#experiencejamaica

[catchacabntours]

Wonderful day in #jamaica #heartoflove #travel now and #experiencejamaica enjoy #localtours by a #jamaican #catchacabntours #yahmon #negriljamaica (at Mayfield Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2LCMh1BlkU/?igshid=v3i08b2hhgbn

[jamaicanescapades]

St. Thomas- from Pera through Cane Fields to the Lighthouse

Exploring and driving through the green cane fields, we found this canoe moored at this waterway: the sea must be close by.

Looking out from higher points on the drive we could see over the cane beyond to the mangroves then out to the blues of the Caribbean Sea.

Success: We found the intersection that pointed to the lighthouse.

Driving 30 minutes more through cane fields, we passed only 3 motorbikes with 2 men on each bike, with their spear guns and catch of the day. As we do, a quick exchange with each group was had seeing what they had caught. A small barracuda was one.

We transitioned from driving through desolate cane fields to a desolate “road” well cleared between the mangrove swamps, where we interrupted the peaceful families of cows dotted along the way.

During the rainy season it could be difficult to negotiate parts of this road. Perhaps you’d even spot a crocodile or 2😉

We got to the large bay and spotted the lighthouse on the other side. We were there!

“The Morant Point Lighthouse built in 1841 is listed by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust as a National Monument. It is the oldest lighthouse in the island. Built of cast iron tube, cast in London, it is 100 feet long with a diameter of 5 feet at the base, and 3 feet at the cap. It is located in the most easterly point of the Island. The labour used in erecting the Lighthouse was supplied by kru-men from Africa. They were among the free Africans who were brought to Jamaica.” See Jamaica Heritage Trust.

It is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere. Wikipedia

Height: 29 m

Time to head back to Kingston, but our curiosity made us stop where we spotted, what we fantasized, would have been a Manor before it fell to ruin. Those cut stones were impressive.

A 45 minute drive back through the swamp road and cane fields we arrived at the Duckenfield Sugar Factory.

We headed back to the main road, confirming along the way that we are on the right route: google was testing my faith in the directions given by the people because it showed a hypotenuse route which appeared shorter, of course. A route taxi driver insisted not to go the hypotenuse route because that was into the villages, on bad road. We were done with off road for the day!

Thirsty, we stopped along the way for an ice cold Red Stripe, which was served to us in the car. Only in JA!

[ryazantristram-blog]

Lovin' the chill out vibes!😘 Cruisin' on Jamaica's Rio Grande👍 #ExperienceJamaica #HotelMockingBirdHill @hotelmockingbirdhill #EverythingZany (at Rio Grande, St Margaret Bay, Port Land, Jamaica)

[geejamcollection]

Soak in the natural elegance of the surrounds and then stop off for one of Belinda’s traditional, mouthwatering Jamaican cook ups on the Rio Grande. #ExperienceJamaica #Portantonio #RioGrande #GeejamCollection