7/5/14 Saturday - day 2

Up early to use Shelly Ann’s phone to call my Portland driver, then to Miss Marie’s restaurant to keep my promise of buying breakfast.

mmmm she’s an excellent cook. Much food…actually too much.

Ackee, boiled banana, sweet fried plaintains and a crunchy fried dumpling


Less than three hours later, I’m on my way to Portland. It was nice seeing my driver friend O’Neil again. The extra pounds he gained look good on him and clearly his arms have gotten more muscular.

After I got my welcome back hug, I tell him I need to get a new phone. He suggested I wait to get it in Port Antonio and that I could use his in the meantime. That was fine with me. I was just ready to get out of Ochi and on to Portland.

What about changing money...can I get that out of the way here? “Sure” he tells me. The jewelry store has a walk up cambio window. No one else was there. Perfect timing. Money changed but as we moved away from the curb I remembered I stored my cooler full of food in Shelly Anne’s refrigerator so we doubled back to the hotel to get it. I’m forever forgetting something and having to go back for it. Its super aggravating if it involves stairs.