Miami -- Sure, Why Not?

We had to fly through Miami airport to get to/from Barbados, so we figured we would make a weekend out of it. It worked out that Lisa and Jarrett were going to be in South Florida at the same time, so it was great to spend some unexpected time with them.

We also got to see a former teacher of both Lisa and mine from Massapequa - Mrs. Ross, who now orders us to call her "Sue". :-) We also got to meet her husband over drinks, which was a ton of fun.

I'll have to say that the restaurant scene in Miami is pretty underwhelming. I used Eater Miami and the concierge at our hotel to figure out where to go, but most of the recos were very generic "steaks & non-local seafood", unseasonal cuisine or just really unhealthy options. We were advised to check out Pubbelly, which was excellent. The restaurant at the hotel, Edge, actually exceeded my expectations and Marc actually ate some scallop tartare! Hakkasan at the Fountainbleu wasn't very distinctive and Joe's Stone Crab was ok.

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Miami was nice and relaxing, and once again, we were able to find a local Crossfit (Crossfit Vida Brickell), and I was able to get my run in.  The 6+ miles I ran in Miami were even more picturesque than I was expecting! I left from our hotel in downtown Miami and ran along the causeway towards Key Biscayne. 

I guess you can say Crossfit is also pretty similar to running in the sense that you can make up a workout on the fly that requires no gym equipment, which will still leave you gasping for air.  

The palm trees, sunshine, light blue water and skyline made it a really picturesque run.  And normally I don't like headwinds, but I'll take 20mph of those vs. the typical south Florida humidity!  It was totally worth bringing cab fare for my return back to the hotel so I could see more of the area and not do an "out and back" (which essentially means seeing the same scenery twice).