One for the Leap year !!!

Even today, leap year holds that fancy place in our minds. And that definitely calls for a blog dedication.

Its that time of the year again after 3 long years, when we get an extra day added to the month of february. This additional day makes this month look more normal. Though I was already planning to write about it, the google doodle, which has a picture of leaping frogs and the cable service e-mail, regarding the interruption in TV service due to sun outages, reminded me. Moreover, this will be the first one for this month, so all the more reason to do some writing.

Moving on to the main point, Leap year - as everyone must be aware of, the year gives us that added day because according to Wikipedia, 'a common year is almost 6 hours shorter than a solar year'. So when all those lost hours are put together, it becomes a complete day and a part of our calender every four years. That reminds me of a funny incident from school days, when one of my classmates used to have grand celebration on his birthday, as he was able to do that only once in four year, what a day to be born !

Just got a leap day deals mail from groupon, different !! And ofcourse, the date is so obviously different too - 29-02-12.

Road Trip Diary: 5

Next day, we left the hotel at 10 and went to Haulover Beach. Just wanted to enjoy some more views of the beautiful beaches of Miami before leaving. Spent quite a while there, and from there we went to Bayside Marketplace. It was as lively as ever, a local band was playing and some people were dancing too. And what to say about food, it was the perfect place and we had a scrumptious meal.

       Haulover Beach, Miami

Around 3, it was time to leave for home. The journey began right there and we set out towards our destination. At 7, we stopped at MIMS on the way, for refreshments. And by 9:45, we were in Georgia.

We decided to drive all the way in one go. And around 3:11 am, we entered North Carolina and by 7:30 in the morning, we were in Virginia. At 11, we crossed Washington D.C. and took a small breakfast stop for half an hour.

By 1:30, we were home, home sweet home. It was a long haul and we did it in 22 hours at a stretch. So, we covered almost 11 states - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida; went all the way to the southern most tip of United States  and around 3500 miles (5632 kms), when it comes to numbers.

It was a memorable trip and we had the most amazing time. And Road Trips are always great, especially this one as it was just according to the way we wanted it to be. Seeing it on a map makes it even more awesome, the route we took, the places we visited, the distance we covered - its an unbelievable feeling to finish a mega road trip in time.

Road Trip Diary: 4

The following day was a long one too, as we planned to be in Seaquarium early and exactly at 9:30, we were there. Bought the tickets and went first to Sea Lion Feeding, where we actually got to feed raw fish to the sea lions. It was quite amazing to throw the fishes at them and see the way they were gulping those down at such a quick pace.

Later we went for the 10:30 Dolphin show, which was great. The dolphins were so well trained and the trainers also did a fabulous job. After that, it was time for the Sea Lion show, which is always so good. Next, we left to see the famous Flipper Dolphin and it was fantastic, the whole troupe was so synchronised. Thereafter, at 12:30, the Killer Whale performance was just about to start, when we got our seats. It got over in 20 mins and we were so happy to have seen all these incredible shows back to back.

Miami Seaquarium visit was superb and we got to check out the Reef Aquarium, stingrays, manatees and sharks. Thereon, at 3 we drove to South Beach Miami for a relaxing evening. We loved the atmosphere, clear blue waters of Atlantic, good food and the bright sunshine, which was a big relief from the chilling winters of New York.

Spent 3 to 4 hours on the beach and went back at 6. And decided to go to Lincoln Rd Mall at 7. The place is known for sidewalk cafes and restaurants. We had a great time there, the crowds were amazing and the food was delicious. Went back to hotel at 10.