around & about Port Antonio

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That's it i am sold. I visited port antonio once but never got to truly explore, thanks to your post i will be traveling their jan. 2012. I need as much information from anyone who travels their to make my stay their complete.

Ms. Butterfly, (btw, you have a lovely board name! I now wish I had used ButterVi..lol) hennyway….you’ve got the right idea to research and plan your visit. One can purchase a plane ticket to Negril, Ocho Rios or Montego Bay and set that entire journey to auto pilot, but Port Antonio deserves planning. I will be more than happy to help you all I can. Just ask away!!! Due to my heavy work schedule, I’m not on the board every day so if I’m not quick to respond to any questions, I’m sure Ms. Sammy, trip planner extradinaire, will be happy to assist you as well.

Heeeyyyyyy…..are you planning to be there for New Year’s Eve????

(p.s. you'll be getting a pm from me soon )

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Setting up for the Jerk Festival is 24-hour progress. Vendors, electricians, plumbers, musicians, security personnel and construction workers labor all night long getting ready for the big day. The organization of this huge event was amazing. I walked the grounds watching chefs assemble their jerk pits and light the holding grill barrels. Trucks, cars and push carts streamed onto the grounds bringing everything from port-a-pots to lumber.

I appreciated the sinks that were in place throughout the yard to wash our jerk covered fingers.

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Hi negriladdict...maybe my photos may have you giving Port Antionia a try??????

[negriladddict]

It is my wish to get over there one day. )

[jeannieb]

Lovely! Folly Mansion is really neat. Is that the place from the end of The Mighty Quinn?
Your photos are getting me really looking forward to our trip to PA in January. Thanks!

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This is my very first towel sculpture. Don’t you just love it!!! I know I did. I didn’t want to take it apart, but I wanted more so I unraveled it before leaving the room each day. I wrote a note saying how much I loved the swan and the housekeeper showed off her towel creation skills the rest of my stay.

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jeannieb, if this is your first visit to Port Antonio, it will not be your last. You will see via my pictures how this place has my heart and soul. Please feel free to ask my any questions about PA. I'll me happy to answer whatever I can.

Yes, the helicopter scene at the end of the movie was filmed there. In fact, most of the film was shot in Port Antonio and one shot in Oracabessa.

Now that I know you will be going soon, I'll post photos with you in mind....

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Piminto…allspice. Ripped from the tree, quickly crumpled thus cracking the leaves, this vegetation was placed in my hands with instructions to cup it close to my nose and inhale deeply.

mmmmmmmmmmmm what an absolutely delicious fresh aroma. I wanted pumpkin pie after smelling those leaves.

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