Miami's South Beach

Day #25: Miami Beach is a huge place and densely populated. The locals seem to enjoy the show put on by the tourists as much as the tourists enjoy ogling the locals. We began the day with a 14 mile dinghy ride through some of the canals just west of the beach. Stately mansions line the canals closest to the beach. The price of the houses closely correlates to the width of the canal. There was some pretty funky real estate on the narrowest canals.

Finding a place to land the dinghy, very surprisingly, is not a problem here. Publix supermarket even has a dinghy dock next to their store. So this afternoon we dinghied ashore (no tie-up fee) and walked 7 miles. Not only is the beach great for walking but just off it is a paved and landscaped trail that's equally good. A third alternative is to walk on the sidewalk in front of hotels and restaurants. This at times feels like running a slalom course of dinners and wait staff but it's all in good fun. It would be easy to spend some time here.

Still at anchor east of Miami's South Beach. 0nm today on Nellie and 390nm into the adventure. DBH.