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CHRIS DAVIDSON Catching a bus was a fun game of the blind leading the blind.
35 minutes between Marine Stadium and the destinations across Biscayne Bay, but that did not happen. (Several of us left in frustration, searching for other means to get back to our hotels.) It was a good thing
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I was wearing tennis shoes, because I put on the miles getting around from the water taxi area to the bus and taxi area. 3. Buses. The area for attendees to grab the bus was disorganized, to say the least. Hundreds of puzzled attendees could be seen standing on the side of the Rickenbacker Causeway, desperately trying to figure out which bus to grab. One guy carrying a clipboard and radio told me that he was in charge—and that he wasn’t even from Miami! I asked him several times for directions, but he said he couldn’t help me. How about putting someone in charge who is both familiar with the area and commands
respect and attention for all to follow? I ended up on a bus that ultimately dropped me off on the Rickenbacker Causeway a mile and a half west of the stadium, just before the toll booth. I walked an additional half mile before I was able to get an Uber driver to (illegally) pick me up and return me to my hotel. 4. Keep it simple, stupid. Although NMMA published a nice, foldable map, attendees crave an easier guide. Halls should be designated as Electronics, Engines, Outdrives, Outboards, Fishing, etc.—that would make it easier for simpletons like me to get through the show and decide which areas I want to visit. 5. Food. What a cluster-rhymes-with-luck! Our crew had lunch on Thursday at the show. We waited for more than two hours for our food, which was brutal for the
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