Blogs from Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Jamaica is one of my favourite ports simply because there are so many gorgeous places you can go to. I listed all sorts of options to Mel and Jess for our day there and they picked the Blue Hole. Tours are not offered to the Blue Hole. It's not all finished with a snack bar or souvenir shop or even washrooms. It's left completely untouched. And that's why I love it there. I went last year while on the Liberty with some other crew members. Generally it's just crew members who go there, because we learn about it by word of mouth from each other. It was one of my favourite port days I've ever had so I was very excited to take Mel and Jess there. It took a bit of convincing to find a ... read more

We took the red eye, arrived in Montego Bay around .. I don't remember. lol.. We stood at the Riu, Ocho Rios. The ride from the air port and back took FOREVER because the bus made stops at almost every hotel along the way to pick up or drop off. I believe we used Sunset Tours for our transfers; they sold beer and other drinks on the bus. As we arrived to the Riu, and as soon we stepped foot into the lobby we were welcomed with an ice cold tropical rum beverage. We were immediately amazed with the beauty of the Riu and the warm welcoming from the staff! The hotel is GORGEOUS!! We went right up to our room after checking in and it was also very beautiful. We lucked out and had a ... read more

Endeleg skulle mi faa sjaa Jamaica kulturen paa verkeleg. Mi hadde bare ei veke her, saa det var om aa gjer aa sette opp gassen for aa faa sett mest muleg paa den tida mi hadde til disp. Derfor suste mi til Negril den fyrste dagen og fekk den eklaste overnattingsplassen til dags dato. Var paa Alfred´s der mi fekk hoyre live raggaemusikk, saa daa var det kryssa av paa lista okkos. Pga tattoveringa kunne mi ikkje nyte det turkise Caribiske havet, saa for aa unngaa fristelsen reiste mi til Black River dagen etter for aa myse etter krokodiller. Der fekk mi overnatte i ein gamal buss som stod parkert paa plenen til ein gamal mann, like innmed havet. Daa passa det jo bra at ein typisk rastaman plukka oss opp i baaten sin for aa ... read more

Couples San Souci 2008... read more

So, just to catch up on the last few days... Keith and I spoke to the woman at our guesthouse and told her what happened when we tried to buy bus tickets to Ocho Rios and she flipped out. Turns out she knows the guy who runs the bus company -- she called him immediately, and told him what happened. We were assured that we would get on the bus Saturday morning without any problems. We get up bright and early, get over to the bus place and get our tickets. The woman that checks us in and gives us our tickets is the one we saw about 12 hours earlier that told us there was no room on the bus. EEK! We take the bus and arrive in at the Ocho Rios Jerk Centre. A ... read more