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When: Spring 2008 (April 21 - April 266) Where: Jamaica, an autonomous member of the United Kingdom, Caribbean Sea. How:
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| Day 1 – April 21, Sunday | ||
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Today is the first day. We had to wake up very early in the morning to catch our flight. Vova had come to our house and drove us to the airport. Our flight was not a direct flight and we stopped in Atlanta, Georgia. The airport was very nice. We soon arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It was very hot and humid there. We were directed to a bus driver who was supposed to drive us to the hotel. Somehow, we missed our bus so another person had driven us. Finally, we arrived at our hotel. After checking in and receiving our room keys, my mom and I had gone to the 7th floor where our room was located. After unpacking and taking our bathing suits, we had gone to look around at or resort. There was a huge golf course where people were allowed to play. The ocean had spread as wide as the human eye could see. The best part was that there were two pools: one big main pool and a lazy river pool (a river-like pool where you are allowed to ride on a tube). My mom and I had swum in the lazy river pool and the ocean that day. Very quickly it became late. There was so much fun in Jamaica that one could go crazy. On Sunday nights, our resort brings in a little ‘store’ where people can bargain the many goods that are crafted by the Jamaicans. We had bought a wooden elephant for Anton, a giraffe for me and a wooden carving to hand on the wall in our hallway. After a long day in Jamaica, everyone had gone to sleep. |
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| Day 2 – April 22, Monday | ||
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Early in the morning the crew of two woken up. We had gone to the tennis courts and played tennis under the hot, burning sun. After playing tennis we had gone to have breakfast at the buffet. I had eaten a lot the first day of our journey; I seemed to be very hungry. After eating breakfast, my mom and I had gone to the ocean. We had went kayaking for a very long time. Natasha insisted that we bought our masks and so we did. She snorkeled for some time until a big wave came and knocked us over. It was a fateful tragedy. That moment felt like the perfect storm had come. After finally swimming back to shore, everything was OK. We had a big lunch after becoming hungry from the long kayaking trip. After lunch, we had grabbed our swimming suits and headed out to the pool. We had ridden the tubes down the water slides and swam in the lazy river. In the evening there were many shows and musical events for the guests to watch. We had seen the welcome party for all the new guests and we had listen to some of the reggae music that Jamaica had. After some time, my head hurt so we went to sleep. |
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| Day 3 – April 23, Tuesday | ||
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We had wakened up early in the morning again this day. I had a windsurfing lesson to attend with one of the Jamaican trainers. There was not enough wind so we just practiced on land. After having breakfast, my mom and I had gone on the Duns River Waterfall Tour. We had taken the one hour long bus trip with a group. At the site, we had to climb a waterfall that was as long as a river. There were many slippery rocks and deep waterbeds there. (Please watch our video)
We had arrived back at the hotel at around 8 o’clock. After eating dinner at the Three Palms restaurant, we had gone to the music show and listen to some reggae again. We then went to sleep.
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| Day 4 – April 24, Wednesday |
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Today is our big day. Today is the day that we finally can go and Jet Ski! My mom and I had been driven to the nearest Jet Ski rental and we had ridden them like the wind. We were faster than the speed of light. After eating lunch at the buffet, we had participated in many sport activates like soccer and volleyball. Both games were won by my team.
In the evening we had eaten at the Italian restaurant inside our hotel. Since everything was all-inclusive we could eat as much as we wanted to! After filling our tummies with food, we had gone to sleep.
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| Day 5 – April 25, Thursday | ||
| The next to last day was probably the day with the least fun. We had gotten really scared that we were going to get a really bad sunburn while going home. We had been extra careful that day and had done very little. Besides swimming in the pool and in the ocean, our day was not exciting at all. > | ||
| Day 6 – April 26, Friday | ||
| Today is our last day. It was the last chance for us to say goodbye to the beautiful Jamaica that we had stayed in. We had loved it so much that we were not happy at all to leave. Packing our bags and checking out, my mom and I were not very satisfied that it was the last day. Arriving at the airport was a hard thing to do for us since we loved the vacation so much. Arriving at Newark Airport, where George was awaiting us, I had dressed in a funny Jamaica hat. This had scared George but also made him laugh. | ||
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The History of Jamaica The original Arawak and possibly Taino people from South America first settled on the island between 4000 and 1000 BC. There is very little trace of the Arawak culture, and the Jamaican National Heritage Trust is attempting to locate and document any evidence of the Arawaks. Jamaica was claimed for Spain after Christopher Columbus first landed there in 1494. Columbus' probable landing point was Dry Harbour, now called Discovery Bay. Jamaica became one of the world's leading sugar exporting nations and produced over 77,000 tons of sugar annually between 1820 and 1824. By the beginning of the 19th century, the United Kingdom's heavy reliance on slavery resulted in blacks (Africans) outnumbering whites (Europeans) by a ratio of almost 20 to 1, leading to constant opportunities for revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in 1834, with full emancipation from chattel slavery declared in 1838. Since of 1962, Jamaica became an independent and is one of the 16 countries of the British Commonwealth realms. Queen Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of the British Commonwealth realms and represented by the Governor-General in Jamaica. The country is run by prime-minister of the country and is run by the Parliament. Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. The majority of the population speaks Jamaican Patois. The climate in Jamaica is tropical, with hot and humid weather, although higher inland regions have a more temperate climate. Some regions on the south coast, such as the Liguanea Plain and the Pedro Plains are relatively dry rain-shadow areas. Jamaica lies in the hurricane belt of the Atlantic Ocean; as a result, the island sometimes experiences significant storm damage. |
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