Staying Conscious in Jamaica Part 2 of 3
Renting the car, Abeokuta, Guru on the mountain top and the infamous “Kentucky” I got checked out by about 10:00am and we had Robert, the taxi driver at Whistling Bird, drive us to Shereth’s house in Sheffield. We unpacked the bags and Shereth went to get Jackie who was renting us her car to bring […]
Kentucky in Jamaica? – A Hidden Gem
Kentucky in Jamaica? Located just a few miles off A2 between Savanna La Mar and Belmont in the Bluefields Bay area at Cave is a road, which meanders through Cave Valley and eventually ends up in the small village of Kentucky. Driving there is not for the faint of heart as the elevation quickly gets […]
Staying Conscious in Jamaica Part 1 of 3
Amazed. That was the only word I could muster when my boss agreed to let me go on a 12-day motivational trip to Jamaica. Maybe it was the constant, “Jamaica..dis an Jamaica dat” that tipped the scales or the mere fact that he would not have to see or hear me for an equally long […]
Shrine In the Valley
I guess after people have lived for a period of years; they automatically accumulate their own wealth of memories. Those memorable days during our younger years, without realizing what was going on at the time, we were timely erecting unduplicated structures with several compartments in the memory banks of our minds. Now that we have […]
Negril Trip Report (through a child’s eyes)
This is the fourth time my mommy has taken me to Jamaica and I love it. We are staying at the Bar B Barn because last Christmas I made friends with Uncle Norman’s daughters. He has 2 daughters and I like to play with them very much. Also Jon Jon and Danny are coming from […]
Driving from Montego Bay to Negril One Town at a Time Final leg – Driving in Jamaica
Finally, the last leg of our drive to Negril. Hurricane Ivan put our trip on the back burner for a while but we are going to get there this month. The last time we got as far as Hopewell, that’s only nine miles from Mobay. The rest of the way is 43 more miles. While […]
Amy’s Negril Trip Report Part 3 – Recap and Observations
Hope everyone had a splendid holiday ~ It’s always great to see the family and at the same time, it’s always nice when it’s over. I’m sitting here this morning enjoying Blue Mountain coffee with a shot of Rum Cream pondering my first day of unemployment (or job elimination). Although I have something lined up, […]
Amy’s Negril Trip Report Part 2 of 2
One regular hang out on the beach day, we took a walk down past Negril Inn to visit Maria & Juliette’s likkle hut where my friend Krissi was getting her braids done. Tami & I grabbed Julie & Lindsey (newbies) and headed down. We toured the Trombone house which is a beautiful place but very […]
Amy’s Negril Trip Report Part 1 of 3
Nov 17th, the much anticipated departure date has finally arrived. We’re a group of 14 coming from St. Louis Missouri and 2 are joining us from Chicago. We range in age from 20 to 40. The kids, (my husband’s boys), are bringing their girlfriends who are ‘newbies’ and actually have never been out of the […]
Peace Cave – A Hidden Gem
Located about five miles down an old footpath from Accompong Town in Saint Elizabeth, the Peace Cave is an enjoyable if somewhat strenuous walk into Maroon History. In 1655 faced with invasion of Jamaica by a large expeditionary force from England, the Spanish turned loose their slaves to flee into the mountains to fight the […]