Our landfall in Jamaica was at a private marina, and the marina staff notified the government officials of our arrival. We flew the yellow "quarantine" flag from our starboard spreader, and for the first time this trip we were actually confined to the boat until after being inspected and interviewed by the quarantine officer. He looked below deck asked us some standard questions (if we carried weapons), as well as if we had come into contact with anyone who had the H1N1 virus.
We were given cards to fill out with our personal information and told to wait for the immigration personnel who would be arriving later in the morning. We then switched the quarantine flag for the Jamaican courtesy flag.
Later that morning turned into later that afternoon, which turned into the next day. In the meantime we were free to grab some lunch, but were instructed not to wander too far in case the officials showed up. Adam spent some time filling in duplicate forms for the officials and the marina.
Finally, at around 10:30 AM the next day, we were visited by two gentlemen who took our immigration cards and glanced at (but did not stamp) our passports. We were in!
We are planning on leaving Jamaica from Port Antonio, and will clear out of the country from here at the marina. We will be visited by customs and immigration agents and will turn in our immigration cards then.
One notable fact was that the total cost of clearing in was zero Jamaican dollars ($0 US)! Irie!
SOG