Actual Post About West Palm and Miami

Alright readers, I’m now sitting in the car about 30 miles from Tallahassee, so I finally have time to fill you in on all the fun happenings from this leg of the trip. We had the awesome opportunity to stay with our friend Josh from A.U., whose parents have a house near West Palm Beach. It was really really great of them to host us for 5 days, and between that, them taking us, Josh, and another visiting friend Christina, out to dinner, insisting that we take snacks with us for the road, and Josh taking us out to see the town and Miami, we are so grateful for the Diamond family’s hospitality.

SO on to the events… when we got to Josh’s, he and Christina welcomed us with cold Coronas, which was like the coolest most perfect way to arrive anywhere ever. That night we went to Clematis St. in downtown West Palm to a rum bar, where we drank what was basically rum jungle juice and listened to a live reggae band. Very chill and relaxing.

The next day was our Miami day, and we ended up getting there around 5:30 or 6 I think. We had some happy hour margaritas at an “Irish pub” named Finnigans (the only Irish thing about it was its name, but it was right on the beach and we sat outside on wicker love seats, so I’m not complaining). We hung out on the beach for a little bit, maybe an hour or so, and then headed BACK to that Irish place for more drinks and a little food. The sun went down and we started the night in earnest, walking down the strip and stopping for drinks at a few places, including one called Wet Willies which basically only served slushies. However, the best place we went, by far, was Mangoes. It’s a little hard to explain but imagine a salsa club mixed with European techno, with a stage with professional dancers performing and sometimes singing, and all the girls basically wearing nothing. I don’t know if that’s a good way to explain it but I had SO much fun, even though their vodka sodas were $11 – their rail was Grey Goose. Bienvenido a Miami. Haha. We went back to the beach as soon as it opened at 5 a.m., went swimming, and fell asleep on the beach until about 6:30, when we left. All in all, a GREAT awesome fun night in Miami.

The rest of the week we went to the pool in Josh’s neighborhood, hung out at his house, went out with him and his friends and Friday morning left at 6 a.m. to go to...

(to be continued...)

Welcome to the City Where the Heat is On...

Hello everyone! No, this post is not actually going to be about West Palm Beach or Miami or Orlando.... yet. I just wanted to let everyone know that we're alive, we made it, and today we're heading northwest in FL for what might be our last night in the state. I'll give you a much more detailed version of this past week when I get a chance, but here's the rundown:

listened to live reggae at a rum bar
West to Miami, drank all night, danced at a salsa club until 5 a.m., swam in the ocean, fell asleep on the beach, and got back home at 8 a.m.
Went to a techno club
Laid by the pool
Went to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (!!!!!!)

So I would say this state has been quite a success so far! I hope your interest has been sharpened and you're waiting on the edge of your seat to hear more about it.

Until I actually have time,
Yours in Wandering,
Katie