SOS in Florida

After a plethora of emails, discussions and conference calls later the three of us finally had the desired itinerary on the cards for our trip down to Florida… a true SOS… Sun Ocean and Sands... As the plane descends on Miami, over a greenish, bluish vastness and you peep out of the tiny window… nature starts giving glimpses of the beauty that one is about to unravel… A Dodge charger rented and Rihanna blowing her lungs out through the stereo… it was “Cheers to the freakin weekend”

First stop all the way to the southern tip of the States… Key west…. A three hour drive to the keys, as they are called….Water water on both sides of the freeway.. this is one highway to drive on.. Albeit slowly due to single lane... But who cares… it was vacation time… beautiful beach homes with porches right up to the blue ocean…. And the first item on the list… a sunset cruise… sans the ladies….. One can say it was a rehearsal of sorts when the ladies do arrive…. Awesome Caribbean music, champagne on ice.. “I called up the captain, please bring me wine”… I literally did not, but it was all there, all you can guzzle without tipping over.. and the beautiful cruise sailed on.. the gushing sound of water… into the sunset… and just about the right time for the moon to peep out…

Once on the land it was time for something solid to go in the tummies to calm the waves just guzzled…head to Duval street… the happening street you will walk on.. live music usually plays out of all the restaurants and clubs and small shacks… it’s like a huge symphony playing on… loads of cheerful people on the street…. It was our lucky day as the lady on the cruise said, coz apparently the best local band was performing at the Green parrot… a bar one must not miss to visit.. great atmosphere… super amazing live music.. when we got there.. no one was dancing… and by the time we were done.. dance floor had no space remaining.. next morning was the adventure day… snorkeling, jet skiing and paragliding all in one combo… a large Cayman.. again the same deal… guzzle all you want without getting washed away.. and have fun… putting on the snorkel gear on the face and fins on our legs, jump I did from the boat into the ocean… and off came the snorkel glasses and down came the water on the snorkel pipe.. I did catch a few glimpses of the coral reef while making a hasty retreat to safe haven of the cayman… next time you beautiful reefs… next time.. paragliding is a must and must for everyone heading to the Keys.. it is not only peaceful.. but the view from the above is amazing… cool winds on your face and the pristine blue water as far as your eyes can…. You can actually see different shades of the blue… and the shape of the reef… beauty… coming down it was time to beat the s**t of the jet ski…. Boy she just flies off the water…. Took me a couple of minutes to get to know my jet ski… but it was indeed wrooooomm…

After an entire day of fun in the ocean one must think it was time for bed… we had other plans… a seven hour drive to Orlando… to the Universal studio… its one hell of an amazing experience… exciting rides, interesting rides, fast rides, slow rides, heart in your mouth rides… one for every one… the best was the Harry potter zone… they have the entire Hogsmeade village, Hogwarts express and the entire freaking Hogwarts school…. This is one ride where you will not worry about the long line… the line snakes through different sections of the castle… the moving pictures… life like Dumbeldore welcoming you..and the ride is beyond words… remember the scene where Harry rides Buckbeak… you actually get to experience that… you play quidditch and fly on the broomstick….whoaah… an amazing day coming to an end and a seven hour drive back to Miami..

A hot shower and change of clothes later.. off we went to Ocean drive in Miami… the road which does not sleep… where you can actually wake up to the sunrise on the beach… plenty of clubs down there…. But the one must try to get in is Mangoes… man you go in there and its music music everywhere….. dancing till the sunrise… it was time to finally head home… a total of 8 hours sleep in 72 hours… the weekend was sure to leave a lasting hangover…
With a promise to visit again…and souvenir in the bag and memories off we flew into the sunset….