The First Roof - a photo on Flickriver

The First Roof

We turned onto the main road leaving Treasure Beach, Jamaica, and the armed military officer ushered us into a procession of large orange vehicles with men and women wielding automatic rifles and other various instruments of certain death. I did my best to calm Dana down, while trying to convince myself that we were not about to be brutally murdered. Townspeople walking past were carrying handguns and shotguns as though they had never slept a night without them in hand. I worked up enough courage to ask one woman, carrying only a machete, which was the way to our hotel in Black River. In a calm and serene voice she said, "This is the only way to Black River, mon."
She proceeded to tell me of the People's National Party procession we were in the middle of. She seemed nice enough, so we rolled the windows down and cheered at every group of armed persons.

At one point we stopped for nearly five minutes. I quickly snapped this picture and hid my camera under my seat. I was terrified until we were back to the villa and the 4 bolts were locked.

If you have been to Jamaica, you will fully understand the title. Otherwise, the homes in Jamaica are always ready for the next floor to be added on at any moment. There were hardly any houses with a roof.

On a side note: We rented a car and drove from Port Antonio to Black River to Negril in less than 24 Hours and making lots of stops and detours. Jamaica is amazingly beautiful and just about everyone we met was incredibly nice. I suggest Dolphin Cove in Ocho Rios.

Taken in: Jamaica / Saint Elizabeth / Dorcas (show map)

Taken on: June 28, 2007

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Jamaica

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People's National Party Parade

Treasure Beach

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5600, f/3.6, 1/480 sec, 7.5mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S5600
Aperture:	f/3.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/480)
Focal Length:	7.5mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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