Alfred's Ocean Palace Negril

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We have traveled this year to Cancun (June 2009) and Puerto Plata (July) and were ready for another Caribbean vacation. I thought a return trip to Jamaica would be nice (we have had two previous trips to Jamaica ...

... br><br>Our flight from Quito was delayed which meant we missed our connection and spent a night in Miami to catch an early flight the next day. In our already relaxed state of mind we just rolled with the punches and got to Montego Bay a day later than planned, no biggie.<br><br>Upon arrival in Montego Bay (or Mobay) we were immediately introduced to the relaxed island vibes! A reggae band in the baggage hall at the airport is not a bad start! The ...

... riding is approximately 45 minutes from the resort<br><br>River rafting in Trelawny is approximately 2 hours away. <br><br>Dolphin encounter is approximately 3 hours away<br><br>Zip lining in Montego approximately 1 ½ hours, depending on traffic and time of day. <br><br><br><br>Beaches offers a catamaran for private parties, receptions,etc. email: mforbes@islandroutes.com

... water park. For those water lovers, Mangoes<br>also features a swim-up bar and food service.<br><br>The Terrace Restaurant, Indulge in this spectacular breakfast buffet served on the open-air terrace and overlooking the pool. Each evening enjoy a dinner buffet with a salad bar, pasta bar, seafood bar, carving station and much more! Open for breakfast and dinner. Lunch here was adequate and offered enough options to satisfy me. Breakfast was very fresh. Pancakes ...

... Beaches Guest lounge. Customs on arrival was also effortless, uncrowned and plenty of customs agents to proceed through quickly. (This hasn&#8217;t always been my experience). The transfer left for Negril approximately 20 minutes after my arrival in the lounge. Just enough time to grab a quick drink and cookie and head out to our car awaiting. Private car that is. I arrived at a time when I was the only one ...

Well, very nearly at the end of this blog now. Later today we will transfer to Montego Bay airport, and (all being well) take off for the UK at 7.05pm tonight. We should be back at Gatwick for 10am Sunday. <br><br>It is strange to think we are going home. This break has been truly amazing and it is a shame that it is coming to an end. I guess there are some things that it will be nice to return to to (at this point, I can only think of one ...

I spent almost a week in Negril, a long stretch of beaches along the western tip of Jamaica. Very popular with tourists. I walked the beach several times and I've been annoyed by the "farmers" and the like on a regular basis. They are sometimes aggressive. Better to walk along the road than the beach at night to/from the restaurant for obvious reasons. Nice sunsets.

... I get myself and Junior dressed for dinner. The sun has gone down, so we know dinner is calling, soon Island Bwoy returns, we check with our friends for dinner but they have eaten at Angela's already, so we head to Norm's for a quick bite. Grilled lobster is calling my name, so that with mashed potoatoes is my order, the pickney gets his old faithful of french fries and chicken fingers and hubby tries the baby back ribs. We people watch ...

... the country, not to buy souvenirs. But one day Curtis and I did the shopping thing because I knew he wanted to buy for some friends back home. I taught him the art of negotiating for better prices before sending him off on his own. We looked at beaded jewelry, wood carvings, towels, beach wraps, etc. Once Curtis got an idea of what was out there I gave him $1000 JD (about $20 CAD at that time), we picked a meeting spot and off he went. The funniest part was ...