Halifax to Miami

The trees and flowering bushes tell the tale far better than the crowded roads and junk business signs. Florida still has most of its magic, especially when the snow flies elsewhere.

I discovered the amazing contemporary ALT Hotel at the Halifax airport and spent a night in compact comfort. The hotel is arty, Scandinavian in its streamlined functional furnishings and quirky. There are swinging seats in the lobby and several conversation rooms around the deli-type food court, I Macs to use in the common area. Clever lighting surrounds a luxurious bed filled with big fat pillows and comforter in pure white. There are NO drawers, but one under the bed, several benches and shelves and 2 hooks. Don't travel with excess there or you will be stumbling over your suitcases in the night. Eco-friendly and streamlined is the new class.

Before I left on this trip I fell and crunched my foot. It is not responding well to miles of airport walking and hours of sitting. I ask for wheelchairs when I can to get to the gates. Growing old is not for the clumsy.

I am now near the Miami airport in an ok motel with a kitchen. There is plenty of green all around and some lagoons. The bus goes to the grocery store and if I can walk I am going to take a taxi to Best Buy (Saturday before Christmas crowds!) to find a new power cord for my laptop and look at baby video drones for my friends in Chile who make art movies. Imagine flying a little plastic bug over the Pacific Ocean shore and photographing it from above! Hopefully, the cat won't eat it before we get it going and the wind won't take it away. Photos to follow...carry on!