Nine Mile – Home of Bob Marley

In September I went to visit the town of Nine Mile, in the parish of St Ann, Jamaica.  Nine Mile is better known as the home of Bob Marley.  It is where he was born and grew up and is now a famous tourist attraction long after he’s gone. Being in Nine Mile was like being in Marley-ville….everything here is Bob Marley!  There is so much to see and experience here, unfortunately the day we went it was raining like CRAZY so we just sat on the veranda of the museum and took it all in.

The drive up to Nine Mile was something else, skinny mountain roads that I couldn’t imagine a tour bus encountering!  Although I know several tours come up here all the time.  The day we went the rain was so bad we didn’t get to enjoy as much of the scenery as was possible but this next picture is a preview of the breathtaking countryside and mountains we saw.

The attractions in Nine Mile are owned and operated by the Marley family, and up until April 2008 Bob Marley’s mother, Cedella Marley Booker was often on site to greet people who came for the tours.  She passed away last year at the age of 81. We managed to find this school named after her in the town though.

We spent a couple hours on the veranda avoiding the torrential rains and just taking in the spirituality of this place. There were several school children on the veranda playing dominos too.  We watched them play and gave them a bunch of candy…always popular with the kids!

I think I’d like to go back to Nine Mile a second time and actually do some of the tour there.  Its a peaceful and spiritual place and the scenery is amazing!

***Partial photo credits to Erin Cooper***

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