In over 36 years of traveling and living part-time all over the island, I have experienced accommodations from camping on a remote beach like Strawberry Fields up to being an honored guest staying in a music producers luxury condo and never have I felt so at home and in the right place at the right time. It seems that everyone continuously went out of their way to keep me feeling as Irie as possible.
We spent hours laughing about and discussing so many things that it seems like it happened all the time. I was asked if I ever saw things like unicorns and mermaids. I explained that they were mythical, and they would say that certain of their friends, relatives or others have seen them. I said, “you have a Smart Phone.” “Look it up.” They would read what they found aloud, and we would discuss it further. It was a great learning experience for all of us. It surprised me just how many myths and legends were taken as real and fact.
There is a legend of Mermaids being in the rivers of this and some other areas. This was something we talked about for days. Most of those family members believed it was a real thing and some even swore they knew someone who seen them. Of course, I kept pressing the subject wanting to know more and I was mindful of the tendency of some Jamaicans to tell you what you want to hear in some instances. In my experiences, when you ask a question, most will give you a positive response or opinion rarely do you get an “I don’t know”. After days of discuss the mermaid claims, my caretaker told me about a Golden Table that came up from the depths of the river and hovered there before a farmer tied his cow to it and the table suddenly when back down into the depths dragging his cow behind.
Now, this was just too much for me! Golden Table? Who made it? Where did they get the gold? etc. But it seems everyone knew about it. I was perplexed but also extremely curious wanting to get to the bottom of this. And so, it goes over the 42 days I stayed with my caretaker and her family. We had so many wonderful times and lasting memories they are just too numerous to recant. I hope I didn’t bore you all too much and I thank you for reading.
BTW, I just was searching the Internet about a golden table and look what I found. Now this just explains a lot! http://archive.gosanangelo.com/lifes...356823561.html
Peace and Guidance
Originally Posted by Momthor3
