December 19 Car ride. What did you see? How did it smell? Did you eat anything as you drove there? Who were you with?
The best car ride (van, technically) was the 2.5 hour ride from the Montego Bay airport to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. There were all these gorgeous hills everywhere, with the wonderful architecture in the buildings. We spent the ride trying to figure out why the houses looked either incomplete or damaged. We passed all these little stores and jerk stands too small to eat inside.
If you've ever been to Jamaica, you know that people there drive like absolute loonies. So much worse than New Jersey, NYC, or even Maryland drivers. It's really a little bit scary. So that was an experience in and of itself.
It got dark during the trip, so after a point, all we could really see were the lit up stores/eateries. But before that, we saw cops pulling over a vehicle with ak-47s. We saw the tourist areas lit up and beckoning. Not entirely unlike home, I guess, but the feeling was different than most places I've been.
Of course, the best part of the trip was the anticipation of beginning our honeymoon, and having a week to relax and just enjoy one another without stressing out about everyday life!
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