I Love Miami!!!


Well we had the most sunny and relaxing vacation a family could want..We met Grammy and Grammpy Stef at JFK airport last Friday night, had a horrendously long wait for the flight and our bags, but opened the front door at the house at Ocean Reef at 3:30 am...cripes...but we left our troubles at the door and all enjoyed some nice r&r...the only stress of the day was deciding where to have dinner.
Saturday and Sunday were cool but we managed to enjoy ourselves in spite of the weather.

Wednesday we said a sad so long to Grammy and Grampy and then a hello to Mimi, Papa, Jenn, Nana and Grand Papa.

The weather started to warm up on Tuesday, we went deep sea fishing on Thursday and Papa and I reeled in a sailfish each...they have a catch and release policy so you will have to take our word for it...it was SOOO big,and so beautiful..it took about 15 minutes of reeling in, then the fish takes out more line..then reeling in again while the captain backs up the boat slowly...hard work and quite the adreniline rush....


Bob, GrandPapa and my dad also each caught dolphin fish (mahi mahi not flipper) and a King Mackeral..lovely colorful fish that Captain Richard cleaned and we had grilled for lunch with a cold beer...amazing day..can not wait to do that again..we also had a huge turtle follow the boat for a while..so amazing...I have some great video if Ican figure out how to import to the blog I will show the highlights...

We caught our own bait first with nets - well the first mate did that, we watched.

Enjoyed a relaxing boat tour around the reef and saw some dolphins - flipper this time - so lovely.

It was sad not to stay in out own home but the house we rented was better able to accomadate us all and had a nice pool..even though we spent most of the time at the club pool by the beach..and the cocktail waitresses with the umbrella drinks...:)

We left Miami at 6am this morning and have a 8 hour layover at JFK..Bob took Lolo to Manhattan in search of Abercrombie and other American fashion...he wants to see if his book is at Barnes and Noble in NYC...

No good stories to share..very uneventful...saw our friends the Kempners and our attorney from Westport..they seemed to have a nice visit and the girls enjoyed seeing each other.

I will post some photos of the trip at some point....

Love from JFK..
Amy

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Cruise- Sunday - Monte Carlo!

Image
Monte Carlo- Casino Royale- Yachts, Casinos, shopping, Royalty and wealth    oMG this city had some serious high rollers! Yachts, insane cars and shopping for the Uber wealthy.  Bob and I joined the morning walking tour, saw the Prince’s Palace, enjoyed the splendid views from a seaside park on the bluff and then went back to the boat to change for the Casino Royale!!    Well, sadly I didn’t bring my passport so no entry for me- Bob popped in while I browsed the shops.  $100 poorer in 45 minutes we grabbed an outside table at the Hotel du Paris in the square and people watched and I was introduced to my new favorite drink- the Chandon Spring spritz. Coming to a Stef party near you. Casino! Hotel du Paris with Casino in background Headed back…can you see out ship behind us? So great we were able to see the city at night!  Scrabble followed by a little community puzzle work…   
Read more

Update - 2010 and 2011

Image
Easter 2011 in Connecticut   We did a whirlwind 4 day trip back to 06443 and had a nice visit with the family and enjoyed egg hunts, golden eggs on a foggy beach, and family time in Madison...it was still cold and grey - but only 9 weeks until Summer 2011! Book Signing with James Frey Lauren and I went to a Grazia book club signing with James Frey, author of Million Little Pieces, and his latest book, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible...he described his being dropped by his US publisher after the Oprah public flogging, but enjoys being in Europe and has released his latest book overseas only..Lauren got her book signed and we had one signed for Tommy who was a MLP fan. Disney Paris - April 2011 with Oki and Meg While Rachel was on her ski trip to Montgenievre in France, and Lauren was studying for her GCSE exams, I took Meg and her friend to Disney Paris for 4 days...it was pure innocent bliss - the girls were so happy and appreciative it was a real enjoyabl...
Read more

The Cruise- - Saturday- Sete France

Image
Off to the Chateau… Bonjour!  A stop in France would not be complete without a tour of a local chateau and wine tasting  Sweet Muscat wine is very well regarded here so when in France…. Then off we went to charming city of Montpelier Part of the Roman pilgrimage of the San Camino trail (bucket list) Headed back to the boat for lunch and a quick nap!! 
Read more