I woke up from my nap alone in the hotel room and was relieved to see that the huge creepy insect Markus had brought home was no longer there.

I got up and washed my face. A few minutes later, Markus came excitedly up the steps. “come I have some stuff to show you!”

We walked around Coco La Palm, and he pointed out all the wildlife and plantlife unique to Jamaica. I love that he sees the beauty in everything around him. He always notices the things that I sometimes overlook.. it makes me appreciate everything so much more.

The ΒΌ Jerk chicken wasn't enough to fill our stomachs, so we went to the Coco La Palm grill and ordered a jerk burger with fries.

I noticed that the little boy we met earlier was still swimming around in the water sporting his new goggles.



When he saw us, he came over with another woman from the hotel.

“I think his father is at the For Real bar”, She said. “He's been hanging out with me and my boys all afternoon. He's such a sweetie, I don't know his name though. He wants to be called “Elephant”

She helped the little boy onto a stool next to us and left to get him some fruit from her hotel room.

Little “Elephant” gazed up at us with his big eyes “I like these”, he said pointing up at his goggles, still around his head.

We shared our french fries with him and he gobbled them up, laughing because his mouth was so full. He captured our hearts with his smile. He asked me to take pictures of him and then he wanted to see it on the digital camera screen. Then he'd ask me to do it again while he made a different funny expressions. We were all cracking up.

The wedding started and we watched from the sidelines in the distance with the other guests of the hotel. It was a touching ceremony. We observed the bride before walking down the aisle..surrounded by her bridemaids.. nervously adjusting her gown and wiping at her eyes. The groom had a look so filled with love when she approached him.



It was particularly moving to watch because Markus and I were celebrating our 9 year wedding anniversary. It brought back memories of our own wedding day..