Kingston

Went to Kingston today. It's a beautiful, if tiring drive of switchback roads all the way up and back down out of the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Views worthy of National Geographic! We went to the Suncoast Adventure Park, a tourist attraction of sorts, on the mountainous edge of the ocean outside of Kingston. A man Marla met, has developed it into a recreational attraction of Paintball, miniature golf, rope course and zipline, a huge outdoor maze, plus playground for younger children. There is a sandwich place in a Quonset style hut, where you can get burgers and hot dogs and fries. Then you can take a steep mountain road down to the black sand beaches and play in the Atlantic. It's still being developed, and a great alternative to the commercialized Ocho Rios day trips that are the norm. http://www.suncoastadventurepark.com/
Then we stopped at Pastor Watson's church in Kingston and got the tour of his facilities and met his dedicated staff. After that we went to what was similar to a Costco in the States and bought food and supplies for the hotel for the next three months! It took 9 people over 1 and a half hours to shop and get it loaded in the bus! Back to the hotel for dinner, American hamburgers and fries, and we are exhausted! A good day! Tomorrow is the last day for us, as we will be leaving Thursday, so we are hoping to meet with Debbie Chin, before we go, our new friend in Oracabessa. I'm always full of mixed feelings when I leave here. It feels natural and homelike to me....who can tell...next trip might be much, much longer!