The Honeymoon--no worries, no problem mon

After the wedding, we headed to Jamaica for some well-needed relaxation. Our experience when we landed in Montego Bay was 'interesting.' We must have exited the plane at the same time as 4 others because the line to get through immigration was forever long. Everyone was crammed in this warehouse type of building WITH NO AIR-CONDITIONING. There were oscillating fans every thirty feet or so, but that did nothing to eliminate the stench of 500 sweaty travelers. As the paper signs taped on the walls explained, we needed to be patient while they 'remodeled.' Ken remembers these very signs being up last time he visited MB years ago. One thing that I learned during our stay in Jamaica: EVERYTHING is under construction at all times--homes, businesses, schools--you name it, they've got cinder blocks and rebar stacked next to it. And everything is done on island time....slowly. But in Jamaica, no worries, no problem mon.

We stayed at the Sandles Whitehouse resort in the French villa section. As our vacation was all-inclusive, we really didn't have to worry about much. This resort is relatively new and excluded, located on the northern side of the island. The food ranged from okay to very good, the Jamaican specialty restaurant being by far the best of the bunch. We also took advantage of the Cafe de Paris, a small patisserie specializing in French pastries. The majority of our time was spent either lounging at the pool, playing volleyball, walking along the ocean, or eating. Unfortunately, I dropped and broke our camera early on the trip, so we don't have much to show of it. =( Ken being Ken, he focused on photographing the various birds and insects we found at the resort. The cafe was also apparently a favorite of the resident peacocks, who strutted around arguing over discarded treats. On our walk back from dinner one night, Ken found a giant moth / butterfly critter on the wall and insisted on having his photo taken with it. Notice that after the flash of the camera, it began to launch itself at him, haha.

We did get a chance to do some snorkeling over by the reefs. We also went on a glass-bottom boat ride. Of coarse it started to rain just after we left the dock, so we didn't get to see much ocean life through the murky water. On our side of the island, it usually rained about once a day in the afternoon for an hour or two. For us, this was a good thing because it forced us inside and prevented us from getting too sunburned.