Monego Bay Jamaica

This a large tourist city and the climate is dryer than the east end of the island. We are anchored off Montego Bay Yacht Club which is very YA!YA! old chap.

The lobster fishing is good.

The city centre is very busy

We ope to leave

Port Antonio Jamaica

We have spent 1 week in Port Antonio and it has been very good . We would like to return.

This the Rio Grande

The local people do their laundry in the river and dry it on the stones .

The Rio Grand is the largest river here and comes down from the mountains. This is us rafting on the Rio Grande. The local raft captains pole the rafts for 8 miles downstream and pay apprentices to pull them back upriver. Some Pants!

Long Island to Jamaica

John and I had a lovely day on the ocean side of Hamburger Beach, yer man was beachcasting, I had my sun lounger and a good book.....
Only one sentence into the book and yippee!! he's landed a fish, it's a barracuda with great big teeth and will need to go back.

Headed for Long Island with Echo and Reach, only two other boats at anchor in Thomson Bay.

New beach restaurant opened at Salt Pond, so anchored there for a few nights, new place is fantastic, called Long Island Breeze, it has laundry, showers, fresh water pool, bar, and the food is the best we've had in the Bahamas. Also free internet.
Hired a car for two days and took in some culture!!!

The museum was very interesting, it also had a ladies bathroom, all important..

Climbed to the top of the beautiful white church, the view was amazing.

Echo and Sam the Skull left Reach on Monday morning, heading to Jamaica.
Caught no fish.

Saw lots of dolphins though.

Arrived Port Antonia, 8.30 Thursday morning, to clear customs and immigration we stayed at the beautiful Errol Flynn Marina, stayed for two nights, nice hot showers and laundry facilities.

Checking in was so easy, and free, locals are very friendly and no walk at all and we were in the town itself, it has a great market for fruit and veg, also crafts and of course the whole area has a cloud of Marijuana hanging over it.....

Met an American couple at the dock, they have a house high on the hill and invited us for dinner, quite a place and a wonderful dinner.

Took a cab ride on Saturday to Boston, world famouse for its jerk chicken and pork.

Boston Beach was gorgeous, perfect for surfing, and spent a wee while sitting on the rocks watching how its done...

Plan on leaving here on Thursday and head to Montego Bay.

Its Bob Marleys birthday on 6th February, and plan a visit to his graveside.

Long Island to Port Antonio Jamaica

More exciting updates..............................

It s Pirate Night.....

30Th December, and the gang are all ashore at the beautiful Staniel Cay Yacht Club, dressed to the nines...

Most of the costumes had to be store bought, no way cruisers normally have these clothes stored on board.

Johnny Depp has a lot to answer for, the pirates were all gorgeous, and the girls were in high heeled boots and fishnet stockings.

I made a boo boo and blacked my teeth had a dirty face, scars and blood dripping down my cheek, from a recent sword wound.

Great fun was had by all, and we managed to stay up way past 11.30!!!!

(I had my photograph taken with the winner)