Catching up, parts three, four, and five: Jamaica again

I would very happily do a day by day of everything that we did in Jamaica. Which would be more than mundane to anybody reading it, but nice for me for the sake of posterity.

The only thing keeping me from that is the fact that my photos are in no kind of order whatsoever.

I tried to keep up on daily happenings while I was in Jamaica, but I couldn't, because the internet isn't really a thing that exists where I stayed. Ultimately, that was perfectly fine, because I wasn't involved in blogging, and I wasn't even involved in school, because I couldn't be. Which is a story for a later time.

Anyway, one of the things Derek and I did on one of these days, and then the subsequent days whenever we could, was go snorkeling on the reef. We swam with moon jellyfish (fucking COOL!), saw a cuttlefish (FUCKING COOL!), brain coral the size of our cars (do I have to say fucking cool again? YES! FUCKING COOL!), urchin, and more sand dollars than I've ever seen in all of the years I went snorkeling in Florida. It was fucking AMAZING. Derek and I contemplated buying underwater housing for our cameras (which would have set us back by about 8 grand, and I decided that was a wasteful expenditure for people who live in a landlocked state), because we knew we'd go snorkeling, but I bought an underwater 35mm instead. I haven't gotten it developed, because I'm lazy and I don't know where to take it. I will soon, though.

The first full day we were there, there was a culture show in the primary dining area of the resort. There were dancers, singers, and instrument players, and it was fucking incredible.

There's that restaurant again, but in daylight! Bayside was so wonderful, and really, it looked quite nice, too. I watched these fantastically huge waves crash against the buildings during the REALLY big storms, but those were way too wet for me to bring my camera out.

This little bar was open from 11:30-5:30, then 10:30 until 5:30. And everything was so delicious. I loved the colors of the place. Unfortunately, I shot a little too far under, but not so far that I mind posting them.

Yeah yeah, man. Fry them crisps.

One of my favorite shots from the entire trip. This was during the culture show I mentioned earlier, doing a traditional dance. His movements were so graceful and perfect, and his muscles were exactly what they should have been. The sweat on his body was an amazing highlight to the lines of his body, and I'm so grateful I got a shot.

There were female dancers, as well. They changed costumes, and were fantastic. I loved the show they put on. I wish I understood everything that they were showcasing for us. Unfortunately, they gave no explanation between acts for what was going on. It's hard to find information on something you have no name for.

The sidewalk to Bayside, during one of the mild thunderstorms.

Oh, hullo, crab that I kept calling Qwab!

There's that silly Qwab again!

Derek and I sat on our balcony, watching this storm roll in. Such a delightful way to end an evening.

Two nights in a row, Derek and I returned to our room to find treats awaiting us. One day, it was sunflower cookies and a bottle of champagne, and the next day it was complimentary spa sessions. We were treated like royalty our entire stay, but it made me feel like a terrible person. Which I will get into in a later post. I had a lengthy discussion with both Derek and Allen about it, so I would like to discuss it here. But not right now.