Hanging out in history...

Hanging out in history...
Our first two nights in Jamaica were strictly a family affair. The bride, groom, parents of each, siblings, aunt and cousin. Ten of us total in a luxurious 5-bedroom villa in Montego Bay. A little background on Villa Monzon: it's in a private community of seven homes and was formerly part of the Royal Windsor Family of England's Plantation. This property was presented to Sir Winston Churchill in 1946, after the end of World War II. Historically, the original "Content" estate was 300 plus acres. Later, Winston Churchill's niece, Lady Sarah sold off parts of the estate which now comprises this seven home community. The original Content/Churchill estate is on 16 acres next to Monzon and on the other side is the "Drambuie" estate on 75 acres.

Our first day there we hit a local beach with the largest starfish I have ever see. Warm, clear water, just the way I like it. We then stopped by a small local thatch-roof restaurant for some soup (shrimp or conch soup) and cold Red Stripes – the local beer which was actually quite good. But nothing could surpass the outstanding lobster dinner we had that evening back at the Villa – an end to our introduction to Jamaica. Yum. And to think some people live like this all the time!!!