Jamaica Mon! Where we went...

Hey! Thanks for checking my blog -- I've got some new pics of Jamaica to share. :)

We visited a bunch of cool places when we were in Jamaica. We were only there for a week -- and we could have been there for a few more days if I could have said anything about it!

One really neat thing about staying at the Sandals resort was that they have this "Stay at One, Play at Three" policy. That means, if you stay at one of the Montego Bay resorts, you have free access to ALL three Montego Bay Sandals resorts -- which includes dining, activities, and all that they offer. We stayed at Sandals Royal Caribbean. But the first full day we were there, we took the shuttle to Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Inn -- both of which were very nice. But the beach at Montego Bay was beautiful!

When we went on our tour with John's Hall Adveture, we toured aroud the city of Montego Bay. Boy -- that was an eye opener. We saw some very very rich neighbourhoods:

And we saw some very poor ones, where they had no running water or yards and they had to steal electricity from the main lines because they can't afford to buy it...

On our way to the ziplining excursion, we had to drive through an orange grove. Acres and acres of trees, all the oranges were picked by hand!

One day, Russ and I ventured to the Old Fort Market, just off the Montego Bay Hip Strip, to pick up some souveniers. There were probably at least 50 or 60 shops the size of closets all packed into a tiny area. That was quite an experience!

Here is what the shops look like close up -- there was barely enough room to turn around in there!

We went touring a fruit plantation too. It was up in the mountainous area, and we got to see all kind of fruit-bearing trees and plants...pineapples, star apples, grapefruit, banana and even coffee trees! Did you know that coconuts are soft inside? You can eat them when they are not all brown and hairy and the inside tastes kind of like coconut jello...interesting...

Here is a bunch of baby bananas...they look like matchsticks, and when they grow, they swell and turn upwards...

Here is DH and I at the fruit plantation...

We also visited the Church of the Parish of St. James, in Montego Bay. This was such a beautiful place, rish with history and art. The pipe organ was two stories high...

When you walk into the church, the first thing you see is a stained glass window two stories high -- one of the most breathtaking sights I've seen.

The detail is just incredible...

TFL! More to come -- and I have to start my Jamaica photo album soon. I have some neat plans for it and I'll share them when I am finished!

I'm busy getting ready for visitors in the next couple of weeks. Sue and Lori are coming to visit and crop! We'll all be going to the Crop n Cruise (on land!) in Saskatoon in about two weeks. Just think -- my Bad Girl friends and my Just Cre8 friends in one spot. It is going to be a blast! I have so much to do before then...I hope I can get it done!

Happy scrapping!