BigDog & LilPup Florida Adventure

Day 1

August 11

Saturday

 

Travel from Phoenix to Orlando to Tampa

Flight: Continental Airlines flight 1852 (Non-Stop)

Depart: Phoenix, AZ (PHX) - Sat, Aug 11 at 7:25am

Arrive: Houston, TX Bush (IAH) - Sat., Aug 11 at 12:17pm

Seats: 16C, 16D (Boeing 737-800 Jet)

Meal: Snack/Brunch

 

Flight: Continental Airlines flight 1512 (Non-Stop)

Depart: Houston, TX Bush (IAH) - Sat, Aug 11 at 1:25pm

Arrive: Orlando, FL (MCO) - Sat., Aug 11 at 4:56pm

Seats: 27F, 27E (Boeing 767 Jet)

Meal: No Meal Served

 

Rent Car from National at Orlando International Airport

Dinner at Steak and Shake

Steak and Shake
7700 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32809
407-240-7702

DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going South on TERMINAL towards AIRPORT BLVD W.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
2: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto AIRPORT BLVD W.   0.7 miles  ( 1.1 km)
3: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto TERMINAL B.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
4: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto TERMINAL B.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
5: Stay straight to go onto AIRPORT BLVD E.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
6: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto AIRPORT BLVD E.   1.3 miles  ( 2.1 km)
7: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FL-436 N.   0.3 miles  ( 0.5 km)
8: Take the SR-528-TOLL W ramp towards US-17/INTERNATIONAL DRIVE/US-441/US-92/TURNPIKE/I-4.   0.3 miles  ( 0.5 km)
9: Merge onto BEE LINE EXWY (Portions toll).   2.4 miles  ( 3.8 km)
10: Take the SR-482 W exit towards ORLANDO.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
11: Merge onto FL-482 W/MCCOY RD.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
12: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto MCCOY RD.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
13: Turn RIGHT onto BOGGY CREEK RD.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
14: BOGGY CREEK RD becomes FL-482/MCCOY RD.   0.6 miles  ( 1.0 km)
15: FL-482/MCCOY RD becomes SAND LAKE RD/FL-482 W.   2.2 miles  ( 3.6 km)
16: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.1 km)
17: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-17 92/S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL/US-441.   0.2 miles  ( 0.4 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 23 minutes   9.1 miles ( 14.6km) 

 

Drive to Clearwater

DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going South on US-17 92/S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL/US-441 towards BARBER RD by turning right.   1.8 miles  ( 2.9 km)
2: Turn RIGHT onto CONSULATE DR.   0.5 miles  ( 0.9 km)
3: Turn LEFT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.0 km)
4: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ramp.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
5: Merge onto BEE LINE EXWY (Portions toll).   3.9 miles  ( 6.3 km)
6: Take the I-4 W exit on the left towards TAMPA/DISNEY WORLD.   0.6 miles  ( 1.0 km)
7: Merge onto I-4 W.   71.1 miles  ( 114.3 km)
8: Take the I-275 S exit on the left.   0.5 miles  ( 0.7 km)
9: Merge onto I-275 S.   4.7 miles  ( 7.6 km)
10: Take the SR-60 W exit, exit number 20, towards TAMPA AIRPORT/CLEARWATER.   0.4 miles  ( 0.6 km)
11: Merge onto MEMORIAL HWY.   1.4 miles  ( 2.3 km)
12: Take the SR-60 W exit on the left towards CLEARWATER.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
13: Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.   0.3 miles  ( 0.5 km)
14: Merge onto W COURTNEY CAMPBELL CSWY.   9.1 miles  ( 14.7 km)
15: W COURTNEY CAMPBELL CSWY becomes GULF TO BAY BLVD.   5.1 miles  ( 8.3 km)
16: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto CLEVELAND ST/FL-60.   1.4 miles  ( 2.3 km)
17: CLEVELAND ST/FL-60 becomes MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60.   1.5 miles  ( 2.5 km)
18: MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60 becomes CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
19: Enter next roundabout and take 3rd exit onto CORONADO DR/FL-699.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
20: Turn RIGHT onto S GULFVIEW BLVD/FL-699.   0.4 miles  ( 0.7 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 2 hours, 11 minutes   103.5 miles ( 166.5km) 

Stay at Adam's Mark Clearwater Beach Resort
430 S Gulfview Blvd
Clearwater, Florida 33767
727-443-5714

 

Day 2

August 12

Sunday

 

Busch Gardens
DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going North on S GULFVIEW BLVD/FL-699 towards 5TH ST by turning left.   0.4 miles  ( 0.7 km)
2: Turn LEFT onto CORONADO DR/FL-699.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
3: Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
4: CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E becomes MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60.   1.5 miles  ( 2.5 km)
5: MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60 becomes CLEVELAND ST/FL-60.   1.4 miles  ( 2.3 km)
6: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto GULF TO BAY BLVD/FL-60.   3.2 miles  ( 5.1 km)
7: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.0 km)
8: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
9: Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the US-19 N/US-19 S/SR-55 S ramp.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
10: Merge onto US-19 S.   4.2 miles  ( 6.7 km)
11: Take the ramp towards I-275/TAMPA/SR-688/INDIAN ROCKS BEACH.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
12: Merge onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
13: Turn SLIGHT LEFT.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
14: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto ULMERTON RD.   4.6 miles  ( 7.4 km)
15: Take the I-275 N ramp.   0.3 miles  ( 0.4 km)
16: Merge onto I-275 N.   17.9 miles  ( 28.9 km)
17: Take the SR-580/BUSCH BLVD exit, exit number 33.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
18: Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.   0.0 miles  ( 0.1 km)
19: Turn LEFT onto E BUSCH BLVD.   2.3 miles  ( 3.6 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 59 minutes   36.8 miles ( 59.2km) 

Dinner on the waterfront

Stay at Adam's Mark Clearwater Beach Resort
430 S Gulfview Blvd
Clearwater, Florida 33767
727-443-5714

Day 3

August 13

Monday

 

Adventure Island

Stay at Adam's Mark Clearwater Beach Resort
430 S Gulfview Blvd
Clearwater, Florida 33767
727-443-5714

Dinner at Pepe's Fine Dining and Tapas Cafe

3665 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, Florida 33762
727-573-3363

 
DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going North on S GULFVIEW BLVD/FL-699 towards 5TH ST by turning left.   0.4 miles  ( 0.7 km)
2: Turn LEFT onto CORONADO DR/FL-699.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
3: Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
4: CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E becomes MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60.   1.5 miles  ( 2.5 km)
5: MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60 becomes CLEVELAND ST/FL-60.   1.4 miles  ( 2.3 km)
6: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto GULF TO BAY BLVD/FL-60.   3.2 miles  ( 5.1 km)
7: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.0 km)
8: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
9: Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the US-19 N/US-19 S/SR-55 S ramp.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
10: Merge onto US-19 S.   4.2 miles  ( 6.7 km)
11: Take the ramp towards I-275/TAMPA/SR-688/INDIAN ROCKS BEACH.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
12: Merge onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
13: Turn SLIGHT LEFT.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
14: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto ULMERTON RD.   2.3 miles  ( 3.7 km)
15: Turn LEFT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.0 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 32 minutes   13.9 miles

 

Day 4

August 14

Tuesday

 

Dali Museum

1000 3rd St S
St Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 823-3767

DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going North on S GULFVIEW BLVD/FL-699 towards 5TH ST by turning left.   0.4 miles  ( 0.7 km)
2: Turn LEFT onto CORONADO DR/FL-699.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
3: Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
4: CAUSEWAY BLVD/FL-60 E becomes MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60.   1.5 miles  ( 2.5 km)
5: MEMORIAL CSWY/FL-60 becomes CLEVELAND ST/FL-60.   1.4 miles  ( 2.3 km)
6: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto GULF TO BAY BLVD/FL-60.   3.2 miles  ( 5.1 km)
7: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT.   0.0 miles  ( 0.0 km)
8: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
9: Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the US-19 N/US-19 S/SR-55 S ramp.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
10: Merge onto US-19 S.   4.2 miles  ( 6.7 km)
11: Take the ramp towards I-275/TAMPA/SR-688/INDIAN ROCKS BEACH.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
12: Merge onto US-19 N/US-19 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
13: Turn SLIGHT LEFT.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
14: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto ULMERTON RD.   2.9 miles  ( 4.6 km)
15: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
16: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto ROOSEVELT BLVD N.   1.3 miles  ( 2.1 km)
17: Turn RIGHT onto ramp.   0.2 miles  ( 0.4 km)
18: Merge onto I-275 S.   7.6 miles  ( 12.3 km)
19: Take the I-175 E exit, exit number 9, on the left towards TROPICANA FIELD.   0.3 miles  ( 0.5 km)
20: Merge onto I-175 E.   0.8 miles  ( 1.3 km)
21: Take the exit.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
22: Merge onto 5TH AVE S.   0.0 miles  ( 0.1 km)
23: Turn RIGHT onto 4TH ST S/US-92 W/FL-687 S.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
24: Turn LEFT onto 8TH AVE S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
25: Turn RIGHT onto 3RD ST S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.2 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 48 minutes   25.5 miles ( 41.0km) 

Lunch at the Museum (or Nearby)

Drive to Orlando

DIRECTIONS  DISTANCE
1: Start out going North on 3RD ST S towards 8TH AVE S by turning right.   0.3 miles  ( 0.4 km)
2: 3RD ST S becomes 3RD ST S/US-92 E/FL-687 N.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
3: Turn LEFT onto 4TH AVE S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
4: Turn LEFT onto 4TH ST S/US-92 W/FL-687 S.   0.1 miles  ( 0.1 km)
5: Take the I-175 W ramp.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
6: Merge onto I-175 W.   0.8 miles  ( 1.3 km)
7: Take the I-275 N exit towards TAMPA.   0.4 miles  ( 0.7 km)
8: Merge onto I-275 N.   22.1 miles  ( 35.6 km)
9: Take the I-4 E exit towards ORLANDO.   0.3 miles  ( 0.5 km)
10: Merge onto I-4 E.   60.9 miles  ( 98.0 km)
11: Take the exit, exit number 24CDE, towards SR-417 N/DISNEY WORLD/CELEBRATION/INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.   0.4 miles  ( 0.6 km)
12: Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.   0.2 miles  ( 0.4 km)
13: Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.   0.3 miles  ( 0.4 km)
14: Merge onto WORLD DR.   3.8 miles  ( 6.1 km)
15: Take the exit towards EPCOT RESORTS/DOWNTOWN DISNEY.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
16: Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.   0.2 miles  ( 0.3 km)
17: Merge onto E BUENA VISTA DR.   0.5 miles  ( 0.9 km)
18: Turn LEFT onto EPCOT RESORTS BLVD.   1.5 miles  ( 2.5 km)
 TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME:  TOTAL DISTANCE:
 1 hour, 43 minutes   92.5 miles ( 148.8km) 

Drop Car from National at Walt Disney Car Care Center

1 Car Care Center Dr 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
(407) 824-3470

Walt Disney World

Epcot

Dinner at Coral Reef Restaurant (Epcot, The Sea)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 5

August 15

Wednesday

 

Walt Disney World

Epcot

Typhoon Lagoon

MGM

Dinner at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant (MGM)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 6

August 16

Thursday

 

Walt Disney World

MGM

Waterboat Rental

Magic Kingdom

Dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table (Magic Kingdom, Cinderella's Castle)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 7

August 17

Friday

 

Walt Disney World

Animal Kingdom

Blizzard Beach

Epcot

Dinner at L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante (Epcot, Italy)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 8

August 18

Saturday

 

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

Bicycle Rental

Animal Kingdom

Dinner at San Angel Inn Restaurante (Epcot, Mexico)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 9

August 19

Sunday

 

Rent Car from National at Walt Disney Car Care Center

Universal - Florida

Universal Studios

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

Dinner at Kona Cafe (Polynesian Resort)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 

Day 10

August 20

Monday

 

Discovery Cove

Walt Disney World

MGM

Dinner at House of Blues® (Downtown Disney)

Priority Seating:
Call (407) WDW-2NITE (939-2648)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 
Day 11

August 21

Tuesday

 

Universal - Florida

Islands of Adventure

Walt Disney World

Epcot

Dinner at Biergarten (Epcot, Germany)

Priority Seating:
Please call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463)

Stay in Walt Disney World at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

 
Day 12

August 22

Wednesday

 

Drive to Miami Beach (Orlando to Miami Beach, 235 miles)

Dinner at ???

Stay at South Beach Villas
1201 West Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
VOICE: (305) 673-9600
VOICE TOLL FREE: 1-888-GAY-SOBE (888-429-7623)

Day 13

August 23

Thursday

 

Miami Beach

Dinner at ???

Stay at South Beach Villas
1201 West Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
VOICE: (305) 673-9600
VOICE TOLL FREE: 1-888-GAY-SOBE (888-429-7623)

Miami Beach Dining

Best Chinese Cuisine: Chrysanthemum, 1248 Washington Ave., South Beach (tel. 305/531-5656), has by far the beach's very finest Chinese food. The signature dish, chicken with crispy spinach, melts in your mouth while sparking a small flame. The Szechuan menu features lots of spicy favorites made of the very best quality ingredients.

Best Wine Lists: The extensive and well-chosen wine list at Smith & Wollensky, at South Pointe Park, South Beach (tel. 305/673-2800), beats other Miami restaurants hands-down. The wine list at The Forge Restaurant (see above), a tome really, encompasses more than 3,000 vintages and 250,000 bottles from all over the world.

Best People-Watching: Nowhere will you find better people to watch than at the Blue Door, at the Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave., South Beach (tel. 305/674-6400). From any seat in the house, you'll have a full parade of hipsters in view.

Best Ice Cream: Nothing's better than a cool cone in the middle of a hot day at the beach. Surprisingly, there aren't a lot of places making fresh ice cream. One notable exception is The Frieze at 947 Lincoln Rd., South Beach (tel. 305/538-2028). It offers mango, banana, guanabana, mamey, coconut, and anything else in season, plus all the usual chocolatey specialties.

Day 14

August 24

Friday

 

Miami Beach

Dinner at ???

Stay at South Beach Villas
1201 West Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
VOICE: (305) 673-9600
VOICE TOLL FREE: 1-888-GAY-SOBE (888-429-7623)

Miami Beach Attractions

Venetian Pool
Miami's most beautiful and unusual swimming pool, dating from 1924, is hidden behind pastel stucco walls and is honored with a listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Underground artesian wells feed the free-form lagoon, which is shaded by three-story Spanish porticos and features both fountains and waterfalls. It can be cold in the winter months. During summer, the pool's 800,000 gallons of water are drained and refilled nightly, ensuring a cool, clean swim. Visitors are free to swim and sunbathe here, just as Esther Williams and Johnny Weissmuller did decades ago. For a modest fee, you or your children can learn to swim during special summer programs.

2701 DeSoto Blvd. Coral Gables (at Toledo St.). Phone: 305/460-5356 . Open: Call for hours. Admission and hours vary seasonally. Nov-Mar, $5 13 and older, $2 children under 13; April-Oct, $8 13 and older, $4 under 13.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
MOCA recently acquired a new 23,000-square-foot space in which to display its impressive collection of internationally acclaimed art with a local flavor. You can see works by Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Duane Michaels, and Claes Oldenberg. Guided tours are offered in English, Spanish, French, Creole, Portuguese, German, and Italian.

An impressive screening facility allows for film presentations to complement the exhibitions. Although the $3.75 million project was built in an area otherwise avoided by tourists, MOCA is worth a drive to view important contemporary art in South Florida.

770 NE 125th St., North Miami Phone: 305/893-6211 . Open: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm.. Closed major holidays. Admission $4 adults, $2 seniors and students with ID, free for children 12 and under..

Holocaust Memorial
This heart-wrenching memorial is hard to miss and would be a shame to overlook. The powerful centerpiece is a bronze statue by Kenneth Treister that depicts thousands of victims crawling into an open hand to freedom. You can walk through an open hallway lined with photographs and the names of concentration camps and their victims. From the street, you'll see the outstretched arm, but do stop and tour the sculpture at ground level--what's hidden behind the beautiful stone facade is extremely moving.

1933 Meridian Ave., South Beach (at Dade Blvd.). Phone: 305/538-1663 . Open: Daily 9am-9pm. Free admission.

Bass Museum of Art
An important and growing visual arts museum in Miami Beach, Bass displays European paintings, sculptures, and tapestries from the Renaissance, baroque, rococo, and modern periods as part of their small permanent collection. Temporary exhibitions alternate between traveling shows and rotations of the Bass's stock, with themes ranging from 17th-century Dutch art to contemporary architecture.

Built from coral rock in 1930, the Bass sits in the middle of more than a dozen tree-topped, landscaped acres. Under construction at press time, the museum will soon have double the gallery space.

2121 Park Ave., South Beach (1 block west of Collins Ave.). Phone: 305/673-7530 . Open: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1-5pm (every second and fourth Wed open 1-9pm).. Closed major holidays. Admission $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, free for children 6 and under; second and fourth Wed of the month by donation from 5-9pm..

The Wolfsonian
Mitchell Wolfson Jr., an eccentric collector of late 19th- and 20th-century art and other paraphernalia, was spending so much money storing his booty that he decided to buy the warehouse that was housing it. It ultimately held more than 70,000 of his items, including glass, ceramics, sculptures, paintings, and photographs. He's given this incredibly diverse and controversial collection to Florida International University. The former storage facility has been retrofitted with such painstaking detail that it's the envy of curators around the world.

1001 Washington Ave., South Beach Phone: 305/531-1001 . Open: Mon, Tues, Fri-Sat 11am-6pm; Thurs 11am-9pm; Sun noon-5pm.. Admission $5 adults; $3.50 senior citizens, students, and children 6-12;

CASINO PRINCESA. Right next to Bayside's Hard Rock Cafe you can embark on a gambling cruise to nowhere. 315 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, PHONE: 305/379-5825. COST: $10.95-$22.95, depending on cruise. Daily 12:30 PM and 7:30 PM; late-night cruises Fri.-Sun. 1 AM-6 AM.

To find out what's going on in the gay community, pick up the South Beach club rags David, Miamigo, and Scoop, all widely available as the weekend approaches, or the alternative weekly Wire.

ALLIANCE CINEMA. Independent movies both high-profile and obscure, as well as films for gay audiences, are presented at this theater tucked into an appealing nook off Lincoln Road Mall. Sterling Bldg., Suite 119, 927 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305/531-8504.

EDGE/THEATER. Nestled into an impossibly tiny space on the third floor of the Espanola Way Arts Center, EDGE presents original musicals and comedies, many with gay themes. 405 Espanola Way, Miami Beach, PHONE: 305/531-6083.

GROOVE JET. A great mix of gay and straight partyers, including some middle-age ones, converges at this SoBe hot spot. Usually, two DJs play simultaneously: a mesmerizing trance mix in the front dance floor, and more of a jungle/hip-hop style in the back room and the outdoor Crystal Lounge, whose walls are lined with pieces of broken mirror. Groove Jet draws top-name DJs for guest spins, especially during high season. 323 23rd St., at Park Ave., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305/532-2002.

SALVATION. On a Saturday night during high season you'll find 2,000-plus revelers in various stages of undress dancing wildly to the sounds of resident DJ Abel Aguilera, but holiday-weekend parties must be seen to be believed. A regular Saturday is better, with a more manageable crowd and space to roam on the massive, fantastically lighted dance floor. It's the biggest gay club in Miami-Dade and has a heavy cover charge of up to $20. 1771 West Ave., at Alton Rd., Miami Beach, PHONE: 305/673-6508.

 

Day 15

August 25

Saturday

 

Drive to Orlando (Miami Beach to Orlando, 235 miles)

Sea World

Dinner at ???

Stay at:

Marriott - Orlando (Airport) Marriott Hotels and Resorts
7499 Augusta National Dr
Orlando, Florida 32822-5015

 

Day 16

August 26

Sunday

 

Travel from Orlando to Phoenix

Drop Car from National at Orlando International Airport

Flight: Continental Airlines flight 470 (Non-Stop)

Depart: Orlando, FL (MCO) - Sun, Aug 26 at 12:40pm

Arrive: Cleveland, OH (CLE) - Sun., Aug 26 at 3:08pm

Seats: 9F, 9E (Boeing 737-700 Jet)

Meal: Snack/Brunch

 

Flight: Continental Airlines flight 1547 (Non-Stop)

Depart: Cleveland, OH (CLE) - Sun, Aug 26 at 4:20pm

Arrive: Phoenix, AZ (PHX) - Sun., Aug 26 at 5:31pm

Seats: 20C, 19D (Boeing 737-300 Jet)

Meal: Snack/Brunch

 

 

  539(DIS)+1670(SEARS)+443(EDDIE)=2652
  127(national)+160(national)=287
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