Day in the Country
It was a spur of the moment decision to take a drive to the country. We were in our first week of a two-week holiday in Jamaica and we were staying in Lucea, a small town about 30 minutes from Negril. Our party was unusually large, but it was also our annual get together in […]
Road Signs in Jamaica
Remember to drive on the left in Jamaica.
The Final Chapter: Second Honeymoon
Day 4 – Leaving Negril for Montego BayI had set the alarm on my Palm Pilot for 7.30am, but I didn’t need it. I was awoken by rain. I looked outside and the beach was still gorgeous even with rain. We were both yearning for one more day. As usual I headed over to the […]
Come Swim with the Dolphins
Dolphin Cove is a family adventure where you can meet exciting animals and experience swimming and playing with dolphins. It adjoins Dunn’s River Falls and is a natural cove surrounded by lush tropical rain forest. You can have an extraordinary adventure at Dolphin Cove as you enter a natural cove to swim, play and touch […]
The Warmth & Spontaneity
Spontaneous applause broke out as the British Airways jet carrying my family and I from London touched down on Jamaican soil. It was obvious that many others onboard shared our feelings of happiness at finally making it “back home ah yard”, plus relief on having a safe landing. We could not wait to make it […]
The Other Side Of Tourism Part 6
Chapter VIII – EARTH AND CULTURE On the way to the Pelican I was mesmerized by a jungle of wood carvings scattered on the ground. There was no symmetry, no order, no proportion, just carvings placed at random on the earth. I was attracted to one piece in particular and being an artist myself, I […]
Negril is Irie – Trip Report Pt 1
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY OF THIS TRIP REPORT April 13-25 we are Negril bound. Saturday, April 13, 2002 We flew out of our home town in MO to St. Louis, MO., stayed the night and began our full day of flights and connections to MoBay. Our flight left at 7:00am, so we […]
The Other Side Of Tourism – Part 7
Chapter X – CHOICE NOT CIRCUMSTANCE Uriah was a Rasta, he used to live in England and immigrated to Jamaica two years ago. The only son for his mother. Uriah decided to live in Jamaica, deserting the mother of his two pregnant daughters, confessing: “It was too much pressure.” Now he would keep his mother […]
Negril is Irie Part 2
SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY OF THIS TRIP REPORT READ PART 1 Time on the Cliffs & Our Trip To Torrington School I rise early and perch myself on the concrete sea wall of Blue Cave Castle, watching the early morning fishermen and snorkelers working for the days catch. It is so peaceful up on the […]
Couples February 2002
I had won the December photo contest for the Couples Resort. It gave us a free, 3 night stay. Joe and I really needed to get away, so we decided to book a trip for February. We added 4 nights, so we’d have a seven night stay in paradise. Last year, we had done the […]