Miami

There is something for everyone: the brilliant blue of Biscayne Bay, magnificent historic homes, lively 8th Street in Little Havana, brilliant murals/graffiti covering dozens of buildings in Overtown.

In Bill Baggs State Park the Cape Florida Lighthouse towers 95 feet above the bay.  The view is beautiful.  The view from The Barnacle (shipbuilder Monroe’s 1930s home) in Coconut Grove is awesome too.  Maybe we should retire on the seashore?

We sampled Cuban food at Old’s Havana Cuban Bar and Cocina. Kent goes for the classic Cubano sandwich.  My choice is crispy shredded pork with lime and cilantro plus plantains and yucca sides.  The pork was delicious but I wouldn’t recommend the yucca.  It was tasty at first but as it cooled it got slimy and icky.  Overall it was a great meal.  We couldn’t leave the place without trying treats from one of the 8th Street bakeries.  We were not disappointed.  It is a great place to people watch too.

On the way out of town we circled through Overtown and checked out the Wynwood Graffiti walls. Some make political/social statements and others seem to be more purely decoration.  It is impressive work.

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