...people treat you as a friend rather then a visitor
...you get gorgeous food never known before & wish to never miss again
...old and young enjoing themselves on the same parties
...everyone is sharing the same love for one great music
and people know how to built a good loudspeaker. :)
Big up to all the lovely people I met on my journey, I'll be back soon!
To get an impression on the actual music scene, this Supersonic mix -covering anything from Lovers Rock to Concious Tunes- is one of the best and most authentic available at the moment:
I meet a german guy at Rebel Salute who recomended Belmont (the birth place of Peter Tosh) to me.
Having the same timetable we decided to travel together for our last couple days on Jamaica...
Belmont is a very tiny, laid back village near Bluefields on the South Coast.
Very nice people there, you nearly know everyone on the street in 2days :)
Being the most revolutionary member of The Wailers, Peter Toshs death seems to be linked to other political motivated incidents in music buisness (John Lennon assassin, shooting at Bob Marley shortly before a political concert, Buju Bantons actual trial)
The story of his mysterious dead is captured in the movie Stepping Razor - RedX.
When I asked his cousin, if the murder could be political motivated, he replied "could be!"...
R.I.P. Peter
Street Store
Akis for Jamaicas National dish "Aki & Saltfish"
We decided to spent the rest of the day on the famous Black River where you should be able to see some impressive reptiles
instead of taking the big tourist boats we asked a local fisherman to carry us
baby croco trapped in the exhaust gases of a tourist boat
huge one
the inofficial tour ends in a tiny village with a little bar
Sista Lou serves drinks and crabs
local boy with local toy
our captain recomended a little swim because crocodiles shouldn't reach to that point :)
When I walked with Richie trough Kingston we meet this old Rastafari and talked to him about me going to the festival.
"Rebel Salute, he replied, no Rebel anymore..."
Being at the festival for nearly 14hours I knew now what he was talking about; some impressions on the PEPSI Rebel Salute -some nice shows, much sponsoring, very little culture-:
Today I head further east to get closer to Rebel Salute and arrived in a little Fishing Village called Alligators Pond.
No Alligators at all -and different stories where the village has its name from- but more later on.
Starting the day with some wise words...
...filling up gas at the Cool Oasis Fuel Station...
So far the North was not that exciting/way to much tourism influenced.
The South is supposed to be less touristic & the place to visit for an authentic Jamaica besides Kingston.
Surrounded by mountains & pretty hard to reach by public transport Treasure Beach, my first stop down here, is the most famous southern destination.
First: I found this in my guide...
...and that in my guest house :)
I meet him in a bar yesterday, now I know what hes doing at daytime!
