05-30-2017, 10:58 PM
I know the place in Lances Bay, I want to stay there some time for sure. My vacation was similar to yours, going with my youngest adult daughter who has had many Jamaican vacations starting when she was only six months old.
Because of her, we stayed in much nicer places than I usually stay at. When she was in college & I would go alone I really went "budget style" -- like no hot water, and often times really bad water pressure out in the west end just before the Lighthouse.
It seemed like we spent a lot more money on food than I have ever spent before. We did have a really very nice time though the time went by too fast. We both love to read and swim (and eat!) so that took up a good amount of time. My daughter had too many stalkers, she looks like a young movie star, a couple of times when eating dinner on the beach I actually had to ask for our table to be changed because one of her stalkers would be standing in the water staring at her.
I used to come to JA for three weeks in August for Independence Day celebrations. Since I work for a University, that is an easy time for me to get three weeks off. The last time I went in August (about five years ago), the second I got off the plane my first thought was "oh my God, I spent $$$ to come here?" because it was so extremely humid and hot and uncomfortable. The climate where I live (upstate NY) is absolutely perfect in August so my Jamaican Independence Day celebrations in Jamaica are over forever. Even when I lived there a really long time ago, during the summers we would leave Negril and move to Irishtown for the more decent less humid weather. Supposedly it was the house Benedict Arnold lived in while trying to recover from tuberculosis, it was called "Bananna House" when we rented it. LOL some semi-pervert Chinese man owned the place because we snooped and found shocking video tapes in these big trunks. The drive downs to Kingston for food was horrid, that road.... those drop offs... the totally burned out vehicles that went off the road...
My next trip is Dec. 27th through January 18th but I haven't booked the air fare yet as it is too expensive. I usually get a really decent fare if I book in early October on a Tuesday or Wednesday on American Airlines.
Because of her, we stayed in much nicer places than I usually stay at. When she was in college & I would go alone I really went "budget style" -- like no hot water, and often times really bad water pressure out in the west end just before the Lighthouse.
It seemed like we spent a lot more money on food than I have ever spent before. We did have a really very nice time though the time went by too fast. We both love to read and swim (and eat!) so that took up a good amount of time. My daughter had too many stalkers, she looks like a young movie star, a couple of times when eating dinner on the beach I actually had to ask for our table to be changed because one of her stalkers would be standing in the water staring at her.
I used to come to JA for three weeks in August for Independence Day celebrations. Since I work for a University, that is an easy time for me to get three weeks off. The last time I went in August (about five years ago), the second I got off the plane my first thought was "oh my God, I spent $$$ to come here?" because it was so extremely humid and hot and uncomfortable. The climate where I live (upstate NY) is absolutely perfect in August so my Jamaican Independence Day celebrations in Jamaica are over forever. Even when I lived there a really long time ago, during the summers we would leave Negril and move to Irishtown for the more decent less humid weather. Supposedly it was the house Benedict Arnold lived in while trying to recover from tuberculosis, it was called "Bananna House" when we rented it. LOL some semi-pervert Chinese man owned the place because we snooped and found shocking video tapes in these big trunks. The drive downs to Kingston for food was horrid, that road.... those drop offs... the totally burned out vehicles that went off the road...
My next trip is Dec. 27th through January 18th but I haven't booked the air fare yet as it is too expensive. I usually get a really decent fare if I book in early October on a Tuesday or Wednesday on American Airlines.