We could not have paid for this view of Kingston harbor that we have right now (see picture). Atop a dilapidated building in the throes of a city we've been repeatedly "warned" about, I can't help but reflect on the first few days of our stay here in Jamaica. I am amazed to the point of speechlessness at how much culture is in this city, when all I expected were resorts. Getting around in Jamaica is an adventure in and of itself. Our accommodations have placed us smack dab in the middle of nothing. Too far from Kingston to "wander", too far from the Blue Mountains to "hike" we surrounded by a very pretty ocean of banality—and sharks swim the waters between us and Kingston. We are hungry, but all the hostel has are bananas and
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