Miami Day 1

Our flight to Miami left the Cincinatti airport at 9:05am.  We were told the drive to the airport would be about 40 minutes and after some discussion I was talked into leaving at 7:00.  (I hate not being at the airport way in advance just in case there are unforseen delays.  I get this from my mother.)  Anyway, I set the alarm for 6:00 and manged to get us on the road by 6:45 giving us another 15 minute margin of error.  Then, it happened!  As we drove up the airport terminal Heather realized she had left her driver’s license at home in Atlanta.

To make a long story short you need 1 government issued picture ID or two government issued non picture IDs to clear security.  Thankfully, the TSA manager was in good spirits and accepted 2 library cards as the required forms of non picture IDs.  With that speed bump behind us we caught breakfast at Chik-fil-a and made it the gate about 10 minutes before we needed to board the plane.

The flight was uneventful… the best kind.  When we landed in Fort Lauderdale we got our luggage and with only a 5 minute wait our shared van ride to South Beach was ready.  After stops at the cruise ship terminals the driver dropped us in front of our hotel.

Since the room was not ready yet, Heather and I decided to go get some lunch and explore a little bit.  Right at 3:00, and as promised, the hotel called and our room was ready.  The room is awesome, more on that later.  We quickly changed and were on the beach by 3:30.  The beach is literally 100 yards from the hotel and the hotel provides beach towels, chairs, and an umbrella as part of the nightly fee.  After about 4 hours on the beach we caught some dinner and called it a day.

Other than the little issue at the airport the day went very well and we are excited about the next couple of days doing nothing other than lying in the beach.