We did the 4x4 excursion via our cruise line on th...

We did the 4x4 excursion via our cruise line on the day after Christmas. We had an afternoon start so we had time to walk around the shops at the terminal. Not much to see or do there. We were promptly picked up at the cruise port by our guide who was friendly. The speaker and possibly his mic needed replaced but he was informative. The first stop was a scenic view and other drivers seemed to take over in the Q&A. The punch was then passed around for a continued drive into the remote village that wasn t at all touristy except we were the tourists. We say a primitive but still used church converted from a slave hospital built by slaves. We continued on and at this point I recalled reading reviews of how rough the terrain was and wondered why as it was regular albeit small left hand driving. We finally came to the off road portion through citrus groves but it still was not that rough. We finally arrived at a trail head for a short hike at St James to a refreshing creek where several of us ventured into the cold water. Then onto a water fall and a short hike out. On the way back we were on dirt roads through jungle where we finally stopped at the Chukka outpost where there was jerk chicken and red stripe ready to purchase and a small gift shop where we picked up our obligatory Christmas tree ornament.