My 2014 trip report

[Hussyband]

How much lazy can you fit into a single day?

Quite a lot.

Got up this morning to another Jamaican breakfast. Boiled banana, dumpling, salt fish/ackee and callaloo. Delicious. Since I have been requesting these foods every day, it got one of the more reserved staff members here talking to me. I think over the course of a half hour he said more to me than he has in all the times we have been here. I got to learn about a lot of Jamaican dishes which were not familiar to me in anyway. I need to find something called broad beans.

Somehow, I managed to twist my back yesterday, and was pretty sore ithis morning... The pitfalls of being old and out of shape, I guess. I did not let this slight issue curtail my lazing about in any way, shape or form . The sea was really choppy today. I managed a dip, and a swim out to the raft. Getting back made me realize even more just how out of shape I am. I'm not the best swimmer in spite of my love of the ocean, and it was a bit rough getting onto the ladder from the cliffs.

Had ahhbees again for lunch. His waitress was over there, and I got to speak to her for a good half hour while waiting in my burger. it was interesting to get the viewpoint of someone trying to obtain a visa to come to the states. Apparently, the fee is fairly high, and they arbitrarily deny individuals seeking the opportunity. It makes me somewhat more grateful for the ability to pretty much grab my passport and go nearly anywhere I would like.

There is a massage therapist here at the resort. Georgia. My wife loves this woman, and gets multiple massages throughout the week. I'm not really into strangers touching me, and massages are way out of my comfort zone. But... Because my back was knitted up, I decided to give it a go. Wow. I felt like I was worked over by a team of wrestlers. Felt great afterwards, but I am still in awe of how such a little woman manipulated me like I was a pretzel. Great experience getting the massage in a little cliff side hut with the waves crashing against the rocks.

Dinner was from the re come cations you guys posted... Ciao Jamaica. Pizzas all around. They pick you up and bring you home, fantastic way to get customers in my opinion (some places only bring you there). Pizza was pretty decent. Service was quite good, and I really liked eating out on the balcony. Cannot say anything negative about this experience, and would definitely give it another go. So, thanks to everyone that suggested it.