Travel & Vacation: At Jamaica’s Doorsteps

The older four cousins hanging out  together.  Welcome to Jamaica!

Well we made it to Falmouth, Jamaica!  I guess that should count for something, right!?  There are not as many pictures of Jamaica because our plans….well…just didn’t go as planned.  Despite some of the hiccups and our change in plans we still managed to have fun that day.

Once on the island of Jamaica this was the first sight that greeted us!

Where should we go first?

It was a beautiful day in Jamaica

The kids sitting while we wait for our tour to start….little did we know….

Buses and taxi’s were coming and going….but “Where, Oh Where” is our bus?  Hmmm….

Our Karlie Kool Kat

Our little Brina Bee

What should we do while we wait?  Looks like Josh is still smiling,  Brina is entertaining herself by cleaning her shoes or checking on her toenail polish…is Grandpa napping?  The after waiting for over an hour we were informed that our tour was canceled.  The bus that was suppose to take us on the tour broke down and there were no replacements.  Guess we were not meant to see Jamaica’s pineapple fields, papaya orchards, historic Jamaica, or a visit with local kids in a rural school.  We didn’t have enough time to do another tour because the ship was leaving in a couple of hours so some people decided to walk around the market area for awhile then we headed back to the ship to take the kids swimming.  The kids still had a blast and loved the extra time to play.

Karlie and Brina were amazed by these guys…so tall…and thrilled to get a puppy balloon from them

View of Jamaica from our boat.

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!