Jan-chan’s Tidbits

Continuing from Part 1 of my Jamaica trip with Al, this post will highlight the two main activities that we’ve done.

Dune Buggy

We decided to do a dune buggy tour because we wanted an adventure that doesn’t require us to get wet. We didn’t get wet but we got dirty! After a short introduction on how the buggy operates we drove out in pairs over muddy terrains. At first I tried to avoid the puddles but even if I did that or went over them very slowly I still got mud all over my arms and legs. So at the end I just went full speed ahead.  There were a few stops where the guide pointed out some local plants and gave us a bit of Montego Bay’s history. It was a very fun trip even thought when we finish we looked like we had just took a mud bath.

Snorkeling

When we were at the resort we’d try to snorkel in the morning before the beach gets busy or it’s too hot to stay out in the sun. We went a total of three days and had taken a waterproof point and shoot camera with us. The quality of the photos didn’t turn out too nice since it’s pretty hard to stay still while taking the picture (with the waves pushing you as well as the fish swimming around). It was our first time snorkeling and we had way more fun than expected. There were lots of different fish and we managed to find a couple of starfish, a puffer fish and lots of sea urchins. Too bad we couldn’t scoop them out of the ocean. I don’t think we swam far enough to see any sting rays though. On our last day the wind was good enough for us to use the resort’s sunfish sail boat. A resort staff took us out in the ocean for view of the coastlines.

I had a lot of fun snorkeling and would love to try diving. Al and I also talked about getting a better camera for under water photos.