Miami

After South America we agreed that although we missed the wonderful sights we really enjoyed the novelty of a hot shower, toilet paper and familiar retail in Miami. We arrived in the early evening and headed straight to Miami South Beach to our well rated hostel. The Miami International hostel has been rated in the top 10 U.S hostels on numerous occasions and its easy to see why. $25 a night and free breakfast, lunch and dinner is a handy offer. After a frustrating stop over in Mexico we were fairly buggered but were assured by the hostel staff that Sunday night was the best night to get involved in the drinking festivities. We had a glass of toughen up soon followed by several glasses of some pink vodka concoction that was being poured at reception. Then we jumped on a limo style bus complete with ridiculous laser lights and dancing poles. The short ride took us to Nikki Beach an impressive beachside club. Mattresses and tepees lined the sand with the pumping dance floors and stages offered inside. We were sitting at a suave outdoor table setup enjoying a few drinks ordered from the bar, when the waiter came up and informed us that the tables were for "table service only". After checking out the menu and realising one of the bottles of champagne was worth $10,000US, we decided to move inside to the dance floor. The next couple of days we checked out Lincoln Ave the major shopping and restaurant district in South Beach and visited the Seaquarium. For someone from Perth the dolphin and seal shows were like nothing i have ever seen. The photos speak for themselves. Tim, Craig and his brother Rob joined us for our last night in Miami which included a boys night out - plenty of drinks and laughter.
It turned out to be a very short stop over in Miami but we loved the beach suburbs, sea-creatures and social atmos! If you like beach and partying this is a must in the U.S  of A.