Montego Bay, Jamaica

Justin and I arrived in Montego Bay,  Jamaica on the 15th of February at around 8:30 am.  There were two cruise ships in the Bay.  We anchored and made our way to Montego Bay Yacht Club to meet with customs and immigration.  Afterwards, we had lunch at the Yaught Club,  celebrating Valentines Day a little late.

Myself catching up with mom

We spent the next two days drying and cleaning the boat and fixing things that broke in the rough weather. I hoisted Justin up the mast to inspect the damage caused by flogging rope.  Also, one of the sails needed repairs done by a sail maker.  I caught up on laundry, and I tried to update blog, but the internet was too slow.

View of Just Dreamin' from the top of the mast

View of Montego Bay from the top of the mast

Justin at the top of the mast

We then rented a car for the weekend. On Saturday, we went to Rose Hall Great House, one of the few remaining plantations after the slave uprising.  It's said to be haunted by a witch who killed her three husbands. 

Justin and I at Rose Hall Great House

Rose Hall Great House

Justin at Rose Hall

Justin in Rose Hall Great House

Loree at Rose Hall Great House

Our lovely tour guide

We then checked out downtown, Montego Bay, which was boisterous, crowded, and dirty. 

Downtown Montego Bay

On our way back, we stopped at the Boathouse Grill.  They were fully booked.  So we just had appetizers and beers.  It was so good,  we had to make a reservation for Monday night.

Justin in front of the Boathouse Grill

Justin relaxing at the Boathouse Grill

Sunset at Boathouse Grill

Sunset at Boathouse Grill

Myself watching the sunset over beers and appitizers

We went to Negril on Sunday, which is about 90 minutes away. We explored the area.  We tried to visit the lighthouse, but the gates were locked.  We stopped for ice cream and dinner.

Justin and I found a beach in Negril

Negril, Jamaica

Dinner in Negril

On Monday morning, we moved the boat to the marina wharf and attempted our first stern tie.  I decided that I'm not a fan of stern tying, which consists of tying the bow to a mooring buoy and backing the boat's stern up to the wharf.  Not so easy.

We visited Falmouth, where we finally found a post office.  We got our postcsrds from Panama mailed. 

Falmouth town center

We then visited Greenwood Great House, another plantation that survived the slave uprising. 

Fire water pump at Greenwood

Antique music player, still in working order

Loree in front of Greenwood Great House

Afterwards, we returned to the Boathouse Grill for a superb dinner and the most delicious lava cake.

Sunset at Boathouse Grill

View of Montego Bay from Boathouse Grill

I flew out on the 21st to Cape Breton to surprise my family. This was a totally last minute decision.  Justin flew back to Fort McMurray for last week of work on the same day.