It was time to say goodbye to Hutchinson Island and head off to our final stop of the trip – Miami.

We packed up our bags and the bus for the drive down to Miami. It rained quite a lot on the drive down and on the way we passed the Hard Rock Hotel that was still being built.

We were staying in Axel Beach Hotel which is LGBTQI + friendly and very obviously so.

Once we had sorted out our rooms it was time to say goodbye to Bob. It was really sad to see him go and he and Cindy had gone above and beyond in organising the trip.

We were planning to head to the beach but it was pouring down with rain with thunder and lightening too. So we headed to the bar instead.

Sid and Sherrien decided to go for a swim and entertained us all with their attempts to get on the inflatable unicorn.

After a while the rain stopped so we decided to go and explore Miami Beach.

As we were on the beach a huge cruise ship went past.

There were some strange looking birds on the beach.

We wandered down the beach for a while until we got to the infamous muscle beach – unfortunately there was very little muscle on show.

We walked back along Ocean Drive and popped in to a few of the shops along the way.

We walked back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.

As we were in Miami we decided to make a bit of an effort and get dressed up.

We walked down Ocean Drive again and stopped at Cardozo Hotel for some Cuban cuisine. Ali and I shared a starter of calamari and a cerveiche sampler, both were delicious, along with margaritas.

We finished the meal with a Calypso coffee, which had loads of cream on it.

We had to go into the hotel to use the toilet so took the opportunity to take some more photos.

After dinner we had a little wander down Ocean Drive before heading back to the hotel.

At the hotel Sarah, Sherrien, Ali and I had a nightcap at the bar and chatted to Eduardo and Alejandro as they served our drinks.

It was then time for bed.