Meanderings around the South Miami area

The Charles Deering Estate of Cutler Bay.....talk about a gorgeous place!!

The Deering Estate Ballroom

Charles Deering, from South Paris, Maine, was the late 1800's
Co-founder of the International Harvester Company.

The three Wise Men painted on Palm Fronds made us immediately think of our talented
rock-painter friend back home, Debbie Schultz.

The Nikon zoom at its best brings in Miami Beach from Cutler Bay.

Pam and Ali at the Southernmost House in the USA.....at the very "bottom" of
US Route 1 in Key West

 Here is Ali making friends with our cute neighbor camper and
her three guinea pigs!

We came across a large group of migrant workers picking in a huge
planting of beans.  Across the road were hundreds of acres of green
tomatoes....we imagine these would be descended upon by the pickers in
the near future.   Whole families of Mexicans turn out for the picking....they even have
a taco delivery truck that brings in their lunch each day.   These folks are very hard workers.

We have discovered there is much to see in this land "south of Miami".  It is an interesting and very diverse area.   We are glad we visited but would NOT want to live here.....main reasons would be the humidity...it can be relentless; and the fact most people here drive like there will be no tomorrow.  Before we depart for the Big Cypress Preserve a bit north of here, stay tuned for our tour of the Everglades and much of what it has to offer.