Day One: Travel Day

Day 1 post 7/14/12 We made it safely! Travel was very easy, and passing through immigration and customs was super speedy. This is always a concern when we're carrying medical supplies with us, as they're often a target of further inquiry by customs.  On my last trip, I was pulled aside, searched, and questioned. I was allowed to leave without paying any taxes/fines on my materials only after I gave a bottle of daily vitamins to my customs officer. I hope that they were put to good use! I'm sorry that I'm not posting this in real time, but I promise it's written in real time. From my bed. At 9:15 at night. That's right, I'm exhausted! We haven't yet gotten fully settled in, and, I don't yet have Internet access  Here's hoping that I can work that out tomorrow.  We were able to stop at Scotchies on our way to the hotel, and that was the icing on the cake of a good travel day. Scotchies is a real, and a delicious, Jerk stand. We shared a whole chicken between our group of 5 that traveled in today, and I had my long-awaited pumpkin soup. I had a cup there last year, and have been looking forward to it since!  In the picture, you can see their method of slow-cooking their meat, they rub the meat, chicken, pork, or fish, with a mix of spices (which is called jerk seasoning) and then lay it on softwood slabs (cottonwood or pimento) and smoke it for hours. Here it's covered with what looks to be someone's roof. Perhaps that's not the healthiest part of the experience? Talk to you soon!