Seaside town

[johng]

kaycee,

I appreciate your irie vibes. Your positive feedback is credit enough. Check out Rondel Village located on the beach on the town end. Nice safe relaxing place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWG3YM6sEkk

[kaycee]

rondel village has a nice website and great reviews. Thanks for the tip and lovely pictures. Where is the waterfall located?

[johng]

kaycee,

I think you would enjoy Rondel Village. Good location, clean, safe and reasonably priced. That particular waterfall is located in the parish of Portland in a town called Green Hill, altitude of about 3000 ft in the Blue Mountain Range.

[kaycee]

I see they have a good deal going on. I will definitely look into that!

[Somerssk]

My parents just visited Seaford Town in February during their trip to Negril. My grandfather, was a descendant of the German settlers, and actually grew up in Seaford town. Most of his family moved to Canada when he was in his 20's. My dad spent every summer going to Seaford Town from Canada with his family. Anyways, after nearly 40 years, he was able to make it back and see the land they still own. It is nearly grown over, and his been taken over by squatters.

Anyways long story short, they spent the entire day in Seaford Town and they were very welcoming. The museum was closed the day they visited, but they went to the school, and he met some distant relatives.

Glad to hear you are visiting....enjoy!

[johng]

Hey Somerssk,

Great story mon, it must have been awesome for your parents to return to Seaford Town after all these years. Maybe you can reclaim the land and build an Irie little spot there. I was most impressed by how welcoming everybody in the community was during my two visits there. I guess it's all in the approach but give respect get respect. I remember an American Catholic preist, Father Vic was in charge of the Parish Church / Museum. The graveyard was next to the church and it was amazing seeing some of the old grave stones and inscriptions on them. The townspeople were very proud of their heritage and the history of Seaford Town. The 1973 movie Papillon was filmed primarily in Jamaica and they used the people of Seaford Town as extras in the film. In one scene there is a beheading in the main courtyard and the Seaford Town priest was cast as the preacher administering the last rites. It is my understanding that the final scenes in the movie where Steve McQueen jumps off a cliff and swims to a raft he had made to escape captivity on "Devils Island" while Dustin Hoffman's character remains behind were filmed somewhere along the cliffs on the West End of Negril although I have never seen rock structure along there that resembles what is depicted in the movie. In any event Seaford Town offers a view into the past and an interesting place to visit.