The Family, all dressed up!
My Bro married a wonderful lady, and his best friend, named Pauline. They had a simple, but romantic beach wedding, short but sweet with their own tear jerking vows. But maybe it was just the sunscreen in my eyes making them water... It was a small gathering of immediate family, so I met Pauline's Mom, Dad, Brother, Aunt, Cousins, and step-parents for the first time! They were all super nice, rowdy Texas types!
The Bride, with Parental Escorts
We stayed at an all-inclusive resort, so I wouldn't go so far as to say that we got a real Jamaican experience, but it was the most worry free, easy vacation I've ever taken. The first day felt strange, since we weren't whipping out our wallets every time we wanted a plate full of food or glass full of rum. By the time we left, however, we got so used to it that we almost walked out on a check at the first normal, public restaurant we had been to in 5 days! Whoops!
Jim and Pauline, Married!
We got a lot of sailing in down there! Most of the time, the wind conditions and intoxication levels were more conducive to Hobie Cat sailing than windsurfing! However, I did go windsurfing in Jamaica! The resort had some poly HiFly boards and dacron sails, so Anne and I cruised the bay one afternoon, rocking some light wind freestyle in clear blue water and sunny skies. Once I got back to the beach the resort's windsurf instructor barraged me with questions about a type of windsurfing he had obviously never seen! So after he was off the clock, I taught him how to waterstart and heli tack. He promised to have a windsurfing trophy to show me by the next time I came to Jamaica!
My Bro married a wonderful lady, and his best friend, named Pauline. They had a simple, but romantic beach wedding, short but sweet with their own tear jerking vows. But maybe it was just the sunscreen in my eyes making them water... It was a small gathering of immediate family, so I met Pauline's Mom, Dad, Brother, Aunt, Cousins, and step-parents for the first time! They were all super nice, rowdy Texas types!
The Bride, with Parental Escorts
We stayed at an all-inclusive resort, so I wouldn't go so far as to say that we got a real Jamaican experience, but it was the most worry free, easy vacation I've ever taken. The first day felt strange, since we weren't whipping out our wallets every time we wanted a plate full of food or glass full of rum. By the time we left, however, we got so used to it that we almost walked out on a check at the first normal, public restaurant we had been to in 5 days! Whoops!
Jim and Pauline, Married!
We got a lot of sailing in down there! Most of the time, the wind conditions and intoxication levels were more conducive to Hobie Cat sailing than windsurfing! However, I did go windsurfing in Jamaica! The resort had some poly HiFly boards and dacron sails, so Anne and I cruised the bay one afternoon, rocking some light wind freestyle in clear blue water and sunny skies. Once I got back to the beach the resort's windsurf instructor barraged me with questions about a type of windsurfing he had obviously never seen! So after he was off the clock, I taught him how to waterstart and heli tack. He promised to have a windsurfing trophy to show me by the next time I came to Jamaica!
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