This wasn’t my first experience with a power cut in Jamaica but it was definitely the best one. Last night almost all of Ocho Rios and surrounding areas had a power outage and it turned into one of my most memorable nights in this country. There was nothing amazing about it except the cool vibes. All the neighbors in my yard got together for a cookout in the back yard, with flashlights and music from one of the cars.
This cookout was already planned with my landlords and neighbors so they’d been marinating jerk chicken and pork since the day before….I didn’t even know we had a grill in the back yard! So everyone contributed – they brought the meat, I brought ice and Pepsi, someone brought rum, and someone brought music. Kenny Rogers seemed to be the artist of the night, Jamaicans make me laugh. I even two-stepped for a minute.
We were all having a really nice evening when conveniently JUST after it turned dark, the power cut. That was the end of our lights and music, but not food and rum. Also conveniently every neighbor had a flashlight in their house so we all went to get them and we continued by flashlight.
While we were cooking and drinking some of us called friends in other areas surrounding Ochi just to find out if their power cut too and sure enough almost everyone I know was in the dark. We got our music back when someone turned on their vehicle and all was good. I’m not sure why this was such a great night for me but it was. I enjoyed the atmosphere of everyone together cooking and visiting and laughing. Sorry, it’s not like me to get all mushy but this night was just cool.
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