Mommy & Daddy's Vacation

Since Andrew was having so much fun with Grandma and Paw-Paw, we decided to hop on a plane (or two counting our layover) and fly to Jamaica. On the left you see the view from the airplane window as we left Atlanta. On the right, you can see the two most excited lovebirds on the plane.

We arrived in Montego Bay around 8:30ish and our shuttle driver was ready and waiting to load our bags... and offer us some of Jamaica's most popular "export". Needless to say, we declined, but we did purchase a margarita for the ride! Here's my crude illustration of our trip. The original map is from The Commonwealth.org website, and I added the red stuff. (Also needless to say, my husband, the mapmaker, doesn't approve of my simple map.)
When we arrived at the resort, we went straight to the Treetop cafe to eat a very late dinner (by then it was about 11). I had lamb chops on recommendation from the server and Chris enjoyed a Jamaican classic, the Jerk pork. Dee-lish! We walked along the beach and met another couple that had arrived earlier that day. Once back in our room, we realized the air conditioner was broken, and the rest of the first night was not such a blast.

We woke up bright and early to see the view from our room, eat a big scrumptious omelet by Jerome, and then we hit the beach. here is the view from our balcony.

After sunning for the entire morning, we headed back to our room, which was still sweltering. Chris "negotiated" with the manager, and when Chris informed him that our bags were packed, a new room with a functioning AC opened up next door. Ahhhh... air conditioning is amazing. Here is what waited for us in the new room as an apology. A nice little towel arrangement, a bottle of champagne, and some chocolate dipped treats (there were strawberries and biscotti, but the strawberries didn't last long enough to photograph).

Though we loved the new air conditioning, we spent most of our time outside, which is fitting since we were in paradise. We sunbathed, Chris played volleyball, I swam, and we had a couples massage right at the water's edge.

At night, we at many delicious meals from steaks to swordfish. The resort had bands nightly and one evening they hosted a beach party. We had a scavenger hunt (guess who volunteered?), and watched some pretty amazing acrobats!

We had some more fun pictures for our catamaran cruise, snorkeling, and laying on the pool deck, but they were digital. Scan them, you say? We tried, and they were super blurry. You will just have to imagine them. Although, I would be happy to take you to Negril and recreate them.

:)

Anne