(both pages) Jeff Topham
world-class sprinters and rum. Sterling
informs me of another one: the country supposedly has more churches per square mile
than anywhere else, a claim that's on full
display in the parish of Trelawny. When
family patriarch, the late Winston Parnell,
purchased Braco in 1920, it had already
evolved from sugar cane farming to cattle
ranching. Parnell was an entrepreneur.
Before he died in 1992, he converted an idyllic seaside portion of the property into a
resort, and his grandson Adorjan Fitzroy
later returned from teaching in Hungary to
help further develop tourism with horseback
riding, cycling and historical walking tours.
I find Fitzroy and one of his employees,
Garey Kenlyn, at the reception building.
They offer to take me on a mountain bike
ride through the estate.* It's mid-afternoon
and sweltering, prime time for beachside
cocktails – not physical activity. But we ride
uphill along a bumpy road that's shaded, to
my relief, by dense forest. In 20 minutes, we
break out into open pastures dotted with
(l-r) Good Hope Great House, built more
than 250 years ago from limestone
blocks; blooming bougainvillea on the
house grounds.
Teleflora
1/2h
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