The Adventures of POHS in Jamaica (01/11/15) - Shiraz
After almost 12 hours of traveling, we finally reached Jamaica. It took some getting used to the hot and humid weather after coming from almost freezing weather in Houston. It took us about an hour to get to our accommodation, Good Hope Estate. We were amazed by how nice it was, lush green trees, beautiful view of the mountains, big open doors for cross ventilation, and a lot of nice decor. It made us think that 11 days weren't going to be enough to enjoy this beautiful place.
All of us planned to start the morning off with a hike, but only 4 of us woke up for it in time. It started off beautiful as we hiked into the sunrise, but we came across some unexpected things. The trail we were on happened to have super over grown plants and were wet, and then half way into it we were swarmed by mosquitoes. We also came across some obstacles and had to do some parkour to make it through. However the beauty of the trail covered all the hardships.
The group then got ready for the first tour of the trip and headed down to city of Falmouth. There we got a tour of the city's historical architecture. From the tour we learned about architectural details and patterns present in architecture from a specific time periods. We went around the city analyzing old buildings and their features and determining what time period they were from. This concluded the first half our day and we headed back to the estate for lunch.
Following lunch we were given a tour of the Good Hope Plantation. The tour involved us observing architecture, learning about the sugar production process, and a little background on the lives of slaves in that time. Interestingly enough the plantation had a really big and monumental slave hospital. I say interesting because we wondered why would a planter invest all that money into something that at that time was considered replaceable. One of the theories we agreed on was that the slave hospital was made around the time when slave trade was banned. So the planters had taken care of their work force as trade for more slaves was no longer allowed. Following that we visited the sugar mill and learned about the whole production process. It was astonishing, how they were able to produce sugar through such a complicated process in that time.
Overall the first day was a success and the group is excited to take on the adventures the rest of the trip will bring.
All of us planned to start the morning off with a hike, but only 4 of us woke up for it in time. It started off beautiful as we hiked into the sunrise, but we came across some unexpected things. The trail we were on happened to have super over grown plants and were wet, and then half way into it we were swarmed by mosquitoes. We also came across some obstacles and had to do some parkour to make it through. However the beauty of the trail covered all the hardships.
The group then got ready for the first tour of the trip and headed down to city of Falmouth. There we got a tour of the city's historical architecture. From the tour we learned about architectural details and patterns present in architecture from a specific time periods. We went around the city analyzing old buildings and their features and determining what time period they were from. This concluded the first half our day and we headed back to the estate for lunch.
Following lunch we were given a tour of the Good Hope Plantation. The tour involved us observing architecture, learning about the sugar production process, and a little background on the lives of slaves in that time. Interestingly enough the plantation had a really big and monumental slave hospital. I say interesting because we wondered why would a planter invest all that money into something that at that time was considered replaceable. One of the theories we agreed on was that the slave hospital was made around the time when slave trade was banned. So the planters had taken care of their work force as trade for more slaves was no longer allowed. Following that we visited the sugar mill and learned about the whole production process. It was astonishing, how they were able to produce sugar through such a complicated process in that time.
Overall the first day was a success and the group is excited to take on the adventures the rest of the trip will bring.
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