10 Years, 12 Nights, 6 Hotels, ONE LOVE - April 2012 Trip Report

[Hubby-man]

Ouside, Jon was eyeing the lumber and the employee, who was busy chopping the firewood for the kitchen.



“Can I try?”, he asked

The Jamaican looked at him like he was crazy. When he saw that Jon was serious he smiled broadly.

“Ya mon! You cyan chop da whole lot of it!”, he laughed as he handed John the ax. Then he stepped back with a glint of concern in his eyes.

Jon strained with the heavy, yet dull instrument, then brought it down on the wood. The log just giggled at the attempt and then rolled off unscathed. The Jamaican gave Jon a few pointers and reposition the lumber.



Jon swung and got a good thud out of the ax, but slipped off dangerously close to his legs. Lightning fast the more experienced man caught the handle and stopped the momentum just in time, giving John a wide eyed look, and shook a scolding finger.

An audience had gathered and John was in no mood to quit and continued until he got the hang of it. Everyone clapped and cheered at each successful thud. John, finally having split the darn log, took a bow and we could get on with the trip, with one more skill in this group of turtles!

Remember: a Jamaican will gladly share a chore with you, should you be interested. You just might get more than you bargained for.