Miami 09'

No one expected what followed after we flew into Miami International Airport. After being greeted by the cute flight attendant who guided us to our AVIS office to pick up the car we reserved, they hadn't received our reservation because my genius roommate didn't think confirming the Reservation was necessary. Idiot. Luckily, they had a car available. While it was more expensive than we wanted, we pulled out in an almost brand new 09' Red Mustang Convertible.

While I'm not much for American cars, my roommate and brother were in heaven. Unfortunately, since i was the only one who was comfortable driving a standard, i got conned into driving the thing. Like always, Avis' cars always drive nicely (See Bolivia Post). After chatting with the Avis agents for a little while (always friends), we decided to get a move on and head to the beach.

We flew into Miami at about 9am via American Airways and after a 45 minute flight, we were ready to hit the beach. We hit Miami Beach Central first and it was gorgeous. The only way to understand would be to show you.

The beach itself was almost empty. Which is unheard of this time of year, and we almost the entire beach to ourselves except for the group of Summer Break college students to our left. (Who we later found out were staying at the same hotel we did.) and the water was just perfect for the surfing we planned on doing. Since my roommate surfs competitively, the chillness of the beach and the relaxed way of riding was absolutely perfect for him.

I on the other hand wanted to hit the waves pretty hard and ended up almost getting hurt on a sandbar that none of us noticed immediately. Luckily i was able to miss it narrowly, or our vacation would have been cut way short had i not. After a few hours we decided it was time to head to the Hotel.

We checked into the Biscayne Bay Marriott. This hotel was surprisingly affordable, and incredibly nice. Hotel Momma did a great job of helping us out with getting checked in and their reservation agent did most of the work for us. So it was incredibly easy to get done what we needed too without the hassle that comes with it.

The pool was a great spot to chill after a long day at the beach, and it was almost worth staying in the hotel the rest of the night instead of heading out to finish what we started. We grabbed a bite to eat at a restaurant that was right around the corner and headed to downtown.

Club Space was a pretty intense club for the kind of people it attracted. All ages, hot and not, were there to dance and take their attempt at hooking up with the happening people. While sort of amusing, it was almost kind of pathetic the lengths people went to to make it happen. The atmosphere was incredible. Lasers and disco ball like contraptions made it a mix between a laser tag game and a dance hall. The DJ was really good, mixing more of the latest jams and less of the stupid advertising gimmicks that most clubs throw in.

We went back and slept and woke up and returned the car to Avis and was surprised once again at how easy it was. There was no additional damage to the car. Surprising, since i was the only one who knew how to drive it. The return flight home was comfortable, and the attendants were friendly. Was a worthwhile two days in Miami. Although we didn't see Heratio. =/