[AquaticAmbi]

I cried a lot on the trip. We got to stay in the heavenly part of Jamaica--our rented house was paradise. But we got a pretty good glimpse at hell. I wanted to give all my money to all the people and/or spend it feeding the starving ferrel cats. I fed the kitties twice and went back and gave two artists some extra thank-you money for the carvings I bought.

I also went scuba diving. It was the best diving I've ever done... One site was called the canyon, where I swam through 50+ ft. high mountains of coral. The second site was a drift dive, where I got to see more details of the vibrantly colored fish and corals.

We had a margarita each, which were NOT like the one I tasted with my mom in Florida a long time ago. These tasted like drain cleaner and were in no way a highlight of our trip. But Luke mixed the rest of mine with some fruity stuff and made it bearable. I later called him a nipple and at one point told him to be aboo from Aladin as I kneeled on a rug in the hall, kind of singing "A Whole New World." I think it didn't affect me too much though; It just made me a little more weird and hyper than usual. Still, not something I'll ever do again.

Anyway, merely chatting with the locals and observing their way of life was so interesting and humbling. I don't think I'll ever forget any of those I talked with.

Luke covered everything else pretty well in a much more concise manner. Meh. He did forget to mention the beautiful waterfall and caves in the area of the jungle we hiked and climbed through.

EDIT: I also got stung by a jelly fish. Grr. Not so fun.