The Memory of Jerk
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The Memory of Jerk
I've been stuck in port for too long now. The yacht I work on is in the shipyard. It is a time of sitting and staying in one place; a time when my mind wanders back to earlier travels.
Today, I've been thinking about Jamaica; a place of carnal color and debaucherous tales. But, my favorite memories are not so much of climbing the waterfalls at Dunn's River, jumping off the cliff 45-feet above the Caribbean Sea at Rick's, or reverberating to the sounds of reggae. My favorite memory is of what came after a trail ride through the ganja fields on a horse called Smoke. Now, before you jump to any conclusions about what that memory may entail, or how hazy it might be, let me tell you about the jerk chicken I had.
Hot and sweaty from the ride, I tied Smoke under the shade of a logwood tree. Not twenty-feet away, a caravan had parked on the side of the road. The sharp smell of chilies from a steel barrel barbecue beside the truck had lured me off the trail and set my mouth to watering.
The Memory of Jerk
I've been stuck in port for too long now. The yacht I work on is in the shipyard. It is a time of sitting and staying in one place; a time when my mind wanders back to earlier travels.
Today, I've been thinking about Jamaica; a place of carnal color and debaucherous tales. But, my favorite memories are not so much of climbing the waterfalls at Dunn's River, jumping off the cliff 45-feet above the Caribbean Sea at Rick's, or reverberating to the sounds of reggae. My favorite memory is of what came after a trail ride through the ganja fields on a horse called Smoke. Now, before you jump to any conclusions about what that memory may entail, or how hazy it might be, let me tell you about the jerk chicken I had.
Hot and sweaty from the ride, I tied Smoke under the shade of a logwood tree. Not twenty-feet away, a caravan had parked on the side of the road. The sharp smell of chilies from a steel barrel barbecue beside the truck had lured me off the trail and set my mouth to watering.
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