and across the street the world famous Wilsonian. On famed Ocean Drive, you’ll stroll among the stately palms and get a feel for what it was like before the glamour and glitz. Then stop by the opulent Versace Mansion and view the lobbies of the area’s most iconic Art Deco hotels. $185 per person includes transportation, guides, food & beverage stops taxes, and gratuities. Little Havana Culture & Culinary Tour 12:15 - 3:15 pm We will tour Little Havana, a community that’s been advancing its Cuban heart and soul since the 1960s. Visit Latin American art galleries, fruterias, a cigar factory, and other unique establishments along Calle Ocho. Ride down Cuban Memorial Boulevard with its monuments in honor of Cuban patriots, Bay of Pigs veterans, and other great visionaries of the island. Catch Latin music in the air and listen to lively political discussions among locals seated together in Maximo Gomez Park. Walk through distinguished neighborhoods of Shenandoah and The Roads, with their beautifully restored 1930s-era Spanish Colonial Revival estates and working-class bungalows, all nestled amid colorful tropical flowering trees and shrubs. Relax over a cup of café Cubano and sample such tropical fruits as mangos, guanabanas, and mameys. Be on the lookout for the occasional street rooster, too! $190 per person includes transportation, tour guide, food samples, taxes, and gratuities. Deep Sea Fishing Tour 12:15 - 5 pm Nothing beats the exhilaration of battling a really big fish in the Gulf Stream. For generations, deep sea captains have plied the waters in and around Miami, taking fishing enthusiasts to the best spots to seek their prey. Enjoy the same fast-paced action for tuna, billfish, and other pelagic species that Ernest Hemingway made famous. Lying in wait in March when PCCA is in town are kingfish, wahoo, and tuna. $500 per person transportation, box lunch, water, soft drinks and beer, fishing equipment, licenses, taxes, and gratuities. Island Kayaking off Key Biscayne 1:30 - 4:45 pm For hundreds of years, adventurers have traveled the waters off Key Biscayne. Native Americans, sailors, explorers, pirates, and wreck divers have long discovered the area’s beauty and riches. Join them in spirit as you paddle the lush mangrove stands and sea grass beds teaming with life. Watch tropical frigate birds and pelicans soar above while anhinga and their double-crested cormorant cousins roost on a small spoil island just offshore. Learn about the fascinating history of this magical barrier island as you make your way to Bear Cut Preserve and a rare, fossilized reef 2,000 years old. Beach your kayak and wander along the shoreline and nature trails before cooling off in the clear bay waters. Then settle in your kayak once more for the return journey oceanside, where you’ll likely spot large eagle rays, brittle stars, nurse shark, juvenile reef fish, and many more exotic underwater inhabitants. $175 per person includes transportation, kayaks, safety equipment, instruction, taxes, and gratuities. Miami By Speedboat Tour 1:30 - 4:45 pm On this 1-hour charter, you will cruise Port Miami, Biscayne Bay, and Star Island, while learning about the homes at “Millionaire’s Row,” Fisher Island, the Atlantic Ocean along South Beach, Key Biscayne, The Lighthouse, and the fascinating homes in Stiltsville. Then you head back through Biscayne Bay and along the Miami Skyline. $120 includes transportation, 1-hour tour, safety equipment, guides, taxes, and gratuities. Board of Directors Wrap-up Meeting 5:45 - 6:45 pm Open to PCCA Board of Directors only. Eden Roc Circa 1955 Party and Hall of Fame Awards 7 - 10 pm Join PCCA in the ERC Garden for dinner and dancing under the stars. We’ll start with the sumptuous Eden Roc Circa 1955 buffet and then honor the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees. Then it’s music and dancing featuring Warren Priske and his 11-piece Old Hollywood Jazz Band playing standards from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s. Wednesday, March 8 Departures All Day
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