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Date: Wed 7 Jan 2023 22:46:00 GMT
150 years of the Grove
Free Cake!
Yesterday Morning we got on the trolley/bus at the town hall and rode to
Little Havanna. We got a long tour of Miami as we rode there. We got off
the trolly a little early and walked for about a mile through town. It
was very poor. There were gang signs everywhere and lots of bars on the
windows. When we arrived at the tourist area things cleaned up a little
but you could tell it was still poor. We ate lunch at a mexican resturant
quite a way down 8th street. Then we walked back to the trolley about
4pm. We went shopping in a little local store. They made us give them our
backpacks before shopping. They had a little of everything and the prices
were more reasonable.
Yesterday evening we went to the 150th birthday of Coconut Grove. They
had actors doing impressions of some of the founding families and people
of this area from the Victorian era. Then there were free cupcakes
afterwards. It was a wonderful celebration. I'd estimate there were
about 200 people there. We enjoyed it. Afterward I went to dinner with
mom and Hannah and Sam went for cake/pie at a local bakery.
Today we went to a Vegan market on Grand Ave that is there every weekend
for the last 30 years. It's about 3/4 of a mile from the town dock. The
market is huge and there are lots of very cool vendors. Tons of wonderful
food, lots of produce, some local some not. We had a Rikki/massage to
help Hannah's neck and my elbow/shoulder. We ate tamales for lunch and
sampled a lot of very wonderful food. From Falafel to herbal teas and of
course Hannah found some really nice coffee. When you come here it's
worth going to this market! We spent most of the day here.