So our wedding, honeymoon and the holidays are finally behind us and, it finally feels like things are settling down. We had a fantastic time in Jamaica on our honeymoon. It has its quirks, but it is a wonderful country. We drove from Montego Bay to Negril for our first excursion and then drove down to Ocho Rios for the final leg of our trip. Negril is a beautiful place with wonderful scenery, but the locals are hip to the tourist scene and we found it a bit difficult to escape the non stop constant harassment. We were however able to do lots of fun things and enjoy the cliffs, beaches and food.
Ocho Rios is a place I have been before and it is just as great as I remember it being. It was a beautiful three hour drive on the wrong side of the road from Negril. We stopped for a coconut along the way and got in at a reasonable hour. This town was a bit more laid back and we had a great hotel overlooking the water where we would go snorkeling every morning out to a reef. The hotel is a glimpse into what Ocho Rios was in the 1950′s and while we fully enjoyed it, we were a bit jealous we couldn’t have seen it in it’s heyday. We took some side excursions to the craft market, sight seeing and to Margaritaville. We ate all of the food, which if you haven’t had I highly recommend, and then we drove back to Montego Bay for our flight out.
When we returned we learned that our house had been broken into but nothing was stolen or molested, except for our front door. Thank goodness for our fantastic neighbors who thwarted the would be offenders attempt at thievery. The next day we took a trip up to Sequoia National Park for a weekend of snow shoeing and merriment with some good friends. All in all it was a fantastic two week trip.
On a different note I made Kim a Valentine this year and used a bunch of photos I have of us together. I really enjoyed the process of going back through the photos to put her Valentine together. It is a good reminder how good life truly is. Here are some of the photos.























