Simply Portland...Utterly Devine

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No matter how hard I try, I can’t make those perfect days in Portland longer. Twenty-four hours is all I get and there aren’t many left to this one.

I have things to do and my driver has to make a Boston run after dropping off pocket money to his son.

So after more than an hour, I rip myself away from this living picturesque image and make my way back to Match.



We did stop at the corner cook shop to inquire about soup. I could see plenty of servings of roasted fish and conch, wrapped in foil and kept hot on the grill. But didn’t know what was left in the big pots. I’ve arrived sometimes when the cook was removing them from the fire because the contents were finished.

Tonight, one of the helpers lifted the large, heavy steel lid allowing a cloud of steam to escape into the evening atmosphere. The over-sized ladle stirred the still cooking soup with ease.

“Yes, Miss. Still plenty soup we have. Large or small?



Yes, it was a fantastic day.

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Checking out in order to check in.

Go down for breakfast for the last time. There’s my table waiting for me.









The ackee was INCREDIBLE!!!

THANK YOU CLAUDIA!

I wanted more, but didn't have room in my belly.

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View of the patio from the restaurant





Check out. I also made my rounds at that time to give tips and goodbye hugs. I give two thumbs up on Match Resort. I have no complaints or suggested improvement at all.

The entire staff, which is like family, made my stay there carefree and pleasurable.

Miss Marie


Miss Jannalee


Ladies, I will be returning.

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I checked into the Sunrise Villa Guesthouse. A beautiful and spacious guesthouse located in San San.

A friend told me about this place and once I saw it, I knew I had to stay there.

There are three bedrooms on the top level where I stayed and had access to the kitchen, living room and patio. I was the only one there so the entire floor was mine.

Rooms downstairs are also rented out. I believe there are 5 bedrooms down there along with a front sitting room, formal dining room, kitchen, den and five more bathrooms. Yes, the place is huge.

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This was my bedroom for three nights.



No air conditioning, but as you can see, it wasn’t needed. Not for me anyway. The breeze was constant because the room was on the corner. All the windows in the entire house have mesh installed on them so no mosquitoes.

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This is the patio. A door from the bedroom and living room lead to the patio.



Views



The Trident Castle...zoomed in of course



The front yard where many fruit trees and flowers decorate the landscape.

[JitterBug]

yummy food . . . i'll be sure to check out the match resort in april.

thank you vi. wonderful.

[kaycee]

Your photos are amazing. Looks very peaceful, I definitely want to travel to Portland some day.

[goldilocks]

OMG @ Sunrise Villa!

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Jitterbug, I like to taste the black pepper in my ackee. When Claudia made it, I didn’t have to add anything to it. I won’t be staying at Match during my next reach, but I will have a couple of meals there and take something for the ladies. They took good care of me. So yes, please do check them out.

Hi Kaycee and thanks. I didn’t think I would like Portland because I live for the night life, and although PA is not famous for places to party, the ones I do go to are sufficient. More are opening soon. But that’s just a small part of it. In Portland you get the opportunity to really know Jamaica without interruptions. That and the natural beauty of the parish sealed it for me. Feel free to ask questions. If I can’t answer them I know either Sammyb, Jitterbug or Schuttzie can.

Lovely isn’t it Goldilocks. And VERY reasonable. Howevahhhhh it is a guesthouse and one is true “guest” in the owners home who lives there along with two other family members.