Having a blast catching up with family and friends. Almost wish I had a little more time to spend visiting everyone because I might not be back here again for a while. :(

Just ordered maps for Australia and New Zealand. Had to go with 1-day shipping because I forget to get a map for Bolivia which is bad because I’m planning on riding there right after Peru. That was an expensive mistake. I probably could have picked up Australia/NZ maps when I got there but it’ll be nice to have them and not have to worry about tracking them down on the road.

Yesterday a bunch of us went down to Miami Metro Zoo for the day. That place must be hurting for money because everything cost a fortune. We rented one of those bike things to ride around in for the day. That set (my Aunt) back $70. $70! To rent a bike! And we had to pedal! For $70 it should have come with a guide/driver. They even wanted $5 for access to an area that was a little closer to the rhinos.

Visiting Florida sure makes me appreciate not having to deal with the stress of actually having to live here. In the last 2 weeks I’ve seen 6 different incidents where one person was screaming at someone else. A couple nights ago my Aunt and I were in a big superstore and 2 of the employees were yelling at each other. People need to chill out.

At 2:30am we got up to watch the lunar eclipse.  This pic is from earlier (color enhanced) because the rest stunk.
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Awww.
Julie and Jayme camel riding.
My Uncle Alan and Zach.
My cousin Zach and I.
One Response to “Florida update #2”
  1. Well it looks like your having a great vacation from your journey! So good to be able to spend time w/ the family…..I’m sure they were glad to see you!
    Very grateful that our St. Louis Zoo is mostly free …..but then again we don’t have camel rides or those bike thingys.

    Have fun and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

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