Navy Island
- March 4, 2001
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Hal1026 from Scottsdale, Arizona
Navy Island is immediately visible lying just offshore as you enter along the coastal road from either direction into Port Antonio. You can take a ferry across to the island, which gained its name from its role as a naval station during much earlier colonial times. Passing into private hands, Navy Island came to be owned by the movie star Errol Flynn. It's said he won it during a poker game; whatever the case, he adored Jamaica and Navy Island and came here frequently during the 1940's in his yacht, the "Zaca". You can tour the premises where Flynn built his home. There is a secluded beach on the far side of the island. The hotel, Admiralty Inn, was only partially open when I visited, but you can have lunch or dinner at the restaurant there. Near the bar area is a wall with posters and mementoes of the adventurous Mr. Flynn and his swashbuckling movie career. Get yourself a window table at the restaurant for an excellent panorama of Port Antonio harbor and surrounding coastline.
From journal "Port Antonio, Jamaica's Hidden Jewel"