After 15 days in Port Antonio, Jamaica we departed to start to make our way south to Providencia. It was a bit tricky to work out the best time to leave to get reasonable weather for the whole trip, but we managed to avoid bad weather as it turned out. First stop was Negril on the western end of Jamaica. We had decided to go there on the good advice of our friend Ed to make use of the shelter of the island from strong winds and from there we could keep an eye out for a good weather window to depart for Providencia. We sailed for 22 hours to get to Negril and then spent 2 nights anchored there in the north of Bloody Bay.
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| Ivan repairing sail, Negril |
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| Typical Louise pose |
Negril was much more touristy than what we were used to in Jamaica. We were anchored not far from a huge, purple resort. We swam into the beach one day and met an English couple who were there on a 2 week holiday and they explained that the resort was part of a chain that has exactly the same buildings and services at various locations around the world. This was the 3rd time they had been to one of these resorts and each time they didn´t leave the actual resort to explore the surrounding towns and culture. Such a different holiday experience to the ones we are usually seeking!
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| close encounter with a cruise ship on the way to Negril |
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