I have bitter-sweet feelings about tomorrow. Glad to be headed for Accompong Town and the next leg of adventure but sad to leave Seastar Inn as I have found an adoptive family here. To a person, everyone seems so happy here either as a guest, casual visitor or a member of the staff.
The Saturday night show was great. Steven West and the Roots Vibration Band had this place rocking and mesmerized for the first part of the night before the Seastar Drummers and dancers pumped up the crowd with an exquisite display of cultural roots and raw drumming prowess. The dancers were obviously ready to give their all doing acrobatic moves and dance sequences and grabbing members from the audience to participate. A friend I have met here, Tony from Edmondton Ontario Canada, appointed himself well by keeping up with the dancer's moves if even for a few minutes. Big Up Tony!
After the drummes and dancers, the Root Vibration Band came back on for the remainder of the show playing past midnight and kept the crowd dancing and singing to their favorite tunes. I think it would be fair to say that everyone had a wonderful time.
My good friend, Shereth, who now lives in Clarendon, came over to visit me for a few nights. We have been friends for over a decade and traveling partners for much of that time visiting the four corners of the island. I credit her with much of my understanding of how life in Jamaica goes on everyday and how I could find myself living within Her bosom. We slept soundly until my usual 6:00am swim time where she barely opened her eyes as I made my way to the pool.
Sunday was a nice and easy day doing some work on the Internet and spending time talking with Shereth about our lives since we last talked in January of 2007. Today will be much of the same as I want to enjoy Seastar to the maximum until my departure tomorrow morning.
Next stop, Accompong Town!
Peace and Guidance
