We woke up this morning to a beautiful rainbow! It was beautiful but on the other hand, it might mean we are facing a rainy day. Hopefully, the rain has passed.
Up early again but this time we had to wait because it took a bit longer to get the all-clear from Jamaican authority.
It’s supposed to rain today but I’m hoping it will just be a passing shower.
The Falmouth Port is one of the nicest I’ve seen in the Caribbean. Plenty of shops and pleasant to walk around. It also appeared very safe.
We were greeted with music and dancing. They apparently like the cruise ship tourists.
We were on a small bus with 23 people. Bruce and I didn’t get to sit together. The guide told stories of Jamaica as we drove around the lush countryside. Our first stop was the Trelawny Parish Church built in 1795 (also known as St. Peter’s Anglican). It is the oldest public building in the town. The land for the church was donated by Edward Barrett, part of whose estate had been bought to lay out the town of Falmouth.
Unfortunately, the church wasn’t open so we left quickly.
We stopped for an overlook view of Falmouth and at a monument dedicated to Queen Elizabeth.
We stopped in a place called Fern Gully with many different types of ferns. It was overgrown with ferns and I caught the sun rays shining between the trees.
We drove to Ocho Rios and took in the view of the town from the mountaintop.
Lunch was included in our tour and I had jerk chicken and something called festival bread which is a Jamaican bread that is sort of like a bread stick but more cakelike.
There were lots of colorful dwellings on the island.
After lunch, we headed back to the ship. All aboard was 4 pm. It was a pleasant day but a little too much sitting for me.
The evening show was called The Tree of Life with the production cast. What a great show.
Tomorrow is a sea day and we get to sleep in!
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