Single Female in Jamaica
Just arrive back home from Montego Bay Jamaica. I arrived in Jamaica on Feb 4.2001 and had 7 breath taking days of 86 degree weather everyday the sunrise was about 5:30 am and it didn’t set until 6:30 PM the sunset changes it’s color every fifteen mins blues and yellows then it changes to bright […]
The lunar eclipse that changed Jamaica forever.. (A fact-based, fictional account)
Tano stood on a hillside trail overlooking a horseshoe-shaped harbor where nearly nine years ago he had stood by his father’s side while they watched three strange sailing ships invade their fishing grounds. The White Gods advanced in small boats on the normally friendly Tainans, who were attempting to defend their land and village from […]
Babylon by Bus: In Closing the Trip Home(REVISITED)
The strange sound of the Abeng horn was echoing through the town as Sergio and I lay in bed and just stared across the room at each other with wide grins. This was our last morning in Jamaica, and Marshall, in his own way, was letting everyone know that his new friends were leaving today. […]
DAY TEN: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
Marshall had left the house before dawn to walk out into the bush, while I remained awake, lying on the bed trying to discern the various noises I heard outside the house. The incessant croaking of the gecko and the whistling and snoring of the tree frogs punctuated the intermittent sounds of roosters crowing, and […]
DAY NINE: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
The morning sun was streaming through a curtain-less louvered window at the opposite end of the room and was heating and illuminating my resting place so I tried to silently slide my twin bed into a more protected corner. I was starting to hibernate again when I heard the sound of metal lightly striking metal […]
DAY EIGHT: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
I awoke and didn’t bother opening my eyes as I just lay on my bed and listened to the gentle breaking of the waves on the beach. This would be our last day by the ocean and I wanted to take advantage of it! I opened my eyes and glanced across the night stand to […]
DAY SEVEN: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
The tinny ring of my travel alarm, slowing as the spring wound down, filled the wooden cabin with its annoyance but neither Sergio nor I moved to shut it off. The long day before had taken its toll and now we just wanted to sleep in a little, yet, we wanted to get moving at […]
DAY SIX: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
Seems like I had just closed my eyes when I heard a car horn blasting from some where outside the hotel door. I jumped up from the bed and shook Sergio awake before opening the door and motioning to our driver that we would “soon come”. We loaded our gear into his Fiat and headed […]
DAY FIVE: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
Sergio and I woke up at about the same time and simultaneously started preparing for a nice soak in the hot water. We descended the stairway from our second story room where an attendant showed us to a vacant tub, and he started the hot water flowing. We relaxed in the soothing waters while deciding […]
DAY FOUR: BABYLON BY BUS (REVISITED)
Vaguely, from somewhere in the fog that clouded my throbbing head, I heard the bells of Christ Church pealing their welcome to Sunday Service. A sudden knock on the door caused me to sit up sharply in bed. I glanced over at Sergio’s lifeless form and then rose to answer the door. It was Alton […]