Share a Day Trip to Accompong Town on October 22, 2015

[Accompong]

wow wish we were going to be there,would love to see and learn about the area, We are getting ready to make our move from northern Michigan to south florida at the end of the month. Lots of feelings we are dealing with right now,have lived here for around 50 years, excitement and a bit of sadness but we are ready, Just can't handle the cold anymore and the plus side will be much closer to Jamaica. We hope to make it back in 2017, and would love to see that area sometime esp. with a guide like you that can tell us about the history. ty for the pics

I hear you. I moved here to So. Florida from Santa Barbara, California in 1996 basically because of the cost of flights and the time it took to go back in forth usually 3 times a year. A good friend once said you need to change your living location and job every seven years so you can start fresh and put your baggage behind you. I didn't know what they meant until I finally did it. It was difficult at first but as things went forward, it got easier and more fun at the same time.

Now I am close to Ft. Lauderdale and a flight costs about $350 and only takes about an hour and twenty minutes so anytime I feel like it, I can do a Jimmy Buffett "Changes in latitude, changes in attitude". Slowly I am spending less and less time here in So. Florida and more time in Jamaica. I am even getting to enjoy the switching of places so I can get more accomplished. I am going to be working more closely with the http://www.mysticbowieculturalcenter.com/ with a goal of making the children of Accompong Town the best educated children in Jamaica. New library with thousands of donated books, high speed computers and the support of the community puts us on track to reach that goal. You can check out the book shipment at https://www.facebook.com/mysticbowie

I can proudly offer the services of my best friend "Marshall" who is a true Rastafarian and follower of Marcus Garvey to provide the guide services and assist you in making your trip the best experience possible whether I am there or off the island. He works with Linston to make each person's experience special through his knowledge of the Maroon Culture and the surrounding Cockpits.

I was a stranger when I came seeking knowledge and understanding. The Maroon Community took me in, loved me and protected me and sort of even adopted me. They opened my eyes to my ignorance and they filled my head and my heart with that knowledge and understanding. I know it is my path to pay forward what they have given me and hopefully teach and enlighten those come like me with an open heart and mind.

I hope, Jah willing, that I will be here to fulfill that destiny I have chosen to embrace.


Peace and Guidance