The day was to be devoted to our journey from Washington to Miami, so we were not expecting much in the way of scenic views. Breakfast was rather a scrum, with far too few tables and chairs for the guests, plus of course the same unruly toddlers as yesterday. We checked out of the hotel as late as possible, 11:00, as the airport shuttle bus was to pick us up at 11:10. The trip took us through some quite nice residential areas, with prettily painted terraced houses, collecting more passengers on the way.
Check-in at the airport was reasonably civilised, and then we had the long wait for our 17:25 flight. Fortunately it's quite a nice terminal, and we had a reasonable lunch, and bought a few items for a light snack during the flight (no food included on American Airlines domestic flights, you have to pay for it). We tried a video call with Alex during the afternoon, but the airport wi-fi wasn't quite up to it and we only got a few minutes.
The flight was fairly uneventful, with slight turbulence at times, plus a more severe bout just before landing. On emerging from the air conditioned terminal the heat and especially the humidity hit us like a hammer. The taxi ride to the Holiday Inn on Biscayne Boulevard was quite long, but we arrived at about 9 pm. There was time for a quick walk around the Bayside shopping and dining area nearby, where we managed to buy pastries for tomorrow's breakfast just before all the shops closed.
The hotel looks very posh in the reception area, but the room again isn't very big and is not very well equipped. No ice bucket, and minimal coffee for the machine. The wi-fi won't work in the room and we have to go down to reception.
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