Due to parish duties on March 19th the St Joseph Day trip to the Blue Mountains was delayed until today, the Feast of the Annunciation. While we know the roads in Jamaica need some work... the car we rented to take us to the picnic area on the roads was a double dose of travelers' delight: the gas tank was in the front seat of the car, the driver had to start the car by "popping the clutch" after he twisted the red and green wires coming out of the dash board... and we went most of the way in first gear.
When we reached the top we found a nice picnic table and ordered a pot
of "Blue Mountain Coffee" to have with the homemade scones Sr Marcia made early this morning. Fr Joe put together a nice cold lunch: salami, olives, cheese and homemade rolls (Sr Naomi)... a little Red Stripe helped to take the edge off from the ride up. We ended with homemade Banana Bread, a la Fr Mike Heine...
of "Blue Mountain Coffee" to have with the homemade scones Sr Marcia made early this morning. Fr Joe put together a nice cold lunch: salami, olives, cheese and homemade rolls (Sr Naomi)... a little Red Stripe helped to take the edge off from the ride up. We ended with homemade Banana Bread, a la Fr Mike Heine... The ride down had one added treat: rain! Needless to say all went well (I'm home doing the Blog) and we all had a great time... as we celebrate the Word becoming flesh.
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Your trek to the Peak remainded me of ours (circa 1961), done by (THE) Peter Brady, Peter Afflalo (rip), Andrei Bell, "Sargie", me and a couple others. Only "Sargie" had been there before, and we did not know what was in store for us. Largely ill-clad, and initially taking our time from late morning, we made it to the Peak at about 10pm, with Andrei Bell, lying dowe, virtually giving up less than 100 yards from the Peak. We stayed overnight, but it was the coldest I had ever been (until I experienced British winter). The morning view over Cuba was great, and so was the hot morning and life-saving mug of tea. That we lived without ever telling the tale was part of STMC's unheralded attitude to achievement. Nice to see others of STMC/Above Rocks seemingly less foolhardy and willing to blog about it!
Teach/Basil
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