Welcome to Paradise... and one of my favorite places on the planet... only 3.5 hours drive from Kingston, Jamaica...
and a little isle called "Monkey Island"... we swam here from the beach in the photo below. Sunburned to a crisp and tired to the core, but well worth it...
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There are cool rivers to swim in... a REAL lazy river... this is Frenchmen's Cove... a splendid little unknown gem. 
A swing for swinging and the best seat for people watching... a real tree swing... wood worn smooth by the years....
And a rope swing... enjoy at your own risk...
His nickname was Gilligan... because we found our own little private beach on the other side of the river and made camp. He was so happy... the river is perfect for toddlers... no waves to worry about... plenty of shade to protect delicate skin...
Frenchman's Cove has a beach too...one of the most photographed on the island...
The sunsets in this town are what sunsets are all about... picture perfect and soul warming...
If you're hungry, take a short drive down the winding hill to Boston Bay and the most famous jerk of all...
Lush is an understatement... what tops lush in terms of perfectness of a word, I don't know... but LUSH just won't do.
The homes are designed in true beach house style... white washed to reflect the sun...
Another view...
We left under grey skies... threatening the only rainfall we would have seen... the only rain we heard fell at night... and lulled us in to a deeper sleep.
Clearly the meteorologist was spot on...
More on Port Antonio accommodations coming soon...
A few towns over, on the drive back to Kingston to catch our plane home, I spotted this church and was taken... said a prayer and was thankful.
