St, Bess & Beyond...

[Kayce72]

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CEW, you did a fantistic job, great balance between the verbal scripting, draw on imagery. Need I mention the pictures!

I feel honored to have shared you wanderings from my front row seat. Aww so much of St. Bess that I have yet to visit.

Thanks for sharing.

[big frank]

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Great trip report and wonderful photos.
Every part of Jamaica has something beautiful to offer.

[SandiF]

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Water egret/heron. The other bird below is a type of heron...think it is called a "Black crowned night heron". It's nocturnal. Some times I'll sight one lurking around the pond here.


rememba this...
cyril pick tick
cyril pick tick
cyril pick tick off a cow back bone
That is referring to the cattle egret usually seen riding on the back of cows and picking the ticks off the animal.

[CurtisD]

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Hello again CEW,

This report is like a magnet
and I keep comming back for more.
Discovering some new picture
or some new writings that I overlooked before.

QUOTE:-
On some stretches we bumped across some large potholes that had us bouncing around
so much so that I felt my liver and kidneys got themselves a really good massage.”

“Jamaican drivers deserve gold medals for their ability to navigate the roads.”

Quote from Magic:-
Because even in traffic you can get down by going up,
up by going down, and cut here, dash there, and make it anywhere!
Then you will have discovered the "art" of Jamaican driving.

[CurtisD]

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Hello again CEW,
Just for a laugh….

You are such a gifted writer that
I hope you will enjoy reading this
comical description of our drivers.

1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real
Jamaican driver never uses them.

2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe
distance between you and the car in front of you, or
the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting
you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the
smaller the chance you have of getting hit.

4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
No one expects it and it will result in you being rear ended.

5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs
extensive bodywork. The other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible
to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice,
relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.
For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.

7. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the
left. It's a good way to scare people for a free laugh.

8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion
And are apparently not enforceable in Kingston.

9. Just because you're in the right lane and have no
room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a
Jamaican driver flashing his high beams behind you
doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an
accident or even someone changing a tire.

11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Jamaica is the home of
the high-speed ‘dally’, thanks to the KSAC, which
puts pot-holes in key locations to test drivers'
reflexes and keep them on their toes.

12. It is traditional in Jamaica to honk your horn! At cars
that don't move the instant the light turns green.

13. Remember that the goal of every Jamaican driver is
to get there first --by whatever means necessary.

[Diplomat]

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Kayce72, big_frank: Thanks much for stopping by, and for your kind words. That you both enjoyed the trip report and photos is very satisfying for me.

SandiF: Don't laugh, but I've never heard that song. Maybe that the price I pay for growing up in Kingston [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CurtisD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Hello again CEW,
Just for a laugh….

You are such a gifted writer that
I hope you will enjoy reading this
comical description of our drivers.

1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real
Jamaican driver never uses them.

2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe
distance between you and the car in front of you, or
the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting
you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the
smaller the chance you have of getting hit.

4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
No one expects it and it will result in you being rear ended.

5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs
extensive bodywork. The other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible
to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice,
relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.
For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.

7. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the
left. It's a good way to scare people for a free laugh.

8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion
And are apparently not enforceable in Kingston.

9. Just because you're in the right lane and have no
room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a
Jamaican driver flashing his high beams behind you
doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an
accident or even someone changing a tire.

11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Jamaica is the home of
the high-speed ‘dally’, thanks to the KSAC, which
puts pot-holes in key locations to test drivers'
reflexes and keep them on their toes.

12. It is traditional in Jamaica to honk your horn! At cars
that don't move the instant the light turns green.

13. Remember that the goal of every Jamaican driver is
to get there first --by whatever means necessary.
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[img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img] Those are good; LOVE them [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[Sinco01]

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i think some of these came from one of Magics' trip report ..

[img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

they still funny ..

[BND1999]

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ahhhhh st bess... the flowers.. the sea.. the many vistas.. the quiet.. i love it there...

thanks. for sharing

[applepie]

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Love your report [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] awesome pictures!

[SandiF]

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lawd man...mi bawn and grow a town and know that from me a pickney...whenever mi see yu a gwine do it for you [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CEW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kayce72, big_frank: Thanks much for stopping by, and for your kind words. That you both enjoyed the trip report and photos is very satisfying for me.

SandiF: Don't laugh, but I've never heard that song. Maybe that the price I pay for growing up in Kingston [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img] </div></div>

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SandiF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">lawd man...mi bawn and grow a town and know that from me a pickney...whenever mi see yu a gwine do it for you [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] </div></div>

You've got yourself a deal [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[Diplomat]

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applepie, BND: Thank you both; glad you enjoyed it [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img]

[Pepper]

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I love both of these. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]
I'm just getting a chance to catch up on my reading. Enjoying the report thus far. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/popcorn.gif[/img]

[Quite So]

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Hi - I've just read through your entire trip review and loved every word of it. I would love to know more about your mission work in Jamaica. I have fallen in love with Jamaica and would love to be apart of something like this. When are you going again? Please let me know - many thanks!
Quite So