2573 posts 9/2/2014 9:50 pm
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1st Day in Jamaica
I was so happy to start my vacation that things like hot, hot sun, waiting nearly a hour to get the car we had rented prior to leaving here, and that long flight from Cleveland to Texas to Jamaica didn’t seem to dampen my excitement. Add the fact that I had to leave my camera and I did have reason to be pissed. But I was good.
I had already missed one of my highlights during the flight but I was still buoyant. Usually on my flights to the islands I see some land-mass that I think would make great pics, but this trip I fell asleep and woke up just in time to catch the end of what might have been Cuba, who knows ( see third pic Back From Vacation).
When we drove out of the parking lot there was this guy in a SUV going about 2 mph, and I’m finally getting annoyed wondering what he was up to, and waiting for him to get out of the way. Turns out he was going to make a turn, and I was driving on the wrong side of the road.
Then I went to put my turn signal on and my wipers start going like crazy. After driving for about 15 minutes I was comfortable driving on the left side of the road. However, it took me another day to stop putting on my wipers to signal a turn.
Driving along the coast with the smell of the sea washing over me was so amazing that I kept driving past all the fruit stands that I had been looking forward to. Of course, I could have turned back but I really have not done that in over a decade, even when I miss some great shot that I would have wanted to take. I always figure: “Next time!”
Since this was a ‘tour package’ we were supposed to be traveling by bus from the airport to our resort. But since we had plans, plus some folks we wanted to show places away from the regular tourist spots, we rented a car. While waiting forever for the car the bus had left. So imagine our surprise when we reached and checked in before the other members of our group who had been on the bus. Seems they had to make a few stops.
I love being behind the wheel so naturally I had great fun while they were trying to get to the hotel.
I stopped along the roadside to buy some fruit (my wife has this love for something called “Jackfruit’ which can be very sweet and juicy).
I had some apples (Otaheiti Apple or Maple Apple) and of course, some coconut water, before eating some coconut meat (anyone knows what coconut meat is? It’s that meaty white thing that forms on the inside of the coconut, the water residue, when the coconut stays long enough on the tree.)
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You would think after getting in my room and the air-conditioning that I would want to stay there, but after what I had seen downstairs in the lobby and by the bar, I couldn’t wait to get back downstairs, and by the pool.
After checking in and walking towards my room, it was like a Miss World parade. Girls like crazy, all walking around in bikinis or really short, tight shorts, little tiny tops, drink in their hands, and not a care in the world.
That’s when I realized my error in going as a couple.
Oh, well! My eyes needed the exercise. |
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81699 posts 9/4/2014 9:02 am |
Looks like an excellent vacation. Ty for sharing. Hugs V
What do they say always next time.
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10514 posts 9/8/2014 2:11 pm |
Loved the pictures, Teyjj. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs!
A única alegria isenta de amargura é a de bem proceder.
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