Steps – 9,759
Ocho Rios turned into Montego Bay. No idea why,
I guess Regent isn’t the only cruise line to change itineraries with no
explanation. We weren’t married to Ocho Rios in the least, so no big deal.
We weren’t docking until 11 with our tour not until 11:15, so it was another lazy room service morning.
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| Rose Hall Mansion |
The tour was titled the White Witch of Rose Hall.
Rose Hall is an 18th century mansion (former sugar cane plantation),
and the White Witch is the name slaves gave to plantation owner Annie Palmer.
The story revolved around a legend about the spirit of Annie Palmer who
allegedly haunts the grounds of Rose Hall Plantation. Annie Palmer had 3
husbands all of which she killed. Then she was killed by one of the slaves.
Johnny Cash actually wrote a song about the legend “The Ballad of Annie Palmer”
I don’t think I’ve ever heard it.
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| Annie Palmer's tomb |
The guide who took us around the mansion and told us the story was great. She brough the story to life. We’ve toured a few mansions/palaces/great houses in the past and this is one of the best experiences. We didn’t just learn facts, but the story told in an interesting was.
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| mansion grounds |
Part of the 30-minute drive there and back was along
the Hip Strip, full of bars, restaurants, including Usain Bolt’s.
We had hoped for a beer and maybe something to eat in the port area, but our ship was docked at a spot that required a shuttle to the area of the port where we could have done that – that was too much of a production for us, so we had
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| sailing in |
lunch back on the ship.
Today the bus driver asked us if we’d ever been to Jamaica before…yes, we said, last week! It was a funny exchange.
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| silent disco |
The highlight of the night was supposed to be
the Silent Disco. We’ve done a few of these in the past and they’re fun. This
was OK.
My email is fixed...no idea what happened.
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