The only interesting thing to happen to on my final one night lay-over in Quito was to fall very very sick. I posted a status in fbook saying how everything was going hunky dorey..... The fates, they shall be tempted and thus they commeth down with fury (insert thunder clap and lightening bolt here).
I was on the equator (a continuously hot place) and was convulting, feeling utterly frozen. With my organs fighting one another and my bones/brain thudding. I prescribed myself 3 layers of clothes, 3 questionable hotel duvets and a party bag of meds. Whilst in a drugged up haze I thought I heard something fall on the floor, my iPhone was next to me in bed and I believed it was that. I searched for a good 20mins with a torch and couldn't find it...it was still in my bed and nothing had fallen. And that, my friends, was fridays highlight!
Travelling to Miami feeling as sick as a dog was no treat. I grabbed a taxi when I arrived to get me to my hostel on south beach. Taxi driver was a nice guy and helped with my bag as I was feeling to weak to carry it, but he left me at the wrong hostel! I needed directions and the first girl i asked said 'im sorry, i'v been hassled enough today so I am in no mood to help you'....at least she was apologetic about being a b****. I eventually found out that I had to lug my huge bag 9 blocks in Miami's heat, not easy in my state.
I had to stay in on my first night because I needed to be within 5 feet of a bathroom at all times. Feeling relatively better in the morning I went for a wonder. There are more palm trees than people here, plus squirrels must love these trees as I spotted dozens of them. Everyone owns a dog here too, and I can see why when they have a puppy shop! How much is that doggy in the window? ALOT, this is Miami and everything is expensive just for the sake of it.
There is a definite need for sunglasses on Miami's huge, immaculate streets, as it's so bright. During my walk I walked towards places I wanted to visit, only to find I was cut off by the sea...lots of places are little islands and it seems theres no way to get across to them.
I went to some sort of museum which had a lot of random arty house-hold stuff in. I thought it was depicting the development of design throughout the years, but then went off on a theme about time and how speedy today's lifestyle is. Very art deco though, with the elevator and toilets being works of art themselves.
This city is full of rich and attractive people. Well I may not be rich, but 1 out of 2 ain't bad haha.
Last month was hurricane season, I really wanted to experience (a little) one but I have been told that there just like women. They come in all wet and wild, and when they leave you've lost your car and your house.