Looks like you had a nice time, RyanP. Yes, the cliffs can be a little "quiet and secluded" but that is exactly what I like. I especially loved staying at SeaStar and using the free daily shuttle to get to the beach for a fun day and enjoy the quiet of the cliffs at night.
Just a small comment on your evening out with the locals.
You did a wise thing in asking someone about the place you were going to get a feel for how locals felt about the place. No sense going anywhere without an idea of what to expect. I think that over 95% of the places you could go that are "local" would probably be an experience close to what you had but it is the other 5% you need to avoid.
That being said, it is the going out and experiencing local Jamaican life that makes for a great vacation. After all, if you avoid the locals you just as well could vacation at home as to go to a foreign country. I think you see where a good number of the posters here have made a lot of local friends and that is why they keep returning time after time.
Perhaps you have just met your first really good local Jamaican friend. Sometimes you just need to take a chance and not a risk.
Peace and Guidance
