January 5, 2009
I can’t describe how much fun it is to go with the quads exploring: Five quads on back roads full of boulders, cobblestone streets, the highway, and dirt roads (for that we need to wear masks to breathe). That does not sound fun, but it was. The views, people and places we saw, and the sheer pleasure of freedom and wind in our hair make a never-to-forget memory. I feel especially privileged to ride behind Andy. He is a good driver and I ….a good rider…..great fun. We had a new rider go with us for this year anyway. Mike had gone on previous years and everyone except us knew him. Shirley rode her quad and Mike his and then Lewis’, Webbers, and we rode double. Shirley was our leader and Bob and Shirley, tailgunners. The first half of the trip was a little over 17 miles on mostly back roads and ending up at Cave beach and Majahua Spa Resort, after a stop at a fruit stand where we tried pastries and drinks made of Yaka, or Jack fruit and coconut macaroons. Some of the delicacys were purchased to eat at the beach. The beautiful Spa Resort at Chacala was a place Carole knew well and she introduced us to the owner. We were invited to Jamaica tea, sitting in our dusty attire and dirty faces, at a fine upscale resort on a cushioned patio by the many pools in the cool shade. Chacala was a picturesque town and beach in early stages of tourist development……very beautiful. The roads, decked in bouganvilla and stone walled, climbed to the top and then down into Chacala. We followed each other on our quads, stopping to take some camera Kodak moments. Our ride back was mostly on the highway, after getting back over the hill, and we found that we were not really so far away for the ride to take nearly the whole day. It was important to get home in time to shower and go to hamburger Sunday at the pool and dance to the DJ!
I can’t describe how much fun it is to go with the quads exploring: Five quads on back roads full of boulders, cobblestone streets, the highway, and dirt roads (for that we need to wear masks to breathe). That does not sound fun, but it was. The views, people and places we saw, and the sheer pleasure of freedom and wind in our hair make a never-to-forget memory. I feel especially privileged to ride behind Andy. He is a good driver and I ….a good rider…..great fun. We had a new rider go with us for this year anyway. Mike had gone on previous years and everyone except us knew him. Shirley rode her quad and Mike his and then Lewis’, Webbers, and we rode double. Shirley was our leader and Bob and Shirley, tailgunners. The first half of the trip was a little over 17 miles on mostly back roads and ending up at Cave beach and Majahua Spa Resort, after a stop at a fruit stand where we tried pastries and drinks made of Yaka, or Jack fruit and coconut macaroons. Some of the delicacys were purchased to eat at the beach. The beautiful Spa Resort at Chacala was a place Carole knew well and she introduced us to the owner. We were invited to Jamaica tea, sitting in our dusty attire and dirty faces, at a fine upscale resort on a cushioned patio by the many pools in the cool shade. Chacala was a picturesque town and beach in early stages of tourist development……very beautiful. The roads, decked in bouganvilla and stone walled, climbed to the top and then down into Chacala. We followed each other on our quads, stopping to take some camera Kodak moments. Our ride back was mostly on the highway, after getting back over the hill, and we found that we were not really so far away for the ride to take nearly the whole day. It was important to get home in time to shower and go to hamburger Sunday at the pool and dance to the DJ!
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