One thing that has been a great opportunity for me while working at NASCAR is that I am blessed with the opportunity to travel to some pretty cool places on the race circuit. Our last race of the season is always held in Homestead-Miami (which, by the way, is an awesome place to be during the third week of November if you grew up with November weather in Indiana). I was selected to go to the race this year as I have several clients that attended the event. In addition, since I manage our licensed apparel program, I developed our Championship hat and t-shirt and I had to had those out to the winning driver and team. I had never really spent time in Miami before so it was a whole new experience for me. Since there are not many places to stay in Homestead by the track, NASCAR put us all up in the Loew's South Beach--let me tell you, staying that the Loew's was really tough. I loved the Art Deco design of South Beach...all of the color....and the international flair.
The race weekend itself was hectic. However, I was fortunate to get to watch both races from our suite. Seeing who is up in the suite is always an interesting time. This weekend the guys from the Deadliest Catch were having a good time up in the suite. (One of my guilty pleasures is the show Deadliest Catch so I was pretty excited.) What was even better was that the crew that was up in the suite were from my favorite ship, the Time Bandit! While Captain Andy was not there, Captain Jonathan, his sons, and his whole crew were there. They just completed King Crab Season, and are getting ready for Opie season for the inquiring minds that would like to know. They had some of their king crab overnighted into the suite for everybody to try...and try I did! Anyway, enjoy the pictures.
The view of South Beach from my hotel
A gorgeous sunset from my hotel.
The famous St. Moritz Hotel...the view from my balcony.
Me and two of the guys from the Time Bandit....
View of the Miami-Homestead Track
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