Homeward Bound

I must say that this honeymoon has been nonstop! It has been one long and steady stream of fun. We have taken advantage of all of the opportunities and activities that we planned and even added a few. Today, we left Key West at 8:45 and began the 154 mile drive to Miami. It was a beautiful day and we had the top down on the Jeep as usual. We made great time with only one stop in Islamorada to shop for gifts. We checked into the Hotel at 1:30 and after unloading our luggage and bikes from the Jeep (a ritual that we have become good at!), we were off to South Beach for some sightseeing and shopping. Believe me, we had plenty of both. Today was much different than our trip to South Beach last Saturday night...a lot fewer Spring Breakers today. Brenda was overwhelmed in a good way with the stores that were there for her to browse. It was like being on Rodeo Drive. After some serious browsing, we stopped in to a quaint Cuban Restaurant and sat at the lunch counter. Brenda and I thought this was the best Black Bean Soup that we have had to date. After our snack, we walked about 12 blocks to the Linclon Drive Shopping District. On the way, we stopped into a Tattoo Parlor and were able to watch people getting tattooed. They all but invited us in to watch and ask questions. This was a first for both of us. Very interesting, too. We also walked down Espanola Way, which is a historic Spainish Village - see pics of Brenda above. When we finished taking in the stores at Lincoln Drive, we headed back to Coconut Grove to eat Sushi at "our" Sushi Restaurant. We have kind of adopted Coconut Grove as our home while in Miami. Such a great place!