SoBe AND SO BE IT!

Yesterday we drove the five hours to SOuth BEach, Miami's party and trendoid neighbourhood. It's great to hear more Spanish (and lately, Russian!) than English on the streets. But on the way through the Everglades, the alligators and ditch-birds waited in the sun for unsuspecting fish, like dogs waiting for table scraps. Also passed through Little Havana, the Cuban section where more hot salsa music pours out of shopfronts than out of passing lowriders.

After settling into our rental unit (more on that later), it was just a two-block stroll to Lincoln Mall. On this holiday weekend, it was jammed with diners, fashionistas, and colours. No recession here. And Ocean Drive yelled out Welcome Back! in neon, flamenco, and Ferraris.

This morning it was back to the speedwalking for my rehab, a bit more sweaty because of the 2-day layoff and the heat/humidity still here. The boardwalk is a great place for all the morning exercisers. But there are still misguided people feeding the throngs of feral cats along the beach --- against the law and against common sense when both the city and real cat lovers are trying to limit them.

P.S. So much news from back home! First the Toronto Argos won Canada's pro football championship and the 100th Grey Cup. Then the Bank of England hired away Canada's steadfast Finance minister. Our loss, their gain. But the most encouraging news was the court decision throwing out the current mayor of Toronto. A brutish buffoon, a man totally lacking in integrity, an embarrassment. Probably the worst mayor in Toronto's history ---- now what will it take to remove the worst Prime Minister in our history??