Another year, another visit!

[justchuck]

Saturday morning evolved rather slowly as we had all had two days and nights of relaxing and partying. The coffee helped to get the day rolling and we ventured down for breakfast. Ben the dog decided to hang with us during breakfast, and we all being animal lovers gave him lots of attention. I tried to get a nice picture of him but in true Jamaican fashion he was not really a willing model. After breakfast I wondered around the grounds takling a few pictures and then decided to take a walk to the lighthouse. I would be alone as everyone one else had other less strenuous plans.

On my walk to the lighthouse I happened to see Sexy Rexy fishing. I have shared a few drinks with Sexy in the past so I did take a picture of him, but he looked so intent on what he was doing that I didn't stop to chat. Besides, I was enjoying the walk and the peace and solitude. Arriving at the lighthouse I was sorry to see the gates were still closed and locked. I had hoped to wonder around the grounds for a few pictures but all I could get had to be taken from a gate.

I ventured a little further to Out of Town Pastry where I picked up a variety of patties for lunch and then took a route taxi back to Catcha.

[Honey518]

Beautiful pics!

[Marijane]

Love your photos.. thanks for sharing

[bjritz]

JustChuck, these pictures are fantastic. Thanks, what a fun time you're having. This is a great report.

[yetta]

Really enjoying your report! I find the Lighthouse a magical place....especially at night. True simplistic beauty fi sure. I'm surprised it was locked up. However, the patties at Out of Town Pastries surely made up for the loss. Colin has some great patties there.

[Johio]

OK, I have to ask. What kind of camera do you use? The picture clarity is amazing.

[justchuck]

OK, I have to ask. What kind of camera do you use? The picture clarity is amazing.

Thanks Johio and everyone! I'm glad you enjoy the pictures, I enjoy taking them and sharing them. On this trip I used two cameras, the Sony Nex 6 was used on most of the images and I also used the Sony a700. If anyone wants a great travel camera I would suggest the Nex 6 with 16-50 lens. It's quite small in size and definitely an upgrade from Point & Shoot cameras but it has the features to match most DSLR cameras as well as a viewfinder. And I need a viewfinder.

[justchuck]

When I returned from my walk to the lighthouse, the rest of the group were at the snorkel cove. The rest of the day was pretty much vacation mode. Snorkel, drink, nap, repeat. We didn't venture too far that day as we had plans to go to the buffet at Seastar that evening. Of course we did dine on the patties pon da porch with a cold Red Stripe.

[*vi*]

Wonderful report and superb photos. I hope you have tons more to share. If I could afford that Sony it would just be wasted because I don't an amazing eye that captures a perfect scene like yours. Brilliant talent Chuck

[justchuck]

As day rolled into evening we decided to venture down the lane to the Seastar Inn for the Saturday nite buffett and the Seastar Drummers show. Naturally Rob was there and I had something for him. It was a picture I had taken a couple of trips ago of him doing the webcast from the Yellowbird. I had always liked the picture and wanted to share it with him in appreciation of all the webcasts I have tuned into over the years. The buffett was good as was the entertainment. And the service at Seastar was typically exceptional, Chris has assembled some great staff.