Jamaica

I went to Jamaica with my friend Annie. We both needed to get away. I love traveling with Annie. She's easy going, not picky about anything at all. Little things don't make her uptight.

The warmth from the beautiful island was absolutely heavenly when we landed! We both immediately got into our bathing suits and went to the beach. Most of the time, I laid on the beach. Annie was the active one. We both snorkeled a few times. There was a trapeze set up we tried. Annie tried windsurfing. The windsurfing instructor has a huge crush on Annie:-) We went to Dunns River Falls and climb up the water fall with millions of other people.

At first I didn't notice the security guards on the property of the resort. There was a guard that warned us to not go past the fence on the property. We wanted to walk further on the beach but was unable to be cause we were cautioned to not go. I had wondered why and found out later that there were people selling all kinds of street drugs. Interesting. We didn't stray too far from the resort, though Annie was itching to go exploring.

The trapeze was interesting. There was a trainer that talk you through each motion/move on the trapeze, but somehow I just couldn't figure out which way my legs were suppose to go.

Hiking up the Dunns River falls was interesting as well. I won't elaborate on details, but it is beneficial to wear a secure bathing suit aka a one piece suit. Many people wore their bathing suit walking up the waterfall, but there were definitely moments where one can lose a bikini top or bottom.

I had a great time, but the one thing that made me a little sad was the difference between income levels. As we rode the bus to and from the airport. There were little shacks among the huge houses. My heart was a bit sad. The shack looked like there were only at most 8x8 feet area. Hmmm...

I love my time on the beach-time to reflect, contemplate life, and prioritize what is important in my life. I thank God for the opportunities that I have had.