Harmony of the Seas - Falmouth, Jamaica -Day 4

We are in Jamaica today. RCCL specifically built this pier/port for their larger ships, though other ships use the same area. If the weather is bad supposedly the larger ships can still get into this port but smaller ships will not be able to. It is unclear to me but then I am not a sailor. 

We had a lovely drive along the shore and up the mountain side. With gears grinding in our little bus we chugged along, I'm thinking with no shocks to absorb the ruts in the road. Our guide pointed out many things, including the Ackee tree with fruit on it and passed a ripe one around for us to see. 

Ripe Ackee Fruit

Today we booked d a tour of the Greenwood Great House owned by the Barrett family (Think Elizabeth Barrett Browning, though she never came here). The tour was called "A Journey Back in Time" and  it really was. There were numerous antiques, gorgeous views, and a delicious snack at the end. The guides were great and had so much information to give. This initial estate was over 8,000 acres, was a sugar plantation. They have kept the estate in good condition, this is apparently all that is left  of the many building they used to own both as homes and for the sugar plantation. Our tour concluded with a visit though the town of Falmouth to see some older buildings and visit a small church from the 1700's. There was a brief shopping stop and I got some Jerk seasoning. For sure I could buy that at home but these people rely on tourism for their income and the tips they make mean a lot to them. 

Greenwood Great House

Just One of Many Views

Antique Love Seat

Of course they are very proud of William Knibb who was a Baptist minister who helped free the salves. They have named a few things after him. The famous Usain Bolt (fastest man in the world) went to William Knibb Memorial High School. I think they said "Bolt" has 5 world records and 9 Olympic Gold medals, but I'm not positive about that. We also saw the Elizabeth Somerville House. She built two rooms in 1836 shortly after being emancipated. Very few women owned property in 1836, much less built their own homes. This was 2 years after the end of slavery in Jamaica. Another tidbit is Falmouth had running water in 1799, yes a public water system before NYC!  

Elizabeth Somerville's House

I've never seen a hibiscus like this one. 

There are a lot of tropical flowers.

We had a late lunch at Solarium Bistro, which is self seating and self serve at lunch. We went back to our cabin after that and relaxed until an early dinner. Tonight we ate in the same dining room, again table 911! We both had crab cakes for our appetizer, John had pork chops for his entree and I had Spaghetti Carbonara. It was different from any carbonara I have had before. It was a white sauce instead of red and had a perfectly poached egg on the side. The egg did cut the saltiness of the pancetta in the carbonara. 

Crab Cake Appetizer

Spaghetti Carbonara

Broiled  Pork Chops 

Cherries Jubilee for John

We had a reservation for the Headliner show but neither of us really felt like going so we went back to our cabin and rented Sully and watched that. We are sort of glad we won't be visiting a port tomorrow as we are tired. Next port of call, Cozumel.