Dallas to Miami

We spent 3 days driving from Dallas, Texas to Miami, Florida. On Thursday, we drove from Dallas to Mobile, AL - about 600 miles.  We stopped in Shreveport, LA for a lunch buffet at the Harrah's Race Track/Casino.  This was our second buffet of the trip, and hopefully the last, or else we will have to start doing some shopping for some clothes that will fit.  It was so hot and muggy in Mobile.  We went to a nearby mall area close to our hotel, looking for someplace to have a quick bite and unwind.  The only place we found was the massive Bass Pro Shop (referred to as the Disneyland for white trash by our waiter) which had a restaurant attached.  We shared an appetizer and then went back to our room. 

On Friday, we then proceeded to Jacksonville, FL which was about 400 miles.  The one thousand miles that we drove during those two days went really smooth.  After checking into our hotel, we took a short drive to Jacksonville Beach and had a wonderful dinner at the Crabcake Factory.  Jacksonville was a very nice place to visit. On Saturday morning, for the first time in a couple weeks, the morning temperature was below 80 degrees.

Saturday, we drove down the Atlantic Coast of Florida to Miami.  We stopped at Vero Beach, which was the former Spring Training site of the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The complex and Holman Stadium is still there and has been renamed the Vero Beach Sports Complex.  Most all ties to the Dodgers seem gone now and the area once know as Dodgertown no longer exists. 

We arrived at our Miami hotel early Saturday evening and then went out for Sushi.  We stayed in the west side of Miami, right off the Turnpike.  The area, and the hotel, for the most part were nearly deserted.