Killing time in Miami....

[J. Dillon]

airport. Bound for Lima Peru, then to Cuzco, then to Machu Picchu.

Problem is there is an 8 hr layover at Miami airport before boarding for Lima at 01:20. AM:mad:

What can one do in Miami airport for 8 hours on Easter sunday ? :confused:

Practical suggestions appreciated.:)

JD

[Hwyl]

You're not going anywhere until you've finished your stories.

[Uncle Duke]

What can one do in Miami airport for 8 hours on Easter sunday
Nothing worthwhile, I'm afraid. But... with 8 hours you can leave the airport and go get something decent to eat. I'm about to walk out the door and fly to Ft. Lauderdale and then head down to the Keys for a week - and I'd sure like to get my next story dose when I get back, though.
WiFi at the airport, add more chapters? Not that we're selfish or anything...:D

[Gulfcoastbreeze]

8-hr layover in Miami? You can fly to Providence, RI, spend an hour or two in Newport, and make it back to Miami in 8 hours.

GCB

[Tristan]

The time is not good. If you were going to be there 8 hrs. during the day I'd say get a cab to Fairchild Gardens and spend a few hours, but other than trying to find a good restaurant (and it's been 24 years since I lived there) I'd say just try not to get robbed or shot.

[erster]

Take spanish lessons.:)

[JamesCaird]

Hi all-Whenever I find myself in Miami I head over to Coconut Grove to take a walk in the grounds at the Barnacle. The Barnacle is Ralph Munroe's old homestead, build before the 1920's. (Munroe is of Presto fame and contemporary and friend of N. G. Herreshoff). It is now a state park located right adjacent to downtown Coconut Grove Village(?) with all its trendy shops and cafes. But the point is to get a glimpse of "Old Florida" the way the land and the early settlers' houses were designed and built. Helps one get a better idea of why they considered the place such a paradise. Depending on the time of day you can catch quite a good tour inside the house which allows you to see some of Munroe's inovations which he developed for living in the frontier. Sitting on the veranda of the Barnacle it is hard to imagine how the place, the Frontier, the life style, that the Barnacle represents could have been so completely overwhelmingly compromised in so few years. I think developement in South Florida was rampant by 1920 and continues.
I am not sure about the hours for the Barnacle but worth a try-and the Grove is a great destination anyway for a great dinner or a few margaritas away from the aeroporto. Cheers/have a good flight South/JC

[jack grebe]

Grab a cab and head over to S Miami beach.......Lots of eye candy:D

[Tristan]

Hi all-Whenever I find myself in Miami I head over to Coconut Grove to take a walk in the grounds at the Barnacle. The Barnacle is Ralph Munroe's old homestead, build before the 1920's. (Munroe is of Presto fame and contemporary and friend of N. G. Herreshoff). It is now a state park located right adjacent to downtown Coconut Grove Village(?) with all its trendy shops and cafes. But the point is to get a glimpse of "Old Florida" the way the land and the early settlers' houses were designed and built. Helps one get a better idea of why they considered the place such a paradise. Depending on the time of day you can catch quite a good tour inside the house which allows you to see some of Munroe's inovations which he developed for living in the frontier. Sitting on the veranda of the Barnacle it is hard to imagine how the place, the Frontier, the life style, that the Barnacle represents could have been so completely overwhelmingly compromised in so few years. I think developement in South Florida was rampant by 1920 and continues.
I am not sure about the hours for the Barnacle but worth a try-and the Grove is a great destination anyway for a great dinner or a few margaritas away from the aeroporto. Cheers/have a good flight South/JC

Yep, The Barnacle would be nice to visit. Check the hours. I knew the Munroe family, kept a boat off their dock for many years, had a key to the boathouse and helped keep their little skiff painted. I miss all that.:(

[J. Dillon]

Thanks for the tips folks. I do think a cab to S. Miami beach would be a try considering the hour we arrive in Miami. Easter Sunday late afternoon, a bad if not impossible time to go to anything like the Barnacle. A good suggestion though, maybe on the way back but then we only have a 4 hour window.

JD

[paladin]

Try Joes stone crab house on the beach......key lime pie at the airport.....hang on to your bags going to Lima.....it put one airline on that route out of business because over 65% of the luggage was ripped off/opened/items stolen.......:D

[Hollingsworth]

Rental car to Dinner Key marina... next to historic Miami City Hall. Look for the catamaran "Carried Away" and chat it up with its liveaboard skipper, Bill. (Yes, it's a frozen snot cat, but Bill is quite the character and sailor.) Grab a bite at Chart House restaurant nearby, head back to the airport.

South Miami beach is over-run with pasty tourists... the scene long gone.

[AlanL]

Check out some of the overseas craft. ;)

http://www.floatingcubans.com/mercury.jpg

[dan-marques]

You should rent a car (prob. too far for a cab) and check out the Coral Castle: http://www.coralcastle.com/

Guy built this entire castle, rock garden, etc., out of multi ton coral blocks, without any power tools. In fact, no one saw him ever build it, so no one knows how it was done.

You should also pick up a copy of his book(s). Some strange ideas in there.