Cocktails on the Beach
I had half a day to spare in Miami and was keen to continue my cultural observations of life in southern Florida. What better way to do that than to head over to Miami Beach. I headed to historic part of the strip where the buildings are all in the art deco style. The place looked like what I imagine the Gold Coast would have looked like 50 years ago, complete with the odd 50's style car.
Being on the beach, and being a hot day, I decided I had better partake in a cocktail and pizza - but since I was driving, I made it a mango smoothy. This being the US, the mango was more like a mango concentrate frappe rather than fresh, and the size was huge. Nonetheless, it was very refreshing and allowed me time to people watch along the back of the beach.
After lunch, I headed for the airport and Cancun, Mexico. Andrew's flight landed at the same time as mine so we were able to meet in the baggage hall. Our trip from the airport to the hotel in Tulum, about an hour down the coast was pretty uneventful, and we finally arrived at the hotel at about 9pm. By which time, Chris's birthday celebrations were well underway. We had a little catching up to do, which was done with surprising ease, aided by a tequila shot.
I doubt there will be much to blog over the next few days as we are all settling into a harsh routine of sleeping, eating, swimming and the odd beverage. I'm not sure how many ways you can combine those activities (maybe a job for some of my quant colleagues), so I guess I'll just have to experiment!
Being on the beach, and being a hot day, I decided I had better partake in a cocktail and pizza - but since I was driving, I made it a mango smoothy. This being the US, the mango was more like a mango concentrate frappe rather than fresh, and the size was huge. Nonetheless, it was very refreshing and allowed me time to people watch along the back of the beach.
After lunch, I headed for the airport and Cancun, Mexico. Andrew's flight landed at the same time as mine so we were able to meet in the baggage hall. Our trip from the airport to the hotel in Tulum, about an hour down the coast was pretty uneventful, and we finally arrived at the hotel at about 9pm. By which time, Chris's birthday celebrations were well underway. We had a little catching up to do, which was done with surprising ease, aided by a tequila shot.
I doubt there will be much to blog over the next few days as we are all settling into a harsh routine of sleeping, eating, swimming and the odd beverage. I'm not sure how many ways you can combine those activities (maybe a job for some of my quant colleagues), so I guess I'll just have to experiment!