Fulmouth, Jamaica

January 5, 2023

Hi all, this morning around 9:00 AM we pulled in the port of Fulmouth. Today Carol had signed us up for a tour called native Jamaica. After we made it onto the bus, we departed towards Montego Bay, a well known Reggae and Tourist town with its beautiful beaches. After passing through Montego Bay we headed for the countryside over a very winding and bumpy road. After being tossed in our seats we pulled up the to a small private school. There were about 20 students, I would say in ages from 5-7 years old. Carol was in her element, being a retired grade 1 teacher. She really enjoyed talking to the teacher. We were allowed to walk through the classroom and talk to the kids. The kids sang a few songs for us on departure. Our next stop was at a small plantation run by a Jamaican Canadian. They were growing a variety of exotic fruits and and there was also an assortment of chickens and roosters. The roosters just would not shut up, not sure what was up with them. We were served a very nice Jamaican lunch accompanied by a Red Stripe beer. After lunch we got back on the bumpy bus towards Montego Bay. Our next stop was a 300 year old Anglican Church, the oldest on Jamaica. The traffic on the streets of Montego Bay is kind of chaotic. It sounds like everyone is honking their horns all the time. After our church visit we headed back to Fulmouth to embark back onto the boat. After the late big lunch we decided to go for a nice big salad for dinner. We have a scheduled sea day tomorrow.

Cheers