Miami Downtown

Easy doesn’t mean that we sat around doing nothing today. In fact, we were the most active we’ve been since arriving in Miami … 12,250-steps active in fact.

We started out by driving out to MIA to return the rental car to Dollar. Then, we walked over to the MIA Intermodal Center to hop on the orange line metro rail train to the Government Center Station. Here, we made our way to the “free” Metromover, which is part of the Miami public transportation system. It’s a great service. The Brickell Line brought us back to the Brickell Arch where we are staying … right across the road from the station.

Next up, a stroll over to Truluck’s for a seafood lunch. The place isn’t on the water, but at least there was a section outdoors where we were able to enjoy a delicious al fresco lunch … despite the wind blowing strong once again. Our meal included salt & pepper calamari; a crab cake sandwich (for me); and stone crab claws and cauliflower mash (for Mui). We wrapped up by sharing a key lime pie that was so oversized that we asked the waiter to just box up half of it and bring the other half to the table.

Thus sated, we continued our stroll into downtown Miami, circling along the waterfront near the Intercontinental Hotel to enjoy the port views where we hope to see Insignia docked tomorrow. We made it as far as Bayside Market, which was chock-a-block with people of all ages. Best to get out of the crowd and head back to the daytime peace and quiet of the apartment.

Since we have a busy morning planned before we embark Insignia tomorrow, we used our afternoon to repack our bags … and just relax a bit. Wish I could say that we’ll get to bed early for a good night’s rest, but the music is still blaring in the restaurant … for all of seven customers! I guess the bartender is hoping the loud music will lure in some stragglers. Just one more night of gritting our teeth and bearing this very-noisy-at-night place.Read more