West End Adventures

The 'Office of Nature' in Bloody Bay is actually a bar

Alan has been here for over a week and we finally found time this afternoon to explore some sites around Negril. First off, Cale and Alan joined me while I interviewed some fishermen in beautiful Bloody Bay. We then went to an amazing, organic restaurant in the West End called 'Just Natural'. With no advertising at all, word has spread about this out of the way place and it was recently named 'Top ranked restaurant in Negril' on Trip Advisor. The sisters who run the place had never even heard of Trip Advisor until they received the certificate in the mail! The tables at the restaurant are hidden away behind fruit trees (lime, ackee, orange, banana, breadfruit) and wild flowers which made for prime hide-and-go-seek territory while we were waiting for our food.

Reaching for bananas at Just Natural

We also climbed the Negril lighthouse, located at the Western tip of Jamaica, and made it to the top just as a helicopter was landing below! Unfortunately, my palms were sweating too much from the heights to really enjoy it, but as you can imagine, this was quite exciting for a two year old to witness. We wrapped things up by watching some cliff jumpers, who make a living jumping for tips, and were home in time for a sunset swim. Perfect family afternoon in paradise!

Karate chop!

Helicopter landing

The last time I took Caleb to a restaurant he suddenly realized that he had forgotten to thank the waitress for his pineapple juice. Feeling quite proud for raising such a well-mannered boy, I told him it was ok to walk over to the bar and say thank you. As Caleb sat back down at the table, the waitress came by to say that she would place his french fry order right away. Apparently, he did say thank you, but also thought he should take the opportunity to order himself some fries!