Did I leave my flip-flops over there? Literally.

Well...we're back from Jamaica. Boo to that. I think so far, this has been the best of the 3 trips. I wasn't ready to come home. We left on the 24th and came home on the 1st. We met several people at the resort that were fortunate enough to get to stay an extra night due to problems. No flight crew, cracked windshield, overbooking. We weren't one of the lucky ones. Everything there was fantastic! The people, the food, the drinks, the music. There were even "stray" hermit crabs! You could see them all over the sidewalks. We even had one in the room.

I would love to say that we spent a lot of time at the beach, but truth is...there's no bar at the beach! So 90% of our time was spent in the pool (with the bar). :)

New friends-D'Sean and Dario

We met some really nice people here...guests and staff. Our agenda (on most days) went like this: eat, drink, swim, eat, drink, swim, shower, eat, change locations to pub to drink. All in moderation, of course.

Wednesday night until Saturday we did nothing!!! It was incredible! We woke up, ate breakfast (which was delicious), had coffee (also super delicious), then headed to the pool.At night, we had dinner and watched their nightly show, which usually consisted of music and dancing. After that, we headed up to the pub for more entertainment...be it talking with new friends, karoke, or a piano/guitar sing-a-long with new friend, Robert. Next time we go, however, I'll change my state of residence to somewhere other than Texas. Telling that to someone with a mic is a big mistake. Lots happened in that pub...I was told I was (insert British accent) "absolutely gorgeous" by a "disgracefully drunk" Englishman...who then went on to moon me. Nice.

On Sunday, we hiked up Dunn's River Falls. It's in Ocho Rios, which is about 1 1/2 hours from Montego Bay. We took a bus over there. Wow. It's amazing we didn't die just from the ride over there. We almost hit a goat, got pulled over by the police, and were passing someone as someone was passing us! The water was cool and very refreshing. It took most of the day. We came back, ate and ended up in the pool...again.

On Monday, we went ziplining over and through the rainforests of Montego Bay. I posted a link to it in my last blog. It starts with another bus ride up the mountain. Once there, we're strapped in harnesses and fitted with helmets. From there, we ride higher up the mountain in a safari-type jeep. All I can say is good thing we had the helmets! There were 7 "ziplines" or traverses, as they're technically called, and 2 repels. Off of platforms. Suspended over 50 ft. in the air. So much fun! The funniest was Shelley, who almost flat out refused to jump off the platform. And then when she did, she was crying! Sorry Shell! Once done, you're taken back down the mountain by jeep. Except we got a flat. We walked half the way down and were then picked up by the other driver...who came up the mountain...in reverse.

Shelley

Mom

Karola

Me

Best tour guides: David and Dane

On Tuesday, we stayed around the resort and took pictures and continued with our regular routine of going to the pool. Oh...and we were given some ganja, of course. Some guy slipped it in Shelley's pocket at the buffet. We weren't going to smoke it so we passed it off to some friends we met in the pool...who also happened to be a NY city cop. Ha! Oh the irony! All in all, it was tons of fun! We're planning another trip there in November. We'll see how it pans out. For now, I'll end with some of the highlights:

1. Kabooms
2. Pool soap operas
3. Being mooned, not once, but twice!
4. Delicious
5. Literally, sorry, definitely, and, of course, flip-flops
6. Jamaican delights :)
7. Yee-haw!
8. Learning the dating rules
9. Pick up lines
10. Pub nights

Thanks for reading! Go Cowboys! ;)