Down the way where the nights are gay and the sun shines daily on the mountain tops
And so our final day in the sun is upon us. We have just gotten the routine down: coffee and juice on the patio, breakfast, read under the palm trees for a while, snorkel, lunch, more reading, walk on the beach, swim, drink, repeat.

Today we have a fabulous snorkeling outing – Frank finds a mask that fits! And we have the added attraction of a rum runner sunset cruise in the afternoon. That means a catamaran ride along the coast, rum punch and swimming in and out of caves along the coast. More rum punch on the way back, some impromptu line dancing on deck, and a fabulous sunset.

A return to the routine means champagne and iPod tunes while we shower and dress. Tonight’s dinner treat is the ” repeater’s dinner”, a special cocktail hour and 4 course dinner for those who have previously stayed at a Couples resort. Yup, that’s us since we were at their other Negril resort two years ago. We meet some very entertaining couples from Scranton, Richmond, and (surprise) Kansas City and had a lovely meal. (For Vanessa and others keeping score at home, all courses were gluten free except that I had to sub creme brûlée for desert.)

Then up to the piano bar where no one mentioned “the singer” but sing we did until the DJ started the dance music and we retired to catch the end of the Packer game (10-3 #gopackgo!)

And now we are waiting to board the flight home. We got in one more walk on the beach, one more swim, and one more fruity drink (Blue Lagoon anyone?) before it was time to board the bus for the long ride back to Montego Bay. While we originally thought 4 days would be too long, we have decided that 3 days in the sun is too short. So we’ll aim for 4 again on our next trip. If you are interested in a jaunt to Ocho Rios in February 2016, you just might have some company.