too much and unless you rented bikes (around $70 for our family) or took the tram (around $140 for our family) there wasn't much else to do and we'd already spent our activity budget for the day. But we still saw a few gators on our short hike so it felt like we did something.
We headed back to the hotel and checked in. The kids ate a delicious meal of nachos, snack mix, animal crackers and fruit loops at the manager's reception. I did feel kind of guilty about that but sometimes that's just what you do when you're at a hotel. That's why I prefer to stay at a house. But it's just one day so a hotel is the way to go. We fly to Virginia tomorrow morning.
We took the kids to see Despicable Me 2 at a theater down in Coconut Grove. It was pretty hilarious! I think we made the most of Miami today! Off to Williamsburg tomorrow...
We eventually made our way to the Shark Valley visitors center. We did a short hike but the heat and the bugs were too much and unless you rented bikes (around $70 for our family) or took the tram (around $140 for our family) there wasn't much else to do and we'd already spent our activity budget for the day. But we still saw a few gators on our short hike so it felt like we did something.
We headed back to the hotel and checked in. The kids ate a delicious meal of nachos, snack mix, animal crackers and fruit loops at the manager's reception. I did feel kind of guilty about that but sometimes that's just what you do when you're at a hotel. That's why I prefer to stay at a house. But it's just one day so a hotel is the way to go. We fly to Virginia tomorrow morning.
We took the kids to see Despicable Me 2 at a theater down in Coconut Grove. It was pretty hilarious! I think we made the most of Miami today! Off to Williamsburg tomorrow...
Lots of lines at the airport this morning.
Enjoying our final package of delicious Cameos in Puerto Rico.
We've arrived!
Mikey got a free ride today on my suitcase. Miami is a huge airport with tons and tons of walking. This was easier than carrying him.
Isaac LOVED the airboat ride! :)
Raccoon family
Feeding the wild raccoons.
Bobcat trail boardwalk at the Shark Valley Visitor's Center.
Mikey scratching his back with an alligator claw. Our only souvenir from the Everglades.
Embassy Suites Miami at the Airport.
A little bit of a "mom fail" for dinner tonight. Soda and cheap carbs. Ugh.
Despicable Me 2.
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