Negril – Day Five (1.26.10)

After breakfast, we walked to the Negril Lighthouse, a structure over a hundred years old and located in Jamaica’s most westernmost point. On our way there, we were surprised to see a herd of goats!

Then after a couple of hours relaxing by the pool, we had lunch at Ras Rody’s, an I-tal restaurant across the street from Tensing Pen. I-tal is the diet of Rastafarians, and it means no salt, no chemicals, no meat, and no dairy! Despite the absence of those items, our pumpkin soup, rice and beans, callaloo, and breadkinds (i.e., starchy vegetable) were delicious and filling. While there, Ras Rody told us about his new website. We checked it out when we got home and was so surprised to read this: In December 2009, Travel Channel TV host Samantha Brown visited Rody to tape a segment about Ital foods. The show is expected to air sometime in 2010. I can’t believe she was there just a month before our trip. I think I would have fainted if I were to see her in person because I am her biggest fan.

After lunch, we spent a few hours by the pool and in our room just chillaxin’.

Once again, we watched the breathtaking sunset with Red Strips (for husband) and delightful pina coladas for me (Tensing Pen’s bartender, Razor, makes the best ones, in my opinion!).

We then had dinner was at Xtabi, which provided the only disappointing dining experience for me in Jamaica. My husband’s grilled lobster was wonderful, but my curried conch was less than flavorful. Besides my bland conch, the service was slow and surly.