Most travelers along Jamaica’s northern coastline watch Saint Ann Parish blur past through tinted tour bus windows. They race east towards the tiered spillways of Ocho Rios or west towards the sprawling resort strips of Montego Bay, completely bypassing the quiet, limestone-ribbed shelf where the island’s earliest human histories were carved. I have spent years…
Leaving the gated perimeter of an all-inclusive resort in Montego Bay changes your relationship with Jamaica immediately. The northern coastline along the A1 highway stretches eastwards beneath steep limestone bluffs, with the Caribbean Sea running alongside you in shifting ribbons of cobalt and turquoise. Most travellers come to St. James Parish for calm pool decks,…
Stepping off a ship at the Port of Historic Falmouth drops you directly onto Jamaica’s north-central coastline. The cruise terminal, built in a revived Georgian brick style, empties out toward the A1 coastal highway. Montego Bay lies forty minutes to the west, while the limestone bluffs and river valleys of Saint Ann stretch out to…