Vulcanology For Dummies

The twilight view from our hotel room at the foot of an active volcano, which erupts as many as 80 times every day! The rumbling is loud enough to wake you up. And, yes, those are red hot rocks the size of cars rolling down the side of the mountain. I can't help wondering if the average life expectancy of the town's residents might be marginally lower than the average - reflecting the slight - but constant - stress of living in the shadow of such an unpredictable beast.

"Team Costa Rica" settles into the new house

Jamaican me crazy!

I am taking credit for discovering the next Miss Jamaica. Sick of hotels, we moved out of the overpriced Pegasus and found a cute little house in the middle of Kingston. At the housewarming, the reigning Miss Jamaica was one of our guests (as were: a gang of bikers, two pilots and an entire contingent of lawyers). One of the other guests got talking to the current Miss J, and was inspired to enter the competition herself. She is now in the final 10 and looks like a surefire winner. Think she'll let me borrow her crown?