My friend Ashlie was staying at the Ritz Carlton so we ended up going from camping it to the Ritz, quite a change! After a delightful night of chatting, showering and charging up all our electronics. We awoke fresh and recharged. We ate from the delicious buffet, hugged her goodbye and we’re on the way to the Everglades and then to Miami.
As soon as I opened the AAA tourbook for Florida, I realized that our everglades plan was badly made. We drove around for 45 minutes, saw some really neat grasshoppers, and then scrapped the plan and went right through the scenic route 41 to Shark Alley and walked around. We saw alligators, turtles, gar fish, a cormorant and a snake. It was indescribibly beautiful.
We are now back on the way to Coral Gables, at this point less than 30 miles away. After last night’s fancy hotel today’s famous Biltmore might not even look that fancy.
We’re officially in Miami now which makes this leg of the trip over. The next leg is Florida to New Orleans starting Saturday morning.
Gas: $9.32@1.61
Miles on the car: 2144
Breaks: 1
Valet: $7.00
Toll: $1.50
Camping: 0!
States: FL
Sites: Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, Coral Gables
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