I made my way down to Seasplash, the usual spot, the usual routine for four or five trips in a row now. It was just me and Vincent, and by now we've become pretty good friends, as I've gone snorkeling/spear-fishing with him probably about fifty times now.

God it felt good to be back in the incredible Jamaica ocean. If you love the feeling of a nice warm sea with aquarium-like clarity and schools of beautiful fish, this is the spot.

Famous Vincent pulled in an octopus, but when he went thru his catch back on the h boat, he was disappointed by the one that got away -- a big groutfish that somehow slipped out of the bag as Vincent swam along.

I just stuff the fish I catch into my bathing-suit pocket, and Vincent eventually keeps them all to help feed his family.

I filled the scooter with gas at the Shell station, then on a lark I headed to Blue Cave Castle for breakfast. I stayed there once and have visited several times through the years. There is always a good vibe there -- not a fancy place by any means but still a cool place to hang, as a lot of the guests are long-time returnees.

I had the shrimp and eggs for ten dollars, plus free coffee, and all was irie.

I knew I was only staying the one night at Pure Garden, so I tried to keep most of my stuff in the suitcase and carry-on, but of course it still took me a while to organize every little thing like all the computer cords and stuff, and I packed it the best I could.

My plan was drive my scooter to check-in at Seastar Inn -- god I could not WAIT to be back on the iconic hotel's caring hands -- while following my suitcases in a cab. But I didn't want just any cab. My luck, the driver would take off with everything and say "good luck, gerryg123." But I had Shayne in my back pocket, a loyal cabbie for many years. He picked me up with a friend and we took off up the hill.

On the way, I saw Nicky, a favorite party girl, up on the hill. She has her own white scooter -- I was impressed with this -- and since I've known her for years I said meet me later at the Seastar.

Well, her "later" was an instant u-turn, and all of us arrived together. i bought Nicky a fruit punch to be nice, but my room wasn't quite ready so I her told maybe we could visit again later. For now, I wanted to be with all my homies at Seastar Inn. It is my favorite place in the world.