We docked at Falmouth at about 10am and left the pier to join a bamboo raft ride down the Great River. Candy was our tour guide and she was a local lady with a wicked Jamaican laugh and attempted to teach us some local language. Needless to say we learnt "common mon" like a local. We travelled for an hour in an airconditioned mini bus before touring down the river on the rafts.
Along the way, our guides give us pedicures from the limestone rocks tht they dug out from the river's edge. The limestone was just like pumice stone but only better. Have lovely smooth feet now! After the very peaceful raft ride we were taken around a banana plantation on a jipney (tractor and wagon) and given a very informative talk on the history of bananas and other quirky information. We then had a Jamaican BBQ lunch consisting of tender (partly spicy) chicken, coleslaw with pineapple and rice and beans cooked in coconut milk - all delicious! We then learnt how to make Pina Colada's from scratch, using coconuts, pineapples and rum. Great tasting Pina Colada's and can't wait to get home to make them in my Thermomix! The adults had another wonderful meal in our restaurant for dinner followed by entertainment in the auditorium by the lead guitarist from Foreigner (can't remember his name) - he was dynamic, played the clarinet and guitar and entertained us magnificently. Afterwards, we went to the Casino for a bit of a "flutter" but left due to the cigarette smoke! Not to worry worry, mon, it was after midnight so we headed back to our stateroom and shortly followed by Jonathan who had been at a table tennis tournament for teenagers followed by free arcade games!
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