Quiet Day … In More Ways than One

A long travel day yesterday, capped by a late night. That pretty much equated to a slow day for us in Miami today. Neither of us could really get our butts in gear until this afternoon.

The music and sounds of conversation from the partygoers was still obnoxiously loud when I finally went to bed at midnight. The earplugs helped, but didn’t completely obscure the noise. It was around 2:00a when I finally succumbed to sleep … the noise finally dimming a bit.

All was quiet when we rolled out of bed this morning … much later than we’re used to doing so. Breakfast, reading, writing … for me. Breakfast, cooking, a long chat with a friend … for Mui.

Sometime during the morning, we texted with the management company responsible for renting out this residence. They said they would talk to the hotel management and security to ensure the restaurant shuts down at 11:00p as it’s supposed to. They also offered a discounted rate for a quiet unit here … for next time. Would we risk that? I doubt it. But we left the door open. Negotiations are ongoing. In the meantime, I’ve got my review written up and ready to post on AirBNB when we check out. As you might imagine, it isn’t very favorable.

I will say that all was quiet throughout the day. It was our pleasure to make the most of the peace and quiet by enjoying lunch on our balcony … Pasta Bolognese a la Mui.

Around 2:00p, we finally left to run some errands … a bit of shopping that I didn’t get to when we moved up our departure to Miami. I found some of what I was looking for.

Then back home for a quiet evening … and an enjoyable meal of black bean, corn, mango, and avocado salad a la Mui. Delicious.

Now, at just after 9:00p, there is some music and noise filtering up to us from the atrium. But at a far more manageable level. Perhaps the obnoxiously loud noise last night was a one-off … exacerbated by it being a Saturday night.

Our shopping trip this afternoon gave us the opportunity to walk some 9,000 steps, so we got some good exercise while we were at it. We hope to walk at least as many steps tomorrow … doing some fun stuff this time … after a good night’s rest … 🤞🏻Read more