Two weeks ago, I decided that all I wanted for Thanksgiving was to relax on a Caribbean beach. I booked a last minute flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica and was settled on Negril beach on Wednesday to celebrate the holiday!
I stayed at the Negril Yoga Center (http://www.negrilyoga.com/ room Casa I) which was in essence a beautiful garden with bungalows surrounding a large wooden yoga platform. My days began with outdoor yoga, progressed to the beach and a simple lunch at One Love restaurant (beach hut serving one dish a day), back to reading on my veranda and then out to eat in local haunts and listening to reggae with my bungalow neighbors (Kajsa/Maya from Sweden, Igmar from Santorini, and Paul from Australia). Rinse and repeat for five days!
I did take in a few of the Negril must-dos. I went to Rick's Cafe to see cliff diving at sunset, drank rum at Margaritaville, experienced the famed Hedonism resort and danced the night away at a jerk festival. But mostly, I just fell in love with Jamaica. I have never been so relaxed on a trip.
I would love to have seen more of the countryside like the waterfalls, mountains and gone to the Bob Marley museum... but I just couldn't tear myself away from the sand and warm Caribbean Sea. Thankfully, I will have something new to visit on my next trip to this island paradise--Yeahmon!
