St Thomas

[Bizzy]

anyone have any ideas on stuff to do or places to visit in this parish??

Any good beaches here...thinking about takina drive up there from Kingston side..
what about the Bath place, thats till up and running..

[Pepper]

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There is a tour of sea salt mining.

Can't think of anything else, other than touring the plantations and cane fields.

Isn't the coastline very rocky? I haven't heard of any good beach on that side. But I have never been to the parrish....

[Bizzy]

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das all that's there??

if no beach not there, mi might just continue on to Portland side and go one of the beaches inna dat parish and then come back down thru st mary...

[RichD]

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well the site of the morrant bay rebelion used to be worth visiting...but the courthouse bun down..bogle statue is still there and dem have the grave yard.

some of the coast line is very picturesque.

yuh can stop for 5 minutes at 3 finger jack monument

[Bizzy]

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[ackeepod]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BiziBubbla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> </div></div>


really not much to do around there ..
Bath Fountain still up and running, and the market still dere in Morant bay ...nice beaches out past Morant bay ...nice view of the shoreline etc..but di road to Portland bad ..yu wontt be missing much if yu dont go this route..it really better chu St Mary and Castleton way ...

[sistactry]

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Bizi, we went there for the mineral bathing....it was worth the drive, and some good jerk along the way, odder dan dat~~~ cha

http://www.jamaicans.com/tourist/articles_travel/mineralbathhealing.shtml

me find some videos of it on utube to~~

[Bizzy]

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let's hope I am too hungover to even waan drive go st thomas caw it nuh look like nutten a gwaan ova deh

[sistactry]

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wish me did deh deh, just to be a passenger, anywhey inna Ja better dan yahso right now, boring....

[Magician]

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St. Thomas good if yuh waan see a obeah man caw nuff a dem dehbout.

Yuh waan guzu smaddy?

Can also go Bath an soak yuh bunion inna de springs wata.

[Bizzy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix</div><div class="ubbcode-body">St. Thomas good if yuh waan see a obeah man caw nuff a dem dehbout.

Yuh waan guzu smaddy?

</div></div> mi nu bizni bout nuhbaddi else....once de obeah smaddy can mek mi wealthy, mi good

[missus_vegas]

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Bizi stap in yallas for some jerk

as smaddy say di court house bun dung now but bogle statu still there.

bath fountain is nice...but dont use the hotel/house climb up to the mountain pawt...the house is overated...i doubt if its even di spring water. to me it felt like just a bath tub at home

there are some ok beached in prospect/ license (just past Morant bay) but its nothing to write home about.

its worth the drive doe...some nice scenery just to say u know di place. etc. some bontanical gardens etc in bath as well.

[Magician]

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Two ways to bath



<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console'">There are two ways to get the proverbial 'wash off' in Bath. One is to walk through the doors of the hostel where tub-like baths have been prepared with the hot mineral water for your relaxation.

The other is to take the beaten track - on the other side of the river - and to climb the back-bending path to the river and spring where you can enjoy the more natural experience.

Over the Easter weekend, we made our way to the mineral bath in St. Thomas which is reputed to possess healing powers.

Margaret Morris notes in her book, Tour Jamaica, that the waters gained their fame from curing the ulcer on the leg of a runaway slave. Or was it a leper? The historians are not sure, but in the last 400 years Jamaicans and visitors have flocked to the waters for the sheer relaxing effect of its hot and cold waters or in search of cures to numerous ailments.

In 1699, the government of Jamaica appointed a board to oversee the administration of the bath for the treatment of the 'sick and the infirm', notes Margaret Morris, and accommodation was built near the springs and 30 slaves were purchased to maintain the road and cultivate vegetable of the users.

The accommodation included baths into which the hot water was poured, as it is today, but there was also a resident doctor who was required to treat the poor for free.

The massage

Well, on our recent visit, we opted for the natural soaking and climbed like goats up the riverside track which is a steep vertical climb followed by a sharp descent into the river and spring.

The river water is cold, but in one particular spot, where the rocks are black with moss, it emerges from riverside fissures as hot as water in a kettle.

Along the way, we had acquired two 'attendants' who - when we reached the river - seated us on rocks mid-river and advised us to remove our rubber-soled slippers and soak our feet fully in the cold water.

By the time our toes were free, a large bath-size towel is soaked in the piping hot water and slapped over our shoulders and backs.

Water poured over our heads left us gasping and we were saturated with repeated soakings and the massage - manipulation of arms, feet and shoulders began.

After the first phase, done while seated, we are invited to ascend a ledge at the side of the river where the hot mineral water pools and where a set of black rocks is the massage table.

Clients lie on their backs, and the towel - dipped repeatedly into the hot water - is placed over the extremities which are then pummeled in mild karate style. Arms and legs are manipulated as if the client is an accident victim recovering from trauma.

Enjoying the hot and cold waters

All of this is occurring while the client is being ogled surreptitiously by others who are enjoying the hot and cold waters without benefit of the 'massage.'

Everything is done in steps of threes, including the final blessing, which comprises pouring more hot mineral water over your head while wishing you health and prosperity.

We appreciate the service, but our advice is to make sure to settle on the cost before you go, otherwise you might be hit with a scandalously high price. Do not accept assurances of affordability until the price is spelt out in dollars and cents.

On our way out, we stopped at Ras Cyril for an ital lunch of stewed red peas and susumber and curry-flavoured rice.

Seating is a wooden bench placed plump along the path to the river and fronted by a black board listing the complaints of the Psalmist David which Ras Cyril has adopted as his own.

Nearby is a table full of roots juice and fruits.We dine while dozens of would-be bathers wander through, on their way to the spring in hope of healing.

- Avia Collinder</span>

[Bizzy]

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Mi a dead

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
All of this is occurring while the client is being ogled surreptitiously by others who are enjoying the hot and cold waters without benefit of the 'massage.'

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[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix</div><div class="ubbcode-body">St. Thomas good if yuh waan see a obeah man caw nuff a dem dehbout.

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BOAL!!! Me did figet bout dat.

That is why me hear most people go St Thomas.