Today was a glorious warm and sunny day in southern Florida. We joined friends Stoney and Claudia at their home in Miami Beach. (We met them in an RV park while traveling this summer).
Stoney took us on the million dollar tour on bicycles to look at a beautiful harbor/marina and over to the pristine white sands of South Beach (also known as Lummus Park). This day there were mostly tourists on the beach although our friend told us that this is the place you can often find topless supermodels and other beautiful people. ( We did not see any) There is a clothing-optional stretch of beach on the north end.
Looking North on South Beach
We had lunch at the News Café www.newscafe.com , a sidewalk café/restaurant, bar, newsstand located at the corner of 8th Street and Ocean Drive in the Art Deco Distract across the street from the beach.
This was an excellent vantage point for watching scantly clad sun worshipers and hot cars (Stoney guaranteed we’d see at least 1 Bentley, Rolls Royce, Maserati, and Lamborghini, which we did.
We drove by the former residence of the fashion designer Versace who was gunned down in 1997 outside his Miami Beach mansion.
Who can visit here without a picture with the pink snails (although I was looking for pink flamingos).
We stopped for a stroll through the gallery of Stoney’s favorite artist, Romero Britto who is well known for his representation of life through vibrant colors and hard-edged compositions of the joyful, positive side of living.
Ellen also took a quick look through AllSaints Spitalfields, a high-end British clothing store, although she was looking at the floor-to-ceiling rows of hundreds of antique sewing machines. The entire open mall area was lined with interesting little cafes and fun stores. A girl could spend hours there.
After our bicycle tour, we picked up Claudia and boarded their 50 foot yacht for a lovely trip to view the Miami Skyline from the water. We saw many different amazing mansions on the water, several different beautiful birds such as pelicans, seagulls, herons, sandpipers, egrets, ibis, etc and enjoyed the sun and water.
Piloting the Yacht
As the sun set we returned to shore where Stoney made us giant gin and tonics (Ellen had 2) and we were treated to a yummy Cuban dinner of chicken, black beans and rice and delicious fried bananas, followed by Claudia’s wonderful Christmas cookies. The whole day was such a treat from the sights and sounds to the most excellent company.
Ellen enjoying her little Gin and Tonic!!!
This was an excellent vantage point for watching scantly clad sun worshipers and hot cars (Stoney guaranteed we’d see at least 1 Bentley, Rolls Royce, Maserati, and Lamborghini, which we did.We drove by the former residence of the fashion designer Versace who was gunned down in 1997 outside his Miami Beach mansion.
Who can visit here without a picture with the pink snails (although I was looking for pink flamingos).
We stopped for a stroll through the gallery of Stoney’s favorite artist, Romero Britto who is well known for his representation of life through vibrant colors and hard-edged compositions of the joyful, positive side of living.
Ellen also took a quick look through AllSaints Spitalfields, a high-end British clothing store, although she was looking at the floor-to-ceiling rows of hundreds of antique sewing machines. The entire open mall area was lined with interesting little cafes and fun stores. A girl could spend hours there.
After our bicycle tour, we picked up Claudia and boarded their 50 foot yacht for a lovely trip to view the Miami Skyline from the water. We saw many different amazing mansions on the water, several different beautiful birds such as pelicans, seagulls, herons, sandpipers, egrets, ibis, etc and enjoyed the sun and water.
The Crew working hard
Piloting the Yacht
As the sun set we returned to shore where Stoney made us giant gin and tonics (Ellen had 2) and we were treated to a yummy Cuban dinner of chicken, black beans and rice and delicious fried bananas, followed by Claudia’s wonderful Christmas cookies. The whole day was such a treat from the sights and sounds to the most excellent company.
Ellen enjoying her little Gin and Tonic!!!
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