The Nice Big Waves On South Beach

I am back from sunny Florida. It was my first time in the Sunshine state and it was very nice. My first day there, my peers took me on a alligator swamp tour near Ft. Lauderdale. The guide said in "that theer swamp - had bout 350,000 ga-torrs in it". Of course the swamp was about 175,000 acres big which meant only 2 gators per acre. So while the number of gators seemed like a lot, it was spread out in a very large swamp. That along with it being winter time, the guide promised only to do her best to find some of them critters. Turns out, we saw about 5 of them - which according to her was a very good at this time of year. But for me, it was cooler riding in an airboat - the kind that has a gigantic fan on the back of it instead of a motor. That thing had quite a zip to it. For the rest of my stay - I got to visit the agency down there, meet some of the staff, eat a whole lot and hung out at the beach. One time I ran the 1 1/2 mile to the ocean with a peer - jumped in for a quick dip and then jogged back. Then on another occasion, I rode the bike down there and just took a nap underneath a palm tree with the gentle ocean breeze wisping ever so gently across my face as I dozed the afternoon away with a full belly. Ahh....that day was so very relaxing. Below is a picture of one of them that theer ga-torrs.

Then on Monday I headed down to the Miami - South Beach area. This time, I didn't do much except hang out at the ocean both days. Didn't do anything but soak in the sun and the view. And while yes, there were some topless women there, I only noticed the nice big waves coming in from the ocean - just as another friend of mine claimed he did as well. On the last day, we went on a Duck tour - it is one of those by land and sea amphibious vehicle that took as around Ocean Drive on land and Biscayne Bay, Star Island and a whole bunch of little islands where all the rich and famous live by water. Got to see the mansions of Shaq, Gloria Estafan, Liz Taylor, P Diddy and a whole bunch more. I suppose I could live there if forced to - but now I am back in NYC. Although it was a very nice and relaxing trip - nothing beats the Big Apple. Great to be back! Here is a picture of me just chillin' looking into the nice blue waters - at the ahem....big waves.