The Honeymoon is over. Boooooo! Mindy and I are back in body but not in spirit. Granted, our work week was short, but after the amazing experience we had in Ochos Rios, Jamaica, we're having a hard time getting back into the grind. After our Blue Mountain adventure, the next trip we made was to Dunn's River Falls. We hopped aboard a "booze-cruise" and sailed along the coast to the mouth of the falls. They made us all hold hands while we climbed, which was pretty ridiculous for us since we've spent countless summer days climbing the waterfalls of Ithaca, NY, but it was still fun. I think they have everybody hold hands due to the high amount of inebriated tourists that descend on the spot throughout the day:) It can be pretty slippery too. As soon as Mindy let go of my hand and began to pave her own trail, her feet flew out from under her and she took a spill. She got right up though. She's tough like that.
The next adventure we took on was a trip to Bob Marley's grave. We ended up meeting a couple of Londoners that hooked us up with two great local tour guides. We spent the entire day with them driving through mountain villages, meeting people, and taking in amazing views from lookout points. The driver took us through the 9-miles of road that led to Bob Marley's house. Mindy and I have always been big Bob Marley fans. In fact, our mutual love for Marley's music was one of the first things that drew us together back in 1996:) Being there was kind of emotional. It was an amazing experience for both of us, and we'll definitely go back the next time we visit Jamaica.
After leaving Bob's house our tour guides asked us what we wanted to do. We said we wanted to visit a local restaurant popular with the locals. They both said "no problem mon!" and brought us to a great place specializing in curried mutton and Jerk dishes. I ordered the Curried Mutton, which came with rice and beans cooked in coconut milk, and some slaw. The meat had a good deal of bones throughout, but I didn't mind since the taste was amazing!
We spent our remaining days getting massages, laying out, swimming, snorkeling, and eating at all the resort's restaurants. We also took advantage of the buffets and room service meals. It was awesome! I wish we were there right now:( Oh well, I'm sure the two of us will be on another amazing adventure sooner than we think... that's kind of how we roll:)
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Sounds like you closed out your honeymoon in very special ways. We always like to go to local restaurants, too. That's how we first ate goat in Grand Cayman several years ago.
Congrats again, and I'm sure you'll have many wonderful adventures together! We certainly have and it's a great way to keep one's marriage exciting. We just got back from a 2,100-mile, 11-day motorcycle ride to New England! BTW, Ithaca is one of our favorite spots. We usually include it in all of our northern trips, but this time we were going to Bar Harbor and couldn't spare the time to make that big of a "loop" so to speak.
Shirley
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