It just keeps getting better...
on George Hamilton (Jamaica), 23/May/2010 12:35, 34 days ago
After a wonderful 24 hours in the Blue Mountains, we headed off towards the north shore to Boston Bay. Our first stop was for lunch at a roadside stand where most of us bought fresh fish complete with the heads, tail and fins as is Jamaican style. So fresh and yummy. We ate on the beach then went for a stroll along the beach and wading in the Caribbean Sea. This was the girls first time in the water since arriving in Jamaica.Continuing along the eastern shoreline road to Port Antonio we passed a sugar cane truck parked on the side of the road. There were a lot of cyclists in this area despite the fact we saw very few homes. The geography was also much flatter than we had found so far in our travels in Jamaica.On arrival at Great Huts in Boston Bay, we checked into our "room". We were assigned the Tabernacle Tent which had two king sized beds, two single beds, a couch, a luggage rack and a larger wicker basket which was big enough for 4 suitcases to store our belongings. We have lots of space here. Plus the one king bed was separated from the other section with burlap. Even though the doors didn't shut, each bed had mosquito netting draped over the four poster beds. We had an outdoor shower and bathroom sink just outside the back door as well so it was all very convenient. We loved it!Breakfast with Alastair and Candas on the first morning with funky wooden utensils.On our first morning at Great Huts we sadly encountered our first rain so we went to explore Port Antonio. It also meant getting a turkish coffee at the Earl Flynn Marina overlooking the round the world race clippers. We had hoped to find the Cape Breton Clipper but unfortunately she wasn't visible from shore and there was no admittance on the docks at the time we were visiting.This is a round the world race with regular people as crew with no previous sailing experience but they do have to take a three week course before being accepted. You can do as many legs as you wish to pay for and there are nine legs to the race.Before heading back to Great Huts we checked out the farmers market where we bought pineapples and crafts from the crafts market attached. George and I also bought a set of dominos, the Jamaicans' favourite game for our nights back in Kingston without a TV.On Saturday night there was entertainment at supper and Nicky volunteered to learn a dance with two other volunteers. Periodically over the course of the evening they would be called up to dance a bit more.At another point, Nadine was dragged up on stage too to dance with the performers.Eventually we all got to dance.I saved the best picture for last. George is enjoying the attention of the singer's love song as she worked her way around the room. It was a wonderful evening with lots of African drumming and dancing to complement the African theme of the resort.