Hello Jamaica!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Edit This 0 Comments »
When we arrived in Jamaica we were so tired but so excited. It was fun seeing all of the other honeymooners on the flight. Getting through customs was very easy and luckily we did not spend much time in the airport at all. We found our bus with no problem and waited in the parking lot for some time for other travelers going in the same direction.
After what seemed like an eternity our bus finally left towards the hotels. We were with other people going to other hotels, but luckily ours was the first stop so we didn't have to be in the bus that long. Along the way, the driver stopped us at a little store/bar. These drivers must have an arrangement with these places to stop their buses so the tourists can go in and spend money. And our course we did spend money. I learned my first lesson when we bought to drinks at the bar. Scottie ordered a Red Stripe and I ordered a Smirnoff Bottled Drink, and when I asked how much I started pulling out a $10 bill from my wallet, of course the bartender saw it and said $9. How convenient, nine bucks and just enough for a $1 tip. Oh well, I figured all of our other drinks were paid for with our all inclusive hotel so I justified it.
Our hotel was absolutely gorgeous. In fact probably the nicest in Runaway Bay. We got in before check in so we went in for our first lunch. Scottie has never been to an all inclusive resort before. So I don't think he had any idea of what his options were going to be like for food. When we went into the dining room that served food all day long, he was in Heaven!! We had so many options to choose from. It's so funny when you stay at an all inclusive. You start to schedule everything around the food. Then when you come back from your vacation, you expect to eat every 2 hours like you did when you were on vacation! Needless to say we found some of our favorite foods for our meals. Scottie loved the crepes for breakfast. I loved their fruit smoothies. We both really liked their pizza. The crust was almost sweet and they usually had pineapple in all of their pizzas. We also loved the ice cream. It was a lot smoother than what we have in the USA.
After lunch we went up to check into our room and also checked out the hotel.
Our room was incredible. The pictures below with the view of the ocean were taken from our balcony... Amazing!!
The picture below is me being a dork in the bathroom..
The first day was pretty much spent relaxing by the pool. After traveling since 3:00 a.m., we definitely were ready for some down time. Since we are both so white we played it very safe on the first day and just sat under a cabana the entire day. Scottie also wore his t-shirt over his head - it's hard not to get a sunburn on a head that is so exposed :)
Scottie and I went back up to the room after awhile to take a nap. Right as I started to doze off a started to hear some steal drums. Being a big fan of Jamaican music and steal drums, I followed the music and let Scottie continue to nap. What I found was a cute foursome of musicians playing on the beach. It was great to sip on a pina colada and listen to the music
After what seemed like an eternity our bus finally left towards the hotels. We were with other people going to other hotels, but luckily ours was the first stop so we didn't have to be in the bus that long. Along the way, the driver stopped us at a little store/bar. These drivers must have an arrangement with these places to stop their buses so the tourists can go in and spend money. And our course we did spend money. I learned my first lesson when we bought to drinks at the bar. Scottie ordered a Red Stripe and I ordered a Smirnoff Bottled Drink, and when I asked how much I started pulling out a $10 bill from my wallet, of course the bartender saw it and said $9. How convenient, nine bucks and just enough for a $1 tip. Oh well, I figured all of our other drinks were paid for with our all inclusive hotel so I justified it.
Our hotel was absolutely gorgeous. In fact probably the nicest in Runaway Bay. We got in before check in so we went in for our first lunch. Scottie has never been to an all inclusive resort before. So I don't think he had any idea of what his options were going to be like for food. When we went into the dining room that served food all day long, he was in Heaven!! We had so many options to choose from. It's so funny when you stay at an all inclusive. You start to schedule everything around the food. Then when you come back from your vacation, you expect to eat every 2 hours like you did when you were on vacation! Needless to say we found some of our favorite foods for our meals. Scottie loved the crepes for breakfast. I loved their fruit smoothies. We both really liked their pizza. The crust was almost sweet and they usually had pineapple in all of their pizzas. We also loved the ice cream. It was a lot smoother than what we have in the USA.
After lunch we went up to check into our room and also checked out the hotel.
Our room was incredible. The pictures below with the view of the ocean were taken from our balcony... Amazing!!
The picture below is me being a dork in the bathroom..
The first day was pretty much spent relaxing by the pool. After traveling since 3:00 a.m., we definitely were ready for some down time. Since we are both so white we played it very safe on the first day and just sat under a cabana the entire day. Scottie also wore his t-shirt over his head - it's hard not to get a sunburn on a head that is so exposed :)
Scottie and I went back up to the room after awhile to take a nap. Right as I started to doze off a started to hear some steal drums. Being a big fan of Jamaican music and steal drums, I followed the music and let Scottie continue to nap. What I found was a cute foursome of musicians playing on the beach. It was great to sip on a pina colada and listen to the music
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