The last time I wrote we were headed for Barbados (I think!). The turtles were amazing and what a great thing for all of the kids to experience. Sarah even touched one of their eyes (accidentally). We were then onto Grenada, where the kids stayed on the ship all day while we did some adult beach time. No throwing of the sand, no whining! Then a day at sea and then into beautiful Curasao. It was like opening the curtainds to Amsterdam. What a great place! All of the buildings are soft pastels and beautiful architecture. We snorkelled with the kids in the morning and then shopped alone in the afternoon....ahhhhh. Aruba the next day was another smaller European island. Our excursion in the afternoon included snorkelling at 2 places. One a very usual snorkel spot with some fish etc. The next (and the kids stayed on the boat for this one) was snorkeling over a 1944 WW2 German Freighter that had been captured by the Dutch and sunk (split in two). It was the best snorkel ever! The sea and currents were tough and I didn't want to lose anyone so they stayed onboard. The ship is in about 80 feet of water so you can't see what's coming from the bottom, it was a bit scary, but an amazing experience. Sunday we were at sea heading for San Juan and today we flew and drove all over the place.
I will give the broken down version of our trip to Jamaica and start it by saying...never again will Dwayne do the planning (and he knows it!!)!
We left the kids this morning with Kathy and Jeff as they headed home and we headed to Jamaica. Dw was intent on this place as it's somewhere he's always wanted to see. Well see it we have!!
He booked with RBC Vacations, using his Visa and got us into Jamaica, only 13 miles from the resort (told to him by the travel agent). We were thrilled to not have to do much road travel as we were so tired. We were smart and called from Miami to ensure that they would infact have a shuttle for us at the airport. Well, turns out, Dw flew us into the wrong airport! We tried and tried to change it but our bags had been checked through and there were no other flight options until Wednesday. So onto Kingston we flew! We were told during the phone call that an inner-island flight or a taxi would be needed. Dw chose to not give me any other info...hmmmm!
Arriving in Kingston we found a local on the plane who was very helpful and even made it through customs before us finding us a taxi for the ride. The driver watched for us and quoted us a price in US$....$140 for the ride...WHAT???
Three hours later we arrived at our resort. The roads were a combination of the highway to Hells Gate, Pender Island, and the #3 Hwy. It was insane. Turns out, the airport is 13 miles away...AS THE CROW FLYS!! We had to go around a mtn and over another....it was crazy.
We are off to bed now to catch up on some sleep.
Will write when I can think again. Cheers to you all!!
2 comments:
Sounds like an adventure, I'm jealous, that would have been a good time-"Lost in Jamaica". Sounds like the title to a National Lampoons Vacation Movie!!
Oh my goodness! Well, from all the scuba diving you've done, your sense of adventure has been honed....for the "trusting husband" part of the adventure. Eek....may the next leg of the journey be more relaxing!!! :-)
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