Jamaica - Part II

We did have one day where we pushed our holiday  R&R time aside and actually got a bit of exercise - we had to walk in 4’ deep water against the current, up a hill and around some corners to fetch ourselves some tubes to float around the lazy river on.  I think with that and my snorkeling my exercise for week was completed, plus let’s not forget that lifting those drinks continually to one’s mouth is also a workout on the biceps, just don’t forget to being switching arms.  To make up for all this strenuous exercise we did book ourselves in for a massage at the spa - yah man - soo worth it.  The masseuse knew how to use her hands!

Fine dining in the Italian Restaurant

One afternoon I had considered doing the nudey beach to work on getting rid of my hideous tan lines and then realized that when I wasn’t going to be the scariest one there I decided it better that I not scar my eyes for life and besides who is going to see my ridiculous tan lines in the winter anyways.

I must admit that there was one thing that did disappoint us dearly and that was the fact that the entire week there and neither one of us seen any nice eye candy - isn’t that something one always expects or maybe just enjoys to see when somewhere hot - either on the beach or by the pool, seeing some nice looking oiled up, ripped up, tanned up eye candy is like a treat (one can not touchy, but can still have a looky).  But no, we saw a lot of hairy beer bellies all week or big busted women who felt no need in wearing anything on their upper halves.  Although one day while at the beach there were 4 backs facing us and Manda shrieked and said look Krystal I think we might have something to look at and then they turned around and they were 12 (I say they were 12, but Manda thinks they were probably closer to 18, but either way - ewww) - oops - so we moved chairs and suppressed that memory.

No idea how, but somehow we ended up having our daily rituals for the week which consisted of breakfast at 10, pool side for the remainder of the morning (pool with the swim-up bar of course, because it did open at 10), lunch around 1, then either to the beach or the main pool for the afternoon and then we couldn’t miss our daily  routine of the lazy river by 4, supper at 6:30 and then wherever the evenings took us.  One night we thought we would be risky and attempt to go for a dip in the jacquizzi which was by our room, only problem being it was in the middle of the lazy river by the pirate ship and we would have to go by tube through the cold water to get to it.  I’m not sure who voted, but apparently I got to be the guinea pig to float across the cold waters to see if the hot tub was even on for the night and nope, nope it was not brrr.  So we headed to the hot tub that was by the lobby which turned out to be alright because there was a live band playing right there on the beach that night.

Wasting away in MargaritaVille

MargaritaVille - our resort offered free bus rides daily to MargaritaVille so one night we hopped on the shuttle to see about ‘wasting away in MargaritaVille’.  The shuttle picked us up at 10 and Manda had been to MV before and when we walked in there were tables all over and guys watching the UFC fight on tv’s, Manda said oh dear it’s changed in here because this whole floor used to be a kick ass dance floor.  So we had huge disappointment and I think so did all the others that had caught the shuttle to.  We went upstairs ordered ourselves a margarita, took in the scenery and people watched down on the street.  The view was amazing from upstairs being on the edge of the sea with a waterslide going down into the ocean and a huge trampoline out in the middle of the sea.  We sat upstairs moping for over an hour and then all of a sudden Manda thought she could hear music coming from downstairs and we mossied downstairs to find that like the flick of a switch the entire main floor was packed with people dancing and a live dj was rocking out the tunes - there were no table or chairs to be seen anywhere and it was sweet!  

Pier 1 - another hot spot in Montego Bay - we took a free shuttle to Pier 1 one night for supper and tried some Jamaican lobster which was delicious and one of the largest lobster tails I’ve ever had.  A scenic view at Pier 1, as the setting is all the tables are out on a long pier in the middle of the sea.

Catamaran

A note to anyone planning on traveling to Jamaica... we had exchanged our cash into Jamaican money at the currency exchange place in the airport upon arrival there, but found that majority of all the places we went had everything price in US$ and having the Jamaican currency was confusing on everyone’s part.  There were also a couple of instances where we noted it was cheaper if you used Jamaican money versus US$, but then also vice versa.   

Something I learned... the average working Jamaican makes about $50USD/week and yet their living expenses are no cheaper than ours and their gas is even more costly than ours is.  They also all work 6 out of 7 days a week.  Most of the men seem to want to find a Canadian gal to marry them and bring them back to Canada.

Kayaking

The last we were there I asked Richie for his ‘Richie’s Special’ recipe and he grabbed my paper and pen and said here I’ll write it out for you - and he wrote the word ‘love’ and said that that’s all you need to make a great drink.  I tipped him a $5 and kept guessing at the ingredients and as I guessed the right ones he told me yes, but would not say how much of each and then after I thought I had them all he said he would never give out the secret ingredient, which was love.  

Richie’s Special

• Strawberry Daquiri
• Pina Colada
• Rum Cream
• A Banana
• Strawberry Syrup
• Coconut Rum

Our rating of Sunset Beach Resort

• Overall 41/2*
• Staff 5*
• Rooms 4* (satellite tv was great, bathrooms need upgrading)
• Amenities 41/2*
• Cleanliness 41/2*
• Food/Restaurants 4*
• Beaches 41/2*
• Pools 41/2*
• Swim-up Bar 5*
• Bars 41/2*
• Spa 4* (expensive)
• Activities 41/2* (large variety of free things to do)

Would I recommend this resort - in a heartbeat, especially for families - it has it all!

And P.S. we completed all our tasks - yah man!!!