Edinburgh - Newark - Miami
Having to prise myself out
of bed at 5am after only being in bed
for two hours is a mammoth task. At 30,
I’d have smacked the alarm and positively leapt up but, at 37, I takes a little
more convincing. I hit up the airport
at 6, with my hair still in the previous night’s party shape and the remnants
of my mascara congealed under my eyes.
Quite a sight for so early in the morning, I can tell you.
After a quick catnap in the Edinburgh airport lounge, I boarded for
Newark. I had managed to nod off with my
head pressed into the back of a chair and ended up with a huge red mark on my
head that made me look like I’d been slapped.
That, combined with the party hair and dodgy panda eyes, really enhanced
my overall travel look. I hate those women in airports who always look
so well groomed (and by ‘hate’ I mean ‘totally jealous of’). I always, always look as if I’ve been up half
the night drinking. Only on this
occasion, I had.
I was happy in the knowledge that I wouldn’t have to move
for a good few hours and planned to sleep until New York. I promptly nodded off
after take off and woke up later feeling pretty much as tired as before. Turns
out that this was because instead of sleeping `til New York, I’d only managed
to doze until Glasgow. It was going to be a very long day.
I finally arrived in Newark about a year later, grabbed some food and beer, then made way to boarding for
Miami. After a short sleep filled flight, I grabbed luggage, bundled it in a
cab, and headed for Downtown. It was - 4
when I arrived in Newark. It was 74 degrees on arrival in Miami. This meant that my insistence on wearing
summer clothes when boarding in Scotland had FINALLY paid off. First. Time. Ever.
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| I'm so proud of you... |
I saw tons of people in and around the hotel dressed in
running gear and instantly worried that working out was a new state law. As it turns out, the Miami Marathon was due
to begin the next morning. Huge sigh of
relief from the hung-over Scottish girl.
I managed to wander down to the Waterfront café for dinner before heading to the cocktail bar to see what was on offer. Hair of the dog, and all that. I tried my first Appeltini, which was a mixture of Apple vodka, Apple Sourz, and possibly some other appley stuff. It was incredibly good, incredibly green and incredibly alcoholic. Just what every girls needs to unwind after a long day of flying.
I managed to wander down to the Waterfront café for dinner before heading to the cocktail bar to see what was on offer. Hair of the dog, and all that. I tried my first Appeltini, which was a mixture of Apple vodka, Apple Sourz, and possibly some other appley stuff. It was incredibly good, incredibly green and incredibly alcoholic. Just what every girls needs to unwind after a long day of flying.
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| Hola, Miami! |
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