As we’ve mentioned before, there exists a ‘guesthouse/eco-lodge/place of stay’ here in Accompong that’s run by a good friend of ours, Tony. Tony is an American that moved to Accompong about 7 years ago and decided to build Baboo’s Garden, a rustic getaway. Dowdy serves as Tony’s sidekick, or as Tony calls him, the General Manager at Baboo’s. Tony and Dowdy have become part of our ‘family’ here in Accompong, and we have spent many a night hanging out up at Baboo’s or traveling around with Tony and Dowdy in Tony’s truck.
Tony also seems to be part of the greater PCV family on island, and in some circles we’ve started to call him Uncle T. This is partly because Tony is very generous with PCVs when they come to visit and carts us around to all sorts of places, while charging only a very nominal fee to cover the bare cost of us staying there and gas. It’s also probably because Tony is quite the character –which I’m sure we’ll get into at some point. (Much love T!)
Here in Jamaica, us PCVs often get together for American holidays. It’s a great time to catch up, hang out, and freely act as American as we’d like. This past summer, it was suggested that we host Halloween in Accompong at Baboo’s. Luckily it didn’t take much arm-twisting from Tony as he loves company, loves PCVs, and loves a good party.
So this past weekend we hosted over 30 fellow PCVs here in Accompong. Despite Matt and I being completely wiped Monday when the last couple of guests left, it was well worth the energy. Good times were had by all, and of course it’s always fun to dress up in silly costumes. Although it wasn’t pre-planned, there was a strong Jamaican theme among costumes: a dancehall queen (done by yours truly), a rasta, Sean Paul, rice and peas, and Kojo –leader of the Trelawny Maroons (done by Matt).Of course, there were numerous other non-Jamaican costumes as well.
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