Another day in paradise

Today we had planned on going to another organic farm up in the hills, owned by a Rasta named Marlon who needed some help with weeding and general beautification. We loaded into the van with Stephanie behind the wheel, and went to pick Marlon up. Unfortunately, Marlon was unprepared for us, even though Stephanie had set the date with him a month in advance. She apologized profusely to us and explained that this type of thing is not uncommon in Jamaican culture. The vibe there is so "go with the flow" often things don't pan out as they should, so you must keep an open mind and be flexible. Luckily our group didn't mind returning to the demonstration garden to wrap up the projects we had started the day before, so we headed back there to work the day away.

For lunch we got to go to the locally acclaimed restaurant Jack Sprat for pizza & seafood. It was a nice change of pace from our usual chicken, and it was at the edge of yet another beautiful beach.



Stephanie and her children Anna, Naomi, & Saphir (pictured here on the beach) joined us for a little fun in the sun, and we explored a bit of the coast while our food was being prepared. The food was fantastic, real authentic Jamaican seafood dishes, yummy pizza, and once again we enjoyed a lunch time swim in the warm Caribbean waters. We could see why the locals kept telling us about this place, it was a great reward for all our hard work in the garden.