We had a very early wake up time (3am) to get to the airport for our flight. The way out was Delta and the return would be American Airlines because that was the way to make it cheapest with reasonable arrival and departure times. Beth drove us to the airport and headed into the office early. We had a moderately long check-in line because we needed to see the desk due to returning on a different airline but still we were through security reasonably easy. I got TSA Pre but they let me through as though I had it even though I couldn't go through that line with Daniela. I did not have to remove my shoes and did the metal detector rather than backscatter xray.
The flight boarded on time and we ended up getting delayed 15 minutes due to a faulty temperature sensor on a brake. However we slept through the flight to JFK and it was easy. At JFK we had a brief layover where we are able to got some food then we moved on to boarding where again we could be on time except that while everyone was boarded they weren't ready with the luggage and we had to wait 10 minutes which killed us another half an hour as we got pushed back in line to take off. I watched Ted 2 and San Andreas during the flight which was supposed to be 3.5 hours but with the take off delays we were in the plane for about 4 or so from when they turned on the entertainment. There were a few bumps on this 737 flight but otherwise it was rather plane. Ted 2 was good but I still liked the first better and San Andreas was exactly what I expected it to be.
When we arrived we took a bit to get through immigration then got our bag then customs was quick and then we met up with the Sandals people and had to wait maybe half an hour before we got on our bus to Ocho Rios. The ride was about an hour and a half or so? The driver or guide told us about the island some. We arrived to Beaches Ocho Rios at about 5 I think. We had a short span to get checked in for the events and the hotel then we had an hour and half to rest.
At 6:30 we saw the Sesame Street parade then headed to the water park for buffet dinner and then a dance/pool party for the rest of the night. There was a lot of food including seafood and meats. The food was really good. The chicken, lamb and beef were being cooked at grills. All the rest was already laid out. We had a red stripe beer as there was a cocktail moment at the end of the parade that was pretty much all the alcohol.
It was then dancing and hanging out for the rest of the night until we crashed hard from exhaustion when we got back to the room.
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