Epic travels

So my time in Jamaica has come to an end.  I had the time of my life learning and exploring the land of Jamaica.  I have so many great memories of my times there.  I will never forget the people I met and the places we visited.  So thanks Tonia and Craig for allowing me to live with you and making my time unforgettable.  I spent a month down in the sun and it has been hard to come back to the states to where it is so cold.  (Sorry Tonia and Craig but you guys are going to freeze I'm afraid).  I arrived back to the States on Thursday night where I stayed with Kevin Magart and his beautiful family.  The next morning I thought that I better start on my epic road trip so I went out to start my car and nothing.  My car was dead, I know what a good start for my trip.  So Kevin Jumped me and I was off, or so I thought.  I needed gas so I pulled into a gas station to fuel up (by the way I'm in love with the gas prices) forgetting that I needed to let my car charge a bit longer I shut it off.  Big mistake! My car was no longer going to start the battery was shot.  I had quite a few nice gentle men help me out, hitting on me, and asking for my number several times.  It was great.  After about an hour we were able to get the car started and I was on my way again, but to Wal-Mart this time to get a new battery and some other things done to my lovely car.  After 4 long and tormenting hours at Wal-Mart my car was finely done and I was free to leave Georgia.  The next couple of days were a blur, I just drove and drove.  I drove from Atlanta Georgia to somewhere in New Mexico in a little under a couple of days, that's over 140o miles.  Once I arrived to New Mexico (where I met a couple of friends) I crashed for a couple of days refusing to get back into the car.  I spent my time just hanging out, biking, and eating some good food.  I'm now in Gallup New Mexico where I met my good friend Erin.  When I got into town we we on a little hike, which was beautiful.  It reminded me that I miss the West and all of the beauty that it offers.  

     I will be hanging out at Erin's for the rest of the day and tomorrow I will be heading off to Arizona to see Cheri and Joe.  Hopefully I can remember to take some pictures so you can see my travels.  Take Care

Kicks and Giggles

So I was bored and I thought humm.... everyone likes a good transformation right? so prepare to be amazed as the hair trasforms right before your eyes! :)


Holy Volume!
This is before: After:

And after, after:

Some more fun in the sun! ya mon!

Today was a wonderful day in the sun. We went to a beautiful place on the south beach. We played in the water, ate some great food, and lounged around in some hammocks. It was great!


I believe that this cannon was from an old pirate ship called the black pearl, it was said to have magical powers and could out sail any boat in the Caribbean. It was a fierce crew full of scoundrels and scallywags that would take the hair off of your back! I know what your thinking, but don't worry because I know of a guy who knows a guy of a man that knew a monkey that saw the black pearl go down from a giant sea monster. The crew turned into tiny sea horses, the monster ate the ship, and all that has survived of that magical ship is this lone cannon.

What a beautiful place!

A couple of the girls thinking about getting in the water

HI!

Oh how I love hammocks!

A view from one of the houses of the sweet property we spent the day at.

The flowers here are amazing

Manatees!

This past weekend we went to Alligator Hole which is a little town on the island. Before you get to town there is a place on the river where there are Manatees, also know as the sea cow. They are a shy water living mammal that weighs around 1 ton. They are really cool and have made their way up on my list of favorite mammals.
After the awesome experience with the Manatees we went into town and ate at a little restaurant on the beach. Enjoy...


That's such a bummer! I only go fishing with dynamite :(

Mr. Anderson our boat guide

Tonia enjoying the sunshine and boat ride

Typical Jamaican paddles. Why do I spend so much money on my paddles? I'm sure I can get a custom made paddle for me here at a fraction of the cost!

What do you see? Oh my gosh! its a Manatees!!!!! Do you see it? look close

This is a restaurant that we went to after seeing the manatees. It was called Little Ochi. Can you figure out what the sign means?

Some of the awesome seating arrangements on the beach at the restaurant.

Beautiful sunset!

Fun in the Sun!

This weekend was so much fun. Tonia, Craig, and I went to stay at an all inclusive hotel here on the island, it was on the beach, outside of the town Lucea. It was a great place with beautiful rooms, lots of food, and lots and lots wind. We had a good time laying out in the sun, reading, playing bingo, going to the shows, and playing pool. After we were done with the hotel we drove through Negril where we walked on white sandy beaches, looked off of cliffs into the beautiful water, and watched some kids get in trouble from some police men. Once we left Negril we headed to YS Falls where there was tons of fun to be had. I posted some pictures so you all could take a look.

Oh, sweet! Look at that form! Perfect Tonia.

This is my "I really love golf" face. Can't you see it in the eyes?

A view of the beautiful golf course.

Tonia and Craig

A few views from our sweet hotel room

Educating myself while getting some sun

Catching some rays.

This is a photo of the other side of the bay from where we were staying. If you look really close you can see some small white building on the left side of the picture. Well that was the hotel that we stayed in and it is actually huge! Humm... I don't think that is suppose to be there. What do you think?

Some locals playing a beloved game of cricket.

A beautiful white sandy beach in Negril.

hurray! for YS Falls! YS Falls is a series of short water falls here on the island. We took a tractor ride up to the falls, where there was a pool to swim in, a gift shop, and a walk way following along up the falls. At the falls we took pictures, met Omar (my new boyfriend), swam in the river, jumped off of the falls, swung from a rope, and fell a few times. Ya know the usual :)

We drove through some really pretty pasture land up to the Falls.

Tonia and Craig with the beautiful fall behind them. YS Falls

Flexing my HUGE muscles!

Umm... Hi everyone.

Craig and I

Oh, yet another Jamaican boy after my heart. Love is in the air... Jumping from a rope swing at YS falls. I always have to plug my nose, I don't know why it makes me look like a dork.

Ha ha, I look like a drowned puppy dog. They said that it would feel like a massage but it really just hurt.

Hi Tonia.

what a cute bird!!!