From the land of snow and ice to the land of wood and water

[Maralunatic]

Sorry about the long delay, but you know, holidays?

So last we left off, we were waiting for Linston to pick us up for our big trip to Accompong. We've never hired him as a driver, and only
knew about him from this board, and I have to say he was fabulous! Easy to talk to and he didn't make too much fun of two hick from northern Minnesota!
We drove through Bamboo Alley, which I think was my first time..



Stopped at a cookshop along the way, and met a young woman who used to spend summers working at a resort near us. Small world!
The drive up was around 2-2 1/2 hours but we stopped for beer and water along the way. Linston thought ahead and brought a cooler so we could keep things cold.
The drive up is not for the faint of heart...but it's only bad about the last 10 miles or so. Still, basically single lane roads with a mountain on one side and drop off on the other..made me glad I was sitting on the left side! The worst was areas where marl for the road was dumped which made it tricky to get around.



It always amazes me how Jamaicans have the ability to build houses in areas we would never dream of





Luckily we only met one car on the way up, and we finally pulled into Accompong. The Colonel wasn't there that day, so we continued up to the museum. Everyone has to sign in and get a guide who offers two types of tours. One of the village area, and another longer one (1 1/2 hour hike down and back) to the Peace caves. We opted for the shorter tour, and away we went with our guides. I never did hear their names but they were good!