Spratters Island Adventure....

[negrilaholic]

wow, those pics just take my breath away! That looks like some serious wave action going on in some of the pics..lovely..

[JitterBug]

i find winnifred beach really laid back . . . "i cliff" is the rasta, a real gentle soul . . . and otis looks after his little area around the bar, those two men try to keep order at winnifred . . . knowing that i'll be there in a few days is a relief.

so, you got as far as long bay? maybe next time you will circle all the way around and through kingston and back to negril . . . i like that ride too . . .

now that you've experienced driving in ja, would you do it again? rent a car, i mean . . .

[Sprat]

Jitterbug...Thanks for reminding me of their names....they were both wonderful men to meet. Most definitely we will do the other side of the island, not sure when though....

Can't imagine not having a car now....lol We loved the independence of getting out and about and the driving was great. Soooo....next year, a car..and possibly a villa in Runaway Bay....as we did love it there too. So many possibilites now...

More to come....Folly point ruins...

http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.c...olly_ruins.htm

If you don't know the story ...here it is...

Soon come...

[Schuttzie]

Love the photos of Winnifred....my favorite beach! Otis and I-Cliff are wonderful and they've looked out for us each time we were there. We'd go and spend the entire day at Winnifred almost daily. They get to know you and the vendors are very sweet and don't bother you. I love chatting with them about their families. When my kids were small they would all look out for them as they would play up and down the beach...they are all very family oriented and kind! Thank you, Sprat!

Oh, and Frenchman's Cove is always lovely. I found it to be a bit stuffy for my taste but it has gorgeous grounds. The vendor you bought your bracelet from has been there each time we have every gone. Nice man

[ohliz]

Loving these! Looks like it was very windy, or just wavy, the days you were in Porty? I've been to Frenchman's, Winnifred and Boston on only glassy days - lovely for swimming like Negril at its best - but Long Bay always seems to have waves.

[Sprat]

A lot of walking in PA...uphill, downhill...lol ( I guess that is a given...lol ) but it's all good. This is the trek from the room to the car....



An evening view from the restaurant at Bayview Villas...

[Sprat]

I really wanted to see the Folly Point ruins....as we had passed them daily to go to town for money. The ruins sit in a park area on the edge of the bay so we drove in for some photos on our way out of town.

As we worked our way up the road....we saw all the tethered goats....





It wasn't long before a young school boy found us and made sure he was our guide...not that we needed one



I swear I heard this goat say to me....'You can pay me now...or just cut the tether....lol'..

[Sprat]

Oh yeah...that young boy....




We chatted a bit, and I guessed he was 14....and I asked him if he was good to his mother. He smiled and said...'yes mam... I swear...I love my momma....' Do you work hard in school...'Yes mam..I do"...

[JitterBug]

http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_1130-1.jpg


i've noticed for years now the young men doing extreme eyebrow things . . . not so much in negril but in porty, it's a big thing . . .

[jefmaka]

Why are all the pictures on your thread and all the other threads on the right side of the frame and not centered?