Before the flu-cloud took over, I was having a glorious week. Miami is a strange place, and I quite like it. It doesn't feel like part of the U.S. I love the art-deco buildings, and the feeling that the place hasn't had a fresh coat of paint since the 70's, the garish neon lights, tacky souvenir stores and the restaurants from every country lining the streets, which all serve cocktails in buckets the size of my head. Everyone is half naked and on-show, on wheels of some kind and speaking any language other than English. To keep up with the crowd, I've been bike-riding around and wearing short-shorts. I notice the difference of being in a place where the ozone layer is intact. Despite my lack of sun-care in 34* days, I am not getting burnt. It's marvelous. The beach is ridiculous, like picture-perfect too-good-to-be-true. The water is warm and clear, and has been flat and calm just like I like it. All-in-all it has been heavenly. Except for the flu.
Luckily, I booked a beautiful studio apartment for the week, so I've been happily snuggled into my queen-size bed with mountains of pillows, the air-conditioning cranked up and a Glee marathon on my plasma TV. Unfortunately, the plug in my bath doesn't work. I've been at the front desk for three days asking for a plug. I'm sick and I want a bath with the fancy organic bath gel, is that too much to ask for? The house keeper keeps giving me more towels every day, but it seems like she hasn't taken any of them away, as I now have seven of them. Of all places, probably the perfect time to be sick.
Tomorrow, though, I have to suck it up for my 6:30am departure on the bus down to Key West. I'm really excited about seeing the overseas highway and spending the night in Key West, so I have to get better.
Traveling alone = no option but to take selfies
It looks like this has been edited to enhance the colour, right? But it hasn't! This is just what it looks like. Amazing.
The 'small' size. I couldn't even finish it
Bikeshare + mohitos = treacherous. I hope you walked.
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