So we drove a long time. In Jamaica the roads are in poor condition so it takes a long time to get from one place to another. Potholes galore! The first place we stop at is this outdoor restaurant. The food is good of course. I think I had curry goat with rice and peas (that's kidney beans in American). Jamaican food is soo good! On the road again. The first place I remember stopping is in Portmore, which is outside of Kingston. That's where I saw these little guys..
. They were cute so I decided to take pictures of them. The houses they lived in were...not so cute. Basically four walls. Really hot! This will sound really trite, but seeing stuff like this made me appreciate my own house and everything else I have. These little kids didn't even have a decent pair or matching shoes. It didn't end in Portmore though. I saw this all over Jamaica. This is the Jamaica most vacationers don't see. The lady who babysat these kids was named Ms. Myrtle. She seemed nice. Like everyone else she said I resemble my father. Onward Kingston! If you don't know already Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. Kingston's known for it's high crime rate, but hey who cares? Not me.
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That's Kingston's wharf. Yay. It's a pretty lively I guess. In Kingston we make a stop at the gas station where they pump your gas for you!? How exciting! [I know it's still done in America] We also stop at Andrew's house, a friend of my dad's, who's mom is a friend of my mom; so I guess we're all family. Andrew was superCool and funny. He had an awesome fake British accent. His mom, Dimple [nickname] is also nice. The majority of the houses in Jamaica have gates in front of them. I told my dad that there wasn't much architectural diversity..He disagreed. Ahh everything slips my memory now..The landscape of Jamaica is truly beautiful though. The mountains pretty much are in the clouds with the sun shining. There are so many sugar cane fields, goats, chickens, and bananas everywhere. My dad ran over a chicken. muahaha, but that's later in my story! Traffic in Jamaica is crazy..not so much as traffic jams, but more that they drive like maniacs and the pedestrians just stroll along like they're not about to get hit by cars. I'm like ?!? That's enough for today..
. They were cute so I decided to take pictures of them. The houses they lived in were...not so cute. Basically four walls. Really hot! This will sound really trite, but seeing stuff like this made me appreciate my own house and everything else I have. These little kids didn't even have a decent pair or matching shoes. It didn't end in Portmore though. I saw this all over Jamaica. This is the Jamaica most vacationers don't see. The lady who babysat these kids was named Ms. Myrtle. She seemed nice. Like everyone else she said I resemble my father. Onward Kingston! If you don't know already Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. Kingston's known for it's high crime rate, but hey who cares? Not me. .JPG)
That's Kingston's wharf. Yay. It's a pretty lively I guess. In Kingston we make a stop at the gas station where they pump your gas for you!? How exciting! [I know it's still done in America] We also stop at Andrew's house, a friend of my dad's, who's mom is a friend of my mom; so I guess we're all family. Andrew was superCool and funny. He had an awesome fake British accent. His mom, Dimple [nickname] is also nice. The majority of the houses in Jamaica have gates in front of them. I told my dad that there wasn't much architectural diversity..He disagreed. Ahh everything slips my memory now..The landscape of Jamaica is truly beautiful though. The mountains pretty much are in the clouds with the sun shining. There are so many sugar cane fields, goats, chickens, and bananas everywhere. My dad ran over a chicken. muahaha, but that's later in my story! Traffic in Jamaica is crazy..not so much as traffic jams, but more that they drive like maniacs and the pedestrians just stroll along like they're not about to get hit by cars. I'm like ?!? That's enough for today..
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