Calabash Bay

It really was a painful travel day. Ten hour flight delayed two hours. Crazy customs in Miami, like crazy crowded Memorial Day travel crazy. Short flight to Mo Bay and a two and a half hour car ride across the island to finally settle on the South Coast. Total travel time: 26 hours from Germany to Jamaica via Miami. The boys held up like true soldiers and now we find ourselves in this little cove of paradise.

The beach is about 1/4 mile long with small to medium sized breakers rolling in all day... bigger ones when it's stormy, which it has been of course. The sandy beach is great for building sandcastles. It is warm and downright hot in the sun. Also quite powerful; there are more than a few lobstered tourists. Not many tourists in general though as it's pretty quiet down here on the South Coast.

In the ten years since we've been here last, much has changed in our lives. Not so much down here. There are a few new buildings and some of the restaurants we know have switched owners and been renamed. The rhythm and pace as well as the reality of life here is pretty much the same as it was 10 years ago. For example, there's still no working ATM in town and people remain just as friendly as we remembered.

The boys love it here. I swear you could take all the DVDs, computers, video games, and tv, etc. and chuck them in the fire if you have the beach. Now just add warm ocean water. Not kidding, it's like a bath... Cade can stay warm all day. Our ambitions have been small here. We have walked about five minutes in one direction and ten in the other. We relaxing...

Don't worry Portland, Soon Be Back.