sorry, there are too many!! i...
by marleygirl
sorry, there are too many!! i take a group with me each nov and i never tire of showing off my home-ys falls, black river. the mountains are all favs but getting out with the peeps in de yards are the best! still working on my fondest- its all heaven to me! visiting bob marley's grave site in nine miles, stopping along side the road to eat and end up meeting new friends, laughing and dancing-love everything jamaican!
Erie is the word in Jamaica....
by Franberu
Erie is the word in Jamaica. It is like you were saying 'Go...go' to your prefered team. It means a lot to jamaican poeple. They also have another phrase in their mouth they used each time they talk to you: No problem!
Chuka Blue Horse Back Riding
by tpangelinan
This is kind of an off the beaten path but you must try this! Not for the handicapped, or old broken people. This is a long ride and could make you stiff if you haven't jumped on a horse and ridden 2 1/2 hours through the tropical hills and rain forrest, ruins, villiage, beach (complete with wet in ocean ride). You get your money's worth and then some. Horses are healthy and tame. Guides are friendly and expert at their craft.
River rafting on the Great River
by Dabs
After four previous trips to Jamaica, we had exhausted most of the daytrip options but we hadn't been on the Great River, so we opted to do this day trip from the resort. The day started with a 20 minute drive to the start of the rafting trip, a mile and 1/2 trip down the Great River on a wooden raft with a guide eager to please and eager to remind you that tips are how he makes his living. He gives me a foot massage with what he says is lime (David declined the foot massage), treats us to coconut milk sipped out of freshly cut bamboo straws, picks brilliant pink and red flowers "for the lady" and gives us some berries and bamboo with instruction on how to make them into a necklace.
Afterward we are served a bbq chicken lunch followed by a demonstration of how to make a pina colada from scratch with fresh coconut and pineapple and a little rum. Then we are loaded onto a tram pulled by a tractor through the "plantation" to see how a variety of local fruits are grown-pineapples, mangoes, limes and bananas.
The banana demonstration is especially interesting, you learn how the banana plant is used after the fruit is harvested for a variety of products. See the travelogue below for some more pictures and information
Landscapes!
by tpangelinan
The landscapes were so beautiful I could not stop taking photos, Terry said she was a camera widow. I felt bad but still could not stop taking photos of the water or anything for that matter. I had my laptop to down load the photo to so I could take as many as humanly possible. Take rechargable batteries and chargers so you won't run out, batteries are VERY EXPENSIVE here.