Traveling by water always seems to offer something new. For us something new would be arriving in Miami's commercial/cruise ship port of Government Cut. We'd been through the waters north of the cut previously as well as spent a limited time south in Biscayne Bay, but never had we actually arrived in Miami via the Government Cut inlet.
I expected it to be large and intimidating. I expected it to rival Norfolk. I would be wrong. Sure it was expansive but it had much less commercial traffic than I expected and since it was not a port of call for the Navy, no Navy ships were present. There were, however, several cruise ships in port. All lined up and awaiting their next departure.
We cruised along bypassing the cruise ships and eventually arrived at an anchorage known as Marine Stadium. The anchorage was actually a bay dredged deeper in the 1960's and a stadium for seating of 60,000 built on its south side. The intention was for the stadium to feature boat races and while it was successful for many years, it was condemned following Hurricane Andrew. While the stadium is now quite the eyesore, the views of downtown remain quite spectacular.
The Admiral
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Hi Guys!
When are you planning on crossing over?
j&K
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