Afternoon: HOTEL CHECK-IN: Available from 3:00pm.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION: After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar desk in the lobby to pick up your arrival packet containing your name tag, the up-to-date schedule, and to confirm the time of the orientation session. Please be aware that program activities and scheduled times could change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Dinner: Welcome Dinner at the Hotel.

Evening: ORIENTATION : We'll review the schedule and any changes; discuss responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures; and answer any questions you may have. You'll also have an opportunity to meet the program staff and your fellow participants.

Lodging: South Seas Hotel

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Presentation at Barry University from a "Local Miami Beach resident." Become familiar with Miami Beach, find out where the best "people watching" is, learn where the most interesting museums are, hear the story of famous Lincoln Road and the real estate boom that began in the 1980's, and much more. Then take a walking tour of the famous "art deco district" with George Neary, a Miami Beach preservationist and the former Grand Marshall of the exciting Art Deco parade during Art Deco Week on Miami Beach. You will discover the famous architecture of years past and how Miami Beach "movers and shakers" are trying to preserve it.

Lunch: Lunch on South Beach. Enjoy a meal at one of Miami Beach's most popular local restaurants.

Afternoon: Board a Motor Coach for a tour of this exciting city. Our tour guide will point out sites from the financial district to the Venetian pool built out of a coral rock grotto. Notice the landscape is full of lush vegetation and beautiful flowers this time of the year. Visit the charming Coconut Grove and Coral Gables before heading back to Miami Beach. After our bus tour, ride back to the hotel for a swim or walk on the beach after a long day's adventure.

Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Evening: A lecture by the fascinating Dr. Judy Berson, "Sand in Your Boots." will examine Miami Beach's history as a boot camp during World War II. Her collection of memorabilia is something that you will not experience anywhere else.

Lodging: South Seas Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

See the homes of Miami's "rich and famous" while on a boat ride around Biscayne Bay.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Motor coach ride to Bayside, the outdoor shopping center situated on the Biscayne Bay marina for our wonderful boat ride that will take us around the bay and point out where the rich and famous reside.

Lunch: Lunch at the Bubba Gump Shrip Co. Made famous by the movie Forrest Gump. A Road Scholar favorite.

Afternoon: After lunch we will board teh coach back to the hotel for a free afternoon. We will take you to Lincoln Road or Bal Harbour Shops if you would like to be dropped off. You can return via an easy public bus ride. Then an afternoon at the beach, in the pool or at your leisure.

Dinner: Dinner on your own.

Evening: Evening board games in the hotel or other activities.

Lodging: South Seas Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Miami's own Little Havana and the mansion of James Deering, built in the 1920's and donated to the City of Miami.

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: We'll take a trip to Little Havana to sample some Cuban coffee and walk around the area made famous by the Cubans who arrived in the 1960's. A possible visit to the Bay of Pigs museum. Watch the woman in the cigar factory roll the famous "Cuban Cigars."

Morning: Visit James Deering's mansion, built in the 1920's. The mansion is opulent with much of the furniture and artwork just as it was. Then take a tour through the Viscaya Home and Gardens, a site not to be missed.

Lunch: Lunch at the Viscaya Cafe.

Afternoon: Free time until dinner.

Dinner: At hotel.

Evening: LECTURE: "Let's Talk Florida." Learn about Florida history and many other fascinating facts about the state.

Lodging: South Seas Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A morning filled with beauty and a picnic lunch at Miami's famous Fairchild Tropical Gardens.

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Hop on the motor coach for an excursion to Miami's beautiful and one of a kind Fairchild Tropical Gardens. Enjoy the lush landscape and beautiful greenery. Behind the seemingly natural beauty of the Fairchild Tropical Gardens lies a carefully orchestrated blend of art and science.

Lunch: Picnic lunch at the Fairchild Tropical Gardens.

Afternoon: Take a tram ride around the property followed by some free time to wander the gardens, sit and watch the birds or visit the bookstore.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.

Evening: An evening of entertainment in our meeting room.

Lodging: South Seas Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Enjoy one final lecture in Miami before heading to Key Largo.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Motor coach to Key Largo. Check-in at the Holiday Inn Key Largo.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel.

Evening: At your leisure. Relax at the hotel, visit the beautiful marina and get ready for your glass bottom boat ride on Saturday.

Lodging: Holiday Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy the Keys' natural beauty while visiting John Pennekamp State Park. Take a walk through the Visitor's Center and enjoy the many tanks of unusual creatures from beneath the sea.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Experience John Pennekamp State Park established in 1963, as you visit the amhitheater and browse videos and aquariums at the visitor's center. The Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park was the first undersea park created in the US. The park encompasses 178 nautical square miles of coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps. These areas were established to protect and preserve the only living coral reef in the continental US.

Lunch: Picnic lunch at Pennekamp

Afternoon: Relax until dinner.

Afternoon: Observe the Pennekamp State Park's famous reefs on a glass bottom boat ride.

Dinner: Dinner at Hotel

Evening: Evening at leisure

Lodging: Holiday Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Visit the Dolphin Research Center where you will learn about the marvelous and interesting dolphin. They put on quite a show!

Lunch: Lunch at a local Key Largo restaurant.

Afternoon: Travel to Key West and check-in at the Doubletree Hotel

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel

Evening: A brief orientation to Key West in the hotel meeting room.

Lodging: Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Grand Key - Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Take a trip to the Customs House and the Key West Art and Historical Museum that will start your week off by answering many of your questions.

Lunch: Enjoy a lunch at a favorite patio restaurant across.

Afternoon: After lunch, walk across the street to the Conch Train. An hour narrated trip around the Island (4 mi long and 2 mi wide) will help you understand why this is such a fascinating place to visit.

Dinner: You will have dinner on your own tonight with the option of staying downtown or going back to the hotel for dinner, before meeting to go to Mallory Square.

Evening: Join us to "Celebrate the Sun," a daily activity on the docks of Mallory Square where locals and out of towners gather to see the most glorious sunset and mingle with local vendors.

Lodging: Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Grand Key - Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Local presenters on either literature or Key West History and Original Treasures from long ago.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Join us in the meeting room to hear about Key West history and other topics such as literature, government and tall tales.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel.

Afternoon: An afternoon walk to Ernest Hemingway's Key West home. A docent led tour of the house will delight you.

Following our tour of Ernest Hemingway's home take the afternoon to enjoy the beach, pool or sit under a palm tree with a good book.

Dinner: Dinner on your own.

Lodging: Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Grand Key - Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Our deep sea diver will charm you with stories of his adventures and show you a collection of antique bottles from below.

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: Presentation with our favorite deep sea diver. Come listen to his stories and see his antique bottle collection that he'll bring to share with you.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel.

Afternoon: Following lunch we'll visit the Audubon House and Gardens. Audubon visited the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 1832. He left KW having sighted and drawn 18 new birds for his "Birds of America" folio. It is believed that many of those drawings were conceived in the Audubon House Garden. Following our visit to the Audubon House, we will head back to the hotel to hear a presentation from Bob Woltz, our Truman expert. He will prepare us for our visit to Truman's Little White House.

Dinner: At a local restaurant or hotel.

Evening: At your leisure.

Lodging: Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Grand Key - Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel

Morning: The Eco Discovery Center is about a 6 block walk. You will learn about the unique recreational and commercial use of the nationally significant marine resources surrounding Florida, which demand a multitude of creative education. This will be followed by a visit to the Little White House where Harry and Bess Truman loved to winter.

Lunch: At the hotel.

Afternoon: Enjoy the afternoon on your own or take a stroll to the Mel Fisher Museum.

Dinner: Farewell dinner at the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Doubletree Resort by Hilton Hotel Grand Key - Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Return to Miami Beach for the conclusion of the program and departures.

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Check-out and depart by motor coach for Miami.

Lunch: Box lunch to go

Afternoon: Drop-off at Airport.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch