Key to a relaxing weekend!

We just got back last night from another travel filled weekend in Key Biscayne! It wasn't a tourist weekend but a getaway filled with fun, friends and water. It was relaxing, stress busting, and totally chilled out! It was a summer retreat in the right sense. This was an official trip organized by the company my husband is interning with.

As we headed toward the airport at an hour (7 am) that I hadn't seen in many many months, the excitement between my friends and I was so visible! We'd been waiting for this for weeks. And to add to the medley of emotions, it was my first visit to Florida.

We landed at Miami International Airport mid afternoon, and headed straight to the hotel to meet our significant others who were already there on business. The drive to Key Biscayne was gorgeous. A lot of the time, you see water on both sides. I was so lost in the views that I hadn't realized how hungry I was until I got to the hotel. I was worried we might have missed lunch, but we managed to get hold of the few boxed lunches that were left from an earlier event.

After a quick nap and freshening up, we headed straight to the pool where we were to spend a lot of our time over the next few days. We also managed a dip in the ocean at the hotel's private beach. The water was so cool and even for those who aren't that fond of water, it was an easy walk on the ocean floor for about 20-30 feet in. Even in the morning hours, it was so hot outside and I hadn't expected the water in the ocean to be that refreshing.

There was a lot of talk about Le Bron James signing up with the Miami Heat on Friday, which also included our dinner plans that had been organized on the top floor of a parking structure. An outdoor dinner and after party was not such a great idea. It was so hot during dinner that we couldn't wait to get to the after party which was going to be pool side. And then it started raining when we went pool side at the W! The reason I mentioned King James earlier was because he was staying the Miami W and was having a party there as well. A lot of folks were hoping to see him but his party was near his pent house suite and the rain wasn't a big help either. We took the first bus back to our hotel. We were so tired that we just decided to call it a night and meet up with everyone at breakfast on Saturday.

We just about made it to breakfast - after a few snoozes and an alarm switch off. It was a good hearty breakfast and we headed straight to the pool after that. Our morning schedule included lounging in the pool sipping iced tea, sighting iguanas on the hotel grounds, stepping into the ocean, eating ice-cream and then again lounging in the pool. Sounds good doesn't it!

The afternoon was a catamaran sailing trip that took us out into the ocean, anchored in the middle of nowhere and we could swim around. There was also a water trampoline that some people too complete advantage of. The one thing that I don't like about swimming in salt water is- well - the salt water. If swallowed, it tastes disgusting. Like over salted gargle water. After a few gulps of that, I decided to get back on to the boat and just sit around. I should have reapplied the sunscreen because now I just have a badly burnt back.

The evening was hosted in the hotel and the preparations were just grand. We had some amazing food, interesting drinks (pictured here: Miami Blue Iced Tea) and fire dancers! The dancers were so cool and I had the opportunity to capture some interesting shapes they created with the fire. A dance party brought to a close the official proceedings of the weekend.

The next morning, we just hung out at the pool some more and then drove to the airport. For two weekends in a row, we'd had some fun times to remember and I had some more blogging material. I leave you with a picture of the blue ocean!