being in portland feels so normal, none of the hype that i feel while in negril . . . wanted to share some of the wonders of portland . . .
been going to portland for 28 years and yet it feels like time has stood still over there . . . i mean the tourism piece . . . i've met some very interesting expats living around the area and actually making a living . . . a couple from the u.s. that are farming chocolate trees and exporting to japan, liz said they can't keep up with the demands . . . mango joy that runs a healing centre for women up in the hills, artists in long bay that create art and live there full time and make a living . . . wolf, the german builder who services the area for the last 15 years, grace from belgium, who makes the most delicious jam and sells to the resorts . . . a couple that raises goats and makes goat cheese and exports to the area hotels . . . a lot of "cottage industries" . . . not the usual jewelery type of businesses . . .
although, no beach like negril anywhere else in ja!!!