Tag Archives: Jamaica

Skiing with Grandpa

We went to visit my parents in Kelowna for a few days while we were both off.  They actyally live in Winfield, but they mean the same thing to me, and we generally use the words interchangeably.  However we learned from Melanie they are very different...  Winfield is in the "middle of nowhere" because there aren't any sidewalks! While there we took advantage of the opportunity to go skiing at Big White.  Although it was a beautiful day on the ski hill, it was still quite a shocking change compared to relaxing on the beaches of Jamaica only a few days before... The skiing was great and Melanie even got to go … Continue Reading ››

Vacation in Jamaica — Heading Home

We awoke to a beautiful sunrise on our final day in Jamaica and I got to enjoy it by walking down the beach with Andrew in the Stroller. Again. It was actually very nice, although short-lived since we had to board the bus for the airport at 10:00 AM. We just had time to pack up, have breakfast, and go for a quick swim before getting on the bus. We were all very sad to go... The trip home was a bit of a circus due to a baggage handler strike at the airport in Montego Bay which delayed our flight home. Sadly that meant … Continue Reading ››

Vacation in Jamaica — Day 7

Our last day of diving was very nice. In fact the early dive was one of the best dives we did all week. After Louise had aborted a previous dive she had spent some time on the boat talking with Damian (one of the divemasters) about his favorite dives... She was even able to convince him to take us to one of his favorite dive sites. It was called the Throne Room, named after a large crack in the reef that opened into a small cavern below. There was plenty of room to enter the cavern through the crack, and then leave through the wall on … Continue Reading ››

Vacation in Jamaica — Day 6

The highlight of this day was definitely in the water. For me at least. This story actually started on day 5, but I forgot to write about it... Louise had been having trouble clearing her ears over the previous few dives and even had to abort the first dive on Day 4. Although that was sad, she was lucky enough to see a small pod of dolphins while on the boat (2 adults and a baby). She almost had to abort again on Day 4, but after a couple of attempts (and some good advice from one of the divemasters) she finally made it down! We … Continue Reading ››

Vacation in Jamaica — Day 5

We had been waiting all week for a good day to go over to the neighboring Beaches resort (Beaches Negril) so that we could take the kids to the waterpark.  We had been diving every morning and it had rained most afternoons, so we had been putting it off.  We finally decided to go on this afternoon regardless of the weather, and it turned out to be hot and sunny!  In hindsight that was a mistake because it was really hot, and there was no shade, so a cloudy/rainy day might have been better.  But of course we had fun anyway. Although we had wanted to scope out the other … Continue Reading ››