Paradise Found!

The NYC winter was getting me down (I think we were both developing a serious case of SAD), so we decided to jet to the Caribbean for some sun, sand & surf in Jamaica!  

Back by popular demand, a travel / packing post :)

For the beach/pool:

Clockwise from top left: textured summer straw hat (J.Crew here), beach coverup (J.Crew similar here), straw tote (gift from New Zealand from my bestie), Havianas flip flops (here), LSPACE bikini (here), Emerson Fry coverup (sold but, but different option here).

Daytime play clothes:

Clockwise from top left: Panama hat (J. Crew here), white linen cotton tank, Clover Canyon silk top (similar here),  espadrilles (similar here), Python Clutch (Ling Wu here), cut-off shorts (vintage), Marrakech market top (here), t-strap sandals (Joe Fresh, similar here)

Tropical Nights:

Clockwise from top left: Embroidered blouse (here), Missoni Romper (vintage), Tucker floral print maxi dress (similar here), Joe Fresh black maxi (similar here), espadrilles (similar here), white J Brand skinny jeans (here).

BYOSG (bring your own snorkel gear!)

There are a lot of great things about Jamaica, but one of the best might be that door to door, it was about 5 hours from NYC.  The flight was a little over 3 hours and the transfer from the airport to the resort was only about 20 min.  Peter is great at finding lovely hotels, and he found Jamaica Secret's St. James resort (adults only & all-inclusive).  The rooms were lovely, the beaches and pool were amazing and the food was better than average.  It was basically 4 days of doing pretty much nothing while drinking Banana Daiquiris.

Just landed - strolling the beach

ahhhhh! the water was so clear and warm!

Pete, double-fisting the daiquiris

Our second morning we were greeted by a stunning rainbow.  It was a little overcast in the afternoon so we headed to the spa for some R&R.

Pete made friends with the friendly local peacocks (and copies their bird call like a pro):

We found this amazing bed-swing that overlooked the bay but was shaded with giant trees - it was a wonderful way to lounge away the afternoon.

The next morning the winds were calm and I convinced Pete to join me for some morning SUP.  Ahh! how I've missed paddle boarding.  Pete did a great job on his first try on the board!

The resort looked so beautiful day or night:

And then, it was time to say goodbye :(  I can't wait for my next getaway with this cute face: