Sandy & I are just back from our annual Warm-Winter-Week, which was in Jamaica this year. We stayed at a Fantastic resort called Breezes, Runaway Bay… beach view from our room:

The weather was great all week with loads of sun except for one cloudy day where I managed to crisp up my sunburn very nicely!!

We pretty much "powered down" & just relaxed on the wonderful white beach…

We read books or watched the ocean (or the occasionally "yummy+" view; no pix!) all day with a couple of side trips out. Food was really pretty good too; eating outside most evenings under the stars was especially romantic. Our favorite lunch was from Henry's Jamaica Jerk Chicken on the beach… We needed a couple of beers ( cool++ ! ) with a close second of early morning coffee and freshly-made omelets ( OK... maybe 9-ish! )

We spent one day away from the resort in Ocho Rios, a town about 30 minutes from the resort. We did a little shopping in the cash-only market, visited the Dunn's River Falls & had a really nice guided wander thru some beautiful gardens at Shaw Park, which is on the mountainside overlooking the town. Both of these are on the eLink; be sure to click on the small images to see some of the wonderful views!

Our other trip was a 2-hour sunset cruise on a 6-man crew 30' tri-hull catamaran (see one like it on the eLink) out on the ocean with plenty of beer & fruit rum++ drinks... Just wonderful except for the waves, which were occasionally a little too “bouncy” leaving me on the hairy edge of spilling the beer I had drunk! The waves were really exciting, though. Just like a crazy carnival ride!

One big wave splashed all over most everyone and tagged my camera a little more than it could tolerate... I'm looking for a repair shop now, as it won't power on at all. Oh well...

Well, that's about it for the travel report! Hope you enjoyed it… Love, Don & Sandy

CoolPix collection (48 snap)

http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~donshave/Images/CoolPix/Jamaica%20Feb'03/

Montego Bay eClix...

http://www.go-montegobay.com/index.html

http://msnbc.com/news/wea_front.asp?tab=oth&accid=JMXX0003