The rest of our Trip Report - Catcha Falling Star & Blue Cave Castle

[Clarity]

Well, There IS one more thing that happened..

I woke up with a start as our flight landed in Atlanta. The airline stewardess announced that we could now turn on our electronic devices again.

I dug in my pocket for my cellphone. I had shut it off before we flew into Negril and this was my first time turning it on again...

Immediately 12 missed voicemails and 17 missed text messages popped up. My old life was pouring back into my consciousness again. Work issues, friend dramas..

I also checked my gmail and saw a message from someone whose first name was not familiar to me but whose last name was the same as my father...


Hi Daisy,
This is Paul's mother. Sorry I missed you but hope link with you before you leave Jamaica.
Please call me at (phone number) before you leave as maybe I can see you before you fly out in Mobay
Great photo of Paul and you!
I will send you info on the family later and other members of the family will be contacting you too
We look forward to meeting you!
Peace and love
*Marie
Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel

I showed the message to Markus. “Oh my gosh, I missed this because we didn't have the plug for our laptop and I couldn't get online to access my email! I could have met more of my family!”, I said.

“Don't worry.You will.” Markus said. He reached in his wallet and handed me a 20 dollar bill.

“What is this?”, I asked in confusion.

“It's the first contribution to the “Irie Box”” He smiled “It's time to start saving up for our next trip”

I felt my chest swell with excitement and I quickly typed back.

“I'm sorry I missed you!. I'm actually back in the states now
But I will be back in Jamaica very soon.
I really look forward to meeting you too!
Sincerely,
Daisy”

I was smiling from ear to ear as I exited the plane.. because I knew in my heart we would be going back to Jamaica. Against all odds, we were going to make it happen...

Jamaica is a part of me, deeper than I ever knew and it always will be. My brother pointed me in this direction for a reason that I'm only just beginning to understand and there is no turning back now. There is so much more to discover and experience. This is only the beginning of the journey

And I can't wait!

Thank you everyone for coming along for the ride. Your encouragement and your advice meant so much to me. This is truly an amazing community of friends and I'm so grateful that Negril.com exists. I would have never made that first step to book our first life changing trip otherwise.

23 days to go!