Falmouth, Jamaica: Day 5

Hello Jamaica . . .

I woke up this morning recalling a dream I had last night.  The only thing I remember is someone posed this question to me:  Who have you gone the longest without talking to?  Of course the answer is Sean and how ironic I had that dream this morning.  Tomorrow marks 16 years ago way back in 1998 that Sean and I got married, and we honeymooned in Jamaica . . . odd I tell you because we are docking in Jamaica not far from where we stayed.  I remember in the early years after Sean died that I longed to see signs that reminded me of him, and I had them.  It has been a long time since I have had any and while I still think about him each and everyday, it is nice to have a random moment when you least expect it.  So I started my day with a great memory.  Here is a throwback photo from Jamaica circa 1998 . . .

Oh we were sooooo young and skinny too . . . Our boat docked at 8am and our tour wasn't until 10:30am so we took our time getting off.  We had a nice breakfast in the dining room and then made our way off the boat.  After the nightmare yesterday of exiting with tenders this was a breeze.  The dock area is built up to attract cruise passengers and totally safe . . . outside the fenced area doesn't look so safe.  We walked around and looked at all the local handmade crafts until it was time for our excursion.  Today we are rafting down the Martha Brae River . . . not white water rafting but this type of raft . . .

. . . super cool and relaxing.  The boats only hold two people and one guide.  Our guide was Anderson.  He was nice and once we got down the river he turned the boat over to Colin . . .

. . . who of course had a blast!  The pole weighed about 20 pounds and Anderson was impressed that Colin was able to hold it and maneuver the raft.  The scenery was beautiful and peaceful too . . .

We boarded our bus and the driver pulled off the highway to show us this school . . .

. . . this is the school where Usain Bolt attended high school.  He is the fastest man in the world.  This school is for 2,000 high school students . . . wow, amazing so many kids in one small school.  He said the school has so many students that they attend in shifts in the morning and afternoon.  We continued down the road where we stopped for a traditional Jamaican lunch . . .

. . . I was more shocked that Colin ate the food and liked it!

At the lunch stop there were several local school groups having a field trip.  One of the ladies asked the kids to take a photo with her and only one little boy did.  She returned to the table and gave the little boy a dollar.  His eyes were so big and the best smile on his face . . . he was so proud of his dollar that he went and bought him a cold soda.  In the mean time, Colin was taking photos with some kids too . . .

I'm sure all the kids wanted dollars but none asked.  The bus returned us to the dock area which was very secure.  We did a little more shopping and returned back to the boat.  Good bye Jamaica . . .

We ate some more, rested, swam and you guessed it ate again!  And will see a lot of this the next 63 hours . . .