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THESE FIVE BY JAY CLARKE _ able leyell,this may be a good time to embark on a driving
jclarke@herald.com exploration cf the state.
The the suggested routes below don't cover the entire
FLORIDA JAUNTS Florida is made for driving. state,but they do explore byways with it
scen-
Its highways are good,the terrain mostly flat and the ery and/or stops,and small towns rich in the kind of
WILL DRIVE Y 0 U state offers a wide range of scenery:Plains of sawgrass, charm long gone from most large cities.Big cities are
endless waves of sugar cane,moss-laden forests of oaks deliberately excluded—driving is no fun in any metrop-.
and pines,lazy rivers and canoeing creeks,island-hop- olis and,besides,urban visits are another matter alto-
TO DISTRACTION ping roadways,pristine lakefronts,palm-shaded ocean gether.
beaches and even—would you believe it?—hills. One caution:In today's Florida,no route is perfect.
Granted,Florida's hills are mere bumps compared to Wherever you go,you will encounter strip malls,
— AND YOU'LL most other places in the United States.But still,as the urban blight and other defacements of the landscape.
one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind,even the These maybe a common if unfortunate complement
most modest hill lords it over the rest of the landscape in of modern Life,but the following tours concentrate on a
LOVETHEM this pancake-flat state. Florida we are less familiar with:the open road.
Florida's highways can introduce you to places like
F 0 H I T. these,and with gasoline prices still holding at an afford- I PLEASE SEE SCENIC DRIVES,6J
Beachfront hotels 1 `
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share same goalsisii
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world-class quality ° ���". � � ��� �'`4
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MIAMI—If you think pool " s, 4 '�1 f v "`
service means getting some- ;,,,;•••,'"`",v, ' ,,, . '''A
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body to scoop the leaves : ^ ! tike 4 ,, - w P "6 ", P '; ,
from your filters,check out ‘`2,, "1 . '_'•�°i '. t ? ;
' , Miami's two newest luxury , r ":,,,s,„‘,". ,'� , 4lr >r!� "�
a' hotels. ..:F k.l �� •� °'�,4' -..•-',',1,,`",,*
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s At the Shore Club on it j ` ,1
r I Miami Beach, pool and I L�� ^ ° +. ,
111.11, ;4 beach staffers drop by every , t • 1 "
JANE hour or so with a cold towel }oaf t o ,t�s s ` t
scented with eucalyptus,a 'i
WOOLDRIDGE � , 0i.• :moo r.� ,- ,,,„,,,,,,,„0.,.,,„,,;,,7:,,,,, ', „. . _ y , a �
spritz of Evian or a skewer
of frozen fruits—all free.At CHUCK FADELY/HERALD STAFF
TRAVEL EDITOR 5, they bring around fresh LUXURIES:t LUXURIES:The
fruit sorbets.
At the long-awaited Ritz-Carlton on KeyBis l9 Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne,
g , a above,is the first of three
Bis-
cayne,servers also stop by with cold cloths and , hotels managed by the
fat wedges of pineapple,and they'll even serve r� :t luxur chain slated for
your umbrella drink to you in the pool.Come F '�" a +Lr ' y
high season,plans call for a poolside masseuse
as South Florida.At the Shore
to rub in your suntan oil,gratis. ° ti u ._
Club on Miami Beach,left,
Both hotels aim to marry world-class service , t pool attendants serve
with exquisite surroundings—but with very �«.LE ,,, a , refreshieg kabobs of frozeng
different attitudes.The Ritz-Carlton whispers """"J''''4',,,,1' `V r r l� fruit several times during
traditional elegance;the Shore Club is decid- 44 a�i;N k i+w i the day.
edly South Beach ��ip �s`¢
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Recently,we visited overnight at each,tray- i r ,
eling incognito.-Both have been open only a i, v,,,,%-,, _ 45 , ,r.!,,,,,,,i' �s
short while,so adjustments are still being made. 4,„,,,,,d,
"' 'en, '
The Ritz-Carlton,with the benefit of long expe- `i t
rience,has already celebrated its formal grand '
I PLEASE SEE HOTELS,8J MARICE COHN BAND/HERALD STAFF
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EDITOkt: JANE WOOLDRIDGE gravel@herald.com 305-376-3629 or 954-764-7026 ex