On one particular day whilst in Jamaica, a group of us decided to go snorkeling – a boat trip that would take us from Lucea to Negril, with one stop for swimming around, another to a place simply referred to as “Lobster Island,” for no other reason than the fact that there’s a guy there who catches lobsters and cooks them on a fire, right there in front of you.
Upon arriving at lobster island, wading through a shallow coral area to get to the beach, it’s pretty much all right there in one view: a lady with a minuscule shop set up under a lean-to, and a fire pit with a dozen or so Jamaicans, all stoned out of their minds. The ‘entrance’ is decorated with some sort of masthead figure with a baseball cap (I think the Pirates) on.
| There’s really not much else to see, with the exception of piles of trash and a lot of marijuana. At one point our tour guide (who I will describe at length in another story) offered me a huge joint, which I refused – mostly because I’d already been drinking out in the sun, with no food or anything else to keep me from keeling over if pot were to get involved. Nevertheless, about three minutes later I turned around to see the entire crew of our boat lighting up with three of the people traveling with us. Oh great! Our captain is stoned! It’s a fuckin’ party!!! |  |
Having kicked back a few Red Stripes purchased from the micro-shop lady, it was time to enjoy some totally rad lobster, cooked right on the spot by a guy with a very large machete. Which, unfortunately, there were only two of and the other people we were traveling with ate in about 0.04 seconds. Still, watching the whole process was pretty cool. AND I HAVE PROOF – CHECK IT OUT!
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Here you can observe the deliciousness in action:
Oh and here’s what the beach on lobster island looks like:
Once everyone had enough, we were off for some snorkeling, trampolines and cliff diving. All of which, needless to say, comprise another story altogether (and it’s quite a story). Stay tuned!
where’s volume 1??
Tourists, I will never understand them. Where do you originate from, the planet Tourista? This is how normal people act in the entire world unless you are downtown.