Postcards - July 15, 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

By Mitch Traphagen

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They do all sorts of weird stuff in Miami — including, it seems, forcing big ol’ cruise ships to merge with traffic during rush hour. Well, not really. But it looked like it in our last postcard from two weeks ago. But the first part is true - there is some weird stuff going on there — but Miami is a beautiful city, nonetheless. And, like it or not, it is ours and there is no place else like it on earth.

I had hoped that hardcore cruisers would have recognized the Royal Caribbean ship, Navigator of the Seas, and realized that it could only be at the Port of Miami. Justina Horvath (thanks for the note - I hope you had a great 4th, too!) made a good try, guessing our own Channelside in Tampa. And history was made as I finally stumped Bill and Margie Galbreath (thanks for the note and the kind words — I love hearing from you!) who made a very close guess with Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale.

This week we show off the paradise that is Florida. In my humble opinion, this scene looks best in the absence of “tar balls”. Fortunately, it remains so today (and hopefully will forever).

Send your best guess — or better yet, send me a photo of you in this postcard — to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For those who prefer the hand-written word, send your guess to 210 Woodland Estates Ave., Ruskin, FL, 33570.

The water is just fine here — jump on in!