Newbie Trip Report - 4-15 Feb, 2013

[ThreeBlackCats]

Day 2

We woke up refreshed, grabbed some breakfast, and headed out to St. Anthony's Kitchen to meet Father Jim and drop off some donations we brought along (flip flops and clothing) and some small gifts for the ladies who work in the kitchen.
Next up was walk along West End Road for the infamous Ras Rody! I'd read a lot of good things about this food stand so I was very excited to try it out. Not realizing how early it was, we got there before the lunch spread was ready so we walked back a bit to Allie's for some nice cold juice.



After the juice it was back to Ras Rody for an absolutely fantastic lunch! Rice & peas, curried pumpkin stew, callaloo, cabbage, curried okra, veggie chunks, and a pumpkin soup too!







Our walk to and from Ras Rody (which became a daily event) was always interesting. There was never a shortage of people offering us various cold cuts on the street. Luckily, we had already been taken care of and were set for the entire trip. We would not go hungry in Jamaica.







Back at the Rockhouse, we settled in on our lounge chairs with some cold Red Stripe and an extra large sub. Our afternoon entertainment was the naked Hedonism boat that anchored in the bay right in front of our villa. Let me tell you, that was one hilarious afternoon. After that, a bunch of local kids were cliff jumping for other boats that had come into our little bay.



There was also lots of snorkeling that afternoon! There was a little cave down a few sets of stairs next to our villa. You climb into the water and swim out of the cave into the open bay. I saw some really beautiful fish there. Next time i'll have to get an underwater camera.