Introduction to Jamaica
Welcome to Jamaica, my final country, on this most memorable trip. One of the many Caribbean islands, Jamaica is by far one of the most interesting and the most visited.
Interior mountains and plateaus cover much of Jamaica’s length, and nearly half of the island’s surface is more than 1,000 feet above sea level. The most rugged topography and highest elevations are in the east, where the Blue Mountains rise to 7,402 feet at Blue Mountain Peak, the island’s highest point. Karst landscapes with ridges, depressions, and sinkholes characterize the hills and plateaus of the John Crow Mountains, the Dry Harbour Mountains, and Cockpit Country, a region covering 500 square miles in western Jamaica. The Don Figuerero, Santa Cruz, and May Day mountains are major landforms in the southwest. Coastal plains largely encircle the island, and the largest alluvial plains are located in the south. The climate in Jamiaca depends mainly on the elevation. As one travels higher to the Blue Mountains, the temperature only sinks to around 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Everywhere else it is a nice warm tropical climate with an average temperature of 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Interior mountains and plateaus cover much of Jamaica’s length, and nearly half of the island’s surface is more than 1,000 feet above sea level. The most rugged topography and highest elevations are in the east, where the Blue Mountains rise to 7,402 feet at Blue Mountain Peak, the island’s highest point. Karst landscapes with ridges, depressions, and sinkholes characterize the hills and plateaus of the John Crow Mountains, the Dry Harbour Mountains, and Cockpit Country, a region covering 500 square miles in western Jamaica. The Don Figuerero, Santa Cruz, and May Day mountains are major landforms in the southwest. Coastal plains largely encircle the island, and the largest alluvial plains are located in the south. The climate in Jamiaca depends mainly on the elevation. As one travels higher to the Blue Mountains, the temperature only sinks to around 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Everywhere else it is a nice warm tropical climate with an average temperature of 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Day 1-Jamaica
I selected to go to Jamaica for a variety of reasons. Firstly, my best friend lives here her name is Angela. I have arrived in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica. This is where Angela lives. After the flight, Angela greets me in the standard dialect of English that is used in Jamaica. She tells me that there is a massive hurricane coming soon called Hurricane Robie. She said that we must immediately get to shelter for the night, so we stayed at her house near the airport as that is the nearest shelter for us. When we get to her double-floor house, we immediately start to hear the mass booms of thunder followed quickly by rain and lightning. Soon through the night, we lost power and were sitting in her living room in pitch black. She decided to tell me some of the very famous Anansi stories. 
Anansi was a spider that always got into trouble. Each story had some moral teaching in it. Parents told these stories to their kids to help instill morals in them. After the exciting storytelling, the power finally came back on and we enjoyed a very good sleep in the Jamaican beds.
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