Trip Members: Tristan, Michael, Ewa, Aleks
Schedule:Day 1 (Sat): Departed Lauderdale, montego bay, took a taxi to negril beach. Exploring, swimming. Went out that night for roadside jerk chicken and a little negril nightlife.
2: Back to montego to pick up another member, public bus to ocho rios. Hiked up into the mountains in search of waterfalls.
3: Ocho rios exploration, Bus into spanish town -->kingston ---> blue mountains, slept in tents near a self sufficient guest house/farm secluded and overlooking kingston in the distance. Spent an enjoyable night meeting a diverse crowd of international travelers.
4: spent the day hiking in the blue mountains. climbing up rivers in out bathing suits, visiting with the blue mountain rhastas, visiting a blue mountain coffee plantation. Back to kingston for the night.
5: Experienced living in kingston, one of the most dangerous capital cities in the world. Left that night to travel through maudeville, visiting famous street markets--> treasure beach, where we ended up spending the night on a secluded section of the beach.
6: Spent the day on the treasure coast, took a boat out to pelican cove for snorkeling and swimming at and near the pelican bar, a bar accessed only by boat surrounded by crystal clear blue water and reef. Went out that night for salsa dancing and a late night hike
7: Travel to Savanna la mar for exploration, then bus partially through the mountains toward montego bay, got off early in montpeller and did some day hiking along the road and toward nearby sites of interest. Slept in montego bay.
8: Woke up, explored and visited tourist areas, caught plane back.
Pros: got to meet a lot of very social and interesting people outside of the tourist areas, experienced the more dangerous side of jamaica as well, ate great authentic jamaican cuisine, cheap transportation and lodging if you know how to do it, got lots of practice with haggling, got lots of sun and some nice Jamaican tans!
