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Welcome to Miami - via Atlanta, May 2014

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And so it’s back to the US for the second time in 2 months. This time it was to Atlanta, to do a family road trip to Miami with the in-laws. It seemed like a good idea in the planning stages but the reality of a 15 hour drive (including stops) was slightly different.  Uncle imparting words on wisdom on the rocking chairs outside Cracker Barrel Our first stop was at Cracker Barrel , which I’d never been to before. The breakfast menus were gigantic (true American style). From there, our next stop was Long Beach to visit a family relative. And then finally, after hundreds of miles of motorway and four petrol filling stops, we reached Key Biscayne ; a picture perfect island just off Miami. It looked like the kind of island where people left their doors open and crime was minimal if at all. This was confirmed later in the holiday when we spoke to some locals. Strong husband Didn't quite work the other way around So, here we were, in Miami. The