Miami - Workshops and Tours

We were very busy from the time we first arrived in Miami.  With our busy schedule we ended up criss-crossing Miami for about a week before finally settling next to Hibiscus Island near the Miami Yacht Club.  We were anchored directly across the causeway from Governor's Cut where all the Cruise Ships dock and at times there were 7 ships at dock.

(You can only see 6 ships in this picture because the 7th was over in Fisherman's Channel by the shipping  docks. You can see the Norwegian Getaway pulling out and headed toward the turning basin where we were at the the time)

With our new partner ReThink Energy Florida, we had set up a press conference at Gibbs Park...

A couple of workshops, one at No Name Harbor in Key Biscayne and the 2nd in Sunset Harbor in downtown Miami...









And presentation/tours of the Archimedes to high school students at the MAST Academy located in the Harbor at Marine Stadium, all in a 5 day timeframe.  With the exception of the press conference, all were a success and we were very encouraged that the workshops were so successful.  There will be more workshops in the future.


















As soon as the last workshop was completed we set out to finish the necessary household duties and that was to empty the holding tank and fill the water tanks.  We had been low on water for longer than we care to go and we actually ran completely OUT of water on the very day we finally found a marina with a functioning pump out.  After calling 6 marinas, Pelican Harbor Marina located 5 miles north, had operating facilities and we were able to fill our water tanks.


I was guarding the whaler while Carter ran into the canal side Publix, when I met a couple named Rudolf and Elisa who were doing the same thing. Rudolf had some extra complimentary tickets to the Miami Boat Show that he generously offered and we gladly accepted! (a $70 value) Since the next day was the last day of the show, we spent the whole day seeing as much as possible.








Houseboats sure have come a LONG way!  Don't you agree?



Finally on the Miami agenda, Carter had registered to attend the Mia Green Energy Expo on the 27-28th. While he was gone all day, I spent my time doing a little sewing, some sunbathing, and just soaking up the last of Miami. Carter attended several energy workshops and was very excited about some of the things he learned from OutBack Power Systems presentations. He learned a lot about how to optimize our energy system on the boat and is very anxious to get to work on making some significant improvements in our system. But that will take some serious effort and have to wait until later as it was time to get back on the trail and continue northward up the east coast continuing on with the Little Cruise Aid for a Sustainable Florida.

 Another awesome Miami Skyline view, and again, the picture simply doesn't do it justice.