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Florida
Keys and New York
This
holiday was arranged within two weeks of our daughter telling us she
would look after the dog, while we were away. Initially we considered
just going to Florida, but the airlines were so busy we could not get
a flight back as we wanted. So we decided to make a double break and
fly from Miami to New York and stay there for a few days before
flying home. Our flights were booked with American Airways and we
were very impressed with their service and especially the extra leg
room given, compared to Virgin or British Airways. Our holiday
started on 1st April 2005, when we flew from Heathrow to Miami. We
hired a rental car (Chrysler Sebring Convertible) and stayed the
first night at the Best Western Gateway to the Keys Hotel at
Homestead, near Florida City. |
The first day (Saturday) was
spend visiting the Everglades
National Park. |
We stayed at the town of
Marathon, half-way along the Keys for the next six days, and spent
much of our time Around The Florida Keys. |
We spent the Tuesday on a double
event trip, which involved Kyaking
and a Wild Dolphin Encounter. |
On Wednesday we visited the Dolphin
Research Center at Grassy Key, where Penny splashed with dolphins. |
During our holiday at the Keys we
encountered some wonderful Sunsets. |
Our Accommodation
at Marathon was very satisfactory. |
The weather was good, with sun
every day. On Friday night and Saturday there was thunder and rain,
but this did not cause much inconvenience as we drove up to Miami,
staying the night at the Miami International Airport Hotel. |
Saturday we flew to New
York. We stayed here until our flight back
to Heathrow on Tuesday evening. We "did" all of the usual
tourist things, Empire State, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, United
Nations, Ground Zero, Times Square, and Central Park, plus the
Broadway performance of Mama Mia! Overall a fantastic holiday. |
Most pictures in this section
were taken by my new Ixus 500 digital camera, and a few with my old
Ixus V digital camera. |
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