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Who wouldn't smile. The happiest moment for Rory and Gianna YS falls makes a pretty daytrip. When Shannon mentioned she was going down to Jamaica in February 2001 to attend a wedding, Chisako and I just had to look at the snow outside in New York to decide to come along for a long, long weekend. When we arrived at the Negril Tree House it turned out we were just in time, as Shannon's friends Rory Barrett and Gianna were getting ready for the ceremony. They just needed another witness, for which I volunteered. I did not even have time to get dressed officially, but that did not matter. A pretty ceremony, lots of pictures and a very tasty cake later, we were all enjoying the champagne and a beautiful sunset. Congratulations, Gianna and Rory, I hope you will live in happiness and that you will come back to Jamaica on a quite a few anniversaries. For all the wedding pictures please click here. Hi Shannon, thanks for the invite. Words... Who needs them. Lynn Goldrick joined us and took some marvelous shots. After hanging out on the beach for a few days, we decided to see some of the other tourist stuff on the island and so we ended up swimming with alligators in the Black River and enjoying the YS waterfalls. I had been in Jamaica before, but never had a chance to simply enjoy some of the attractions. What's with the dress? The ubiquitous Rick's Cafe sunset picture. Who knew that after two days braids start itching that much? And a tip in case you ever go to Negril. Take a transfer flight over there as the road from Montego Bay is in a ridiculously bad shape. The new road will 'soon come', for already 10 years. Giving the level of corruption and bureaucracy in Jamaica, that new road will probably never come. Probably the prospect of sharing this road for 2 hours with suicidal Jamaican drivers, who overtake in blind corners at 80 miles an hour, will scare away many tourists for a long time to come. Alligators only come out at night, so swimming is 'no problem, man'.