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Did we mention that we are staying at Couples Negril? That should probably be day 1 but the travel day can really take it out of you!
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While ganja is prevalent in Jamaica it is illegal to actually use it.
The sun here is harsh, Emily and I both have gotten a little burn in places where the sunscreen has been wiped of or coverage was limited. It seems very common for people here to miss their knees and to have very uneven coverage. Sprays and liquid sunscreen may be the way to go for even coverage. I still like the sticks though and I think that we are paying more attention to the application and I have stopped draping my towel over my shoulders to go down to the beach.
We take a lot of showers here, sometimes on the beach to rinse the sand, salt water or the pool/jacuzzi water off and sometimes after just being out and about. Add those to the regular daily shower and that’s a lot of showering. For those who’ve not been in the ocean, the water leaves a film of salt and fine sand on you and you feel so much better after just rinsing off with plain water, it also helps to get it off your face and lips.
There are what we assume are tree frogs that make a noise that reminds me of the ping with echo in The Hunt for Red October except instead of one ping only it is a constant barrage of them in the evenings.
Today we hoping to get to go on the night snorkel! (I’m working on this after lunch) We’ve been taking it easy for the most part. We did do some swimming at the beach, which is shallow and all sand so there isn’t a lot to see with the snorkel gear, there are crabs and fish that are hard to see because they are naturally camouflaged. The bigger fish are easier to see because of their eyes. I floated with a fairly large school for a while just watching them leave a bubble around me. Mostly we were trying out our gear after I spent some time this morning cleaning the glass in both of our goggles with toothpaste to help with the fogging. Mine weren’t doing too bad but Emily had issues again with her’s. I did her’s 4 or 5 times and seemed to help, she didn’t have any issues today. I think that I will do a quick touch up before going tonight. We ended up having lunch a little later than normal.
Emily and I have looked at the off site excursions that weren’t included in our trip and for the most part they seem rather overpriced. Some because we are unsure of the duration of the excursion. Others because we can do it anywhere and cheaper. There was only a couple that looked like possibilities. One we most likely will do. We do have a sunset cruise on Tuesday that should be fun and there’s another we are debating. We have definitely decided that we are travel critics, not sure if that is good or bad!? It would be nice to be able to check out some of the other resorts and their options. Like Emily mentioned in one of her posts, it’s very nice here if you didn’t know anything different. Even with the rain! Which it is doing again. We’ve had some issues in the past like with the grueling schedule in Peru and my problem with the Spanish school in Colombia, for the most part though we have had really good things to share and have learned for ourselves. I’m glad to be traveling again!
Aisha tells us that there are four buildings on this resort that are empty because of covid. She and the staff has had one vaccine dose so far and they will get the second next month. She said she is ready for covid to be done. She also told us that it’s not just afternoons that it rains during the rainy season, it could go all day. I’m not sure what we would do if it does that. She is very nice and friendly. She has two boys one is two and the utter tis tirteen (how she say it mon).
Dexter is actually Dexton.
We went on our night snorkeling trip and we got to see some more sea life than our last trip. There was a turtle, some rays, puffer fish, star fish, lobsters, eels, a crab and a squid. There was an octopus that we didn’t get to see. It was under a board that I’m guessing they put down to attract said octopus. We do have some pictures that are okay. The water was a little murky and the flashlights weren’t super bright.
It was a long day today, we tried to get in to eat before our trip and got some appetizers that we barely touched. The “nachos “ were chips and canned cheese dip and the anti-pasta plate only had a few things worth eating so we had granola bars. After we went to supper, it was better than the appetizers. I had a pizza and Emily had soup. I got dessert that contained way too much rum. I would have like to taste more of the chocolate mousse. I ate it anyway.
So even though somewhere I was given the impression that one could get food 24 hours a day, that is not true. Some of the schedules are off for our normals.
Thanks for reading! Shout out to Sebastian, I will have to look at reading some of the short stories!
Traveling with Emily! 