We took the two grandmothers to as many interesting places as we could, and this included a visit to our favourite escape, a small hotel at the eastern end of Jamaica. Bea, my mother-in-law, may have been in Jamaica a fortnight but her pleasure at what she saw around her hadn't diminished. This is another entry in the diary she kept:
Saturday 30th March6.45am - morning tea
8am - breakfast
Packed up for the trip to Long Bay.
10am. Journey along the coast to Long Bay - on to Boston Bay for picnic lunch. Gill bought 25 bananas for 50c.
Boston Bay is a lovely bay with shade. I found a few shells and drift wood. Gill, Jon, Elizabeth, Helen all swam - I found it better to just paddle along the beach as I still found the strong sunlight on the water a little upsetting. The colour of the water is unbelievably blue and so warm. Had to sit in the shade after a while - at noon sun is almost overhead.
About 3.30pm we went back to Long Bay to the guest house - ‘Ports of Call’ - run by a Canadian and his wife. It is right on the coast - walk out from the terrace onto the sea shore. We had a welcome cup of tea sitting at tables just by the sand.
Very attractive bedrooms. All furniture made of bamboo with beautifully coloured bedspreads. Walked along the shore.
8pm. Dinner. We all had shrimps cooked in butter, with sweet corn.
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