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Being cricket fans, we missed cricket
in US. Our only source was the electronic scoreboards and the ball-to-ball
typed commentary in cricinfo. India touring West Indies during the summer
of 2002, gave Raj and me the perfect opportunities to fulfill our longings
- to see a game of cricket and to enjoy a beach holiday.
We selected Jamaica to view the first
ODI and planned to enjoy at the beach for the rest of our holiday. It
was Raj's birthday and I was very excited about making it a special day
for him - his first birthday after marriage.
But ... the rain played spoilsport.
It was raining all the nights while we were at Kingston and the match
was washed off. Our lovely camping grounds on the beach in Port Maria
was a mess and we had to shift to the busier resort town of Ocho Rios,
where the weather continued to be miserable. Undaunted and determined
to make the most of what was turning out to be a very expensive holiday,
we climbed the famous dunn river falls in the rains. The sun at last recognized
our determination and shone brilliantly on our last day there - enabling
us to a great day at the beach and jet skiing.
The last couple of days of our vacation
was indeed memorable. If only we'd got to watch some cricket in the beautiful
Sabina Park. Well,... there's always later years!
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In front of Bob Marley's statue in Kingston
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Jet Sking in Ocho Rios
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The beautiful Sabina Park stadium in Kingston
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| Me swimming in the sea in Ochi (yes, that little head in the distance
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