2009 Jamaica
Jamaica is a common destination for honeymooners. We went to Ocho Rios for our honeymoon, and decided to go back for our golden anniversary. This time, we stayed at the Riu Palace Tropical Bay in Negril.
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A kickoff dinner – it’s been a great vacation!
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A relaxed and content version of Arnold – much better than the tense and angry version
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Arnold knows how to make friends, too
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Alicia befriends a Rastafarian living on the beach
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Dinner in the steak restaurant on the resort
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Arnold enjoying a mohito (Jamaica is next to Cuba – close enough!)
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Alicia enjoying breakfast
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The cute couple
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One word – tranquility
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Alicia copies Arnold’s idea and orders a mohito – the first of many that week
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Alicia and Arnold on the main steps of the resort
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Two natural beauties – Arnold and the sunset (ha!)
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The lovely couple
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Alicia enjoying the sunset
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Jerk chicken – yummy
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A Caribbean sunset
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One of the many bars at the resort
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More of the beautiful Caribbean waters
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The beautiful Caribbean waters
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Alicia befriends a Jamaican drummer playing at the resort
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View of the pool at the resort
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What makes Arnold happy? Jerk chicken and beer! (No jokes about two jerks and a beer.)
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Another shot oAnother shot of the resortf the resort
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Decorative statues on the resort
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Reggae bar on the resort
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Jerk chicken on the beach
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Now if this isn’t a postcard shot…
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A gazebo on the resort
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The view from our room
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Gardens on the resort
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A little burnt after the first day
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Dinner in the Japanese style restaurant
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Another shot of the resort
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Performance area of the resort
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Some things you just cannot make up. Bottled water in Jamaica certainly reflects the local culture.
Every day, the resort would cook up jerk chicken on the beach. One day, they brought in musicians to spice things up a bit.
Now here is something you don’t see everyday. A stingray swam through our swimming area along the beach, just a few feet from the shoreline.