KYRIA!!!
On Sunday, I mentioned I had a blogger meetup coming up… it was KYRIA! After a year of adventures in Europe, she returned to the US on a cruise ship, which docked in Ft. Lauderdale. I took Tuesday off of work so we could have a day of adventures. After weeks of warm, sunny weather, the universe decided to give us a rare (for December) gloomy, rainy day. As you can imagine, Kyria was undaunted. Someone who rides their bike across the country and regularly camps in the wilderness alone is not going to be bothered by a little drizzle. We started off at Bill Baggs State Park. We explored the beach, hiking trails. and… A LIGHTHOUSE! Yes, we thought about Elisabeth. There are guided tours and the opportunity to climb to the top of the lighthouse, but not while we were there. That’s okay! We explored the outside of the lighthouse, and then had a lovely hike. Obviously we were talking a mile a minute. Honestly, it would have been a lot prettier with blue skies, but I was happy not to be hot and sweaty. After the park, our next stop was Wynwood, a Miami neighborhood famous for its incredible street art. After Kyria parked my car (ha ha! I haven’t parallel parked in years- Miami really is a foreign country to me) we ate lunch, and then we walked around admiring the murals. I’ve been to Wynwood, years ago, but I was still blown away. We could have walked around for hours, but it was getting late. We decided that Kyria will just have to come back so we can explore even more! I really needed this day. There’s a lot going on right now, mostly unbloggable (ooh, I hate when people do that- tell me all the juicy details! I will say that one of the issues will become bloggable in a couple weeks). It was a relief to be able to talk to someone (Kyria is a very good listener!) It’s funny how bloggers are instant friends. How many bloggers have you met in real life? Can you parallel park?-I used to be able to.