Both the B3 from Runaway Bay and the inland road from Discovery Bay lead toward Alexandria, a tiny hamlet where you turn left for the only tourist attraction in the St Ann interior, Bob Marley's Mausoleum, at his former home of NINE MILE.  See on the map

Though the red-earthed pastures and sweeping hills and gullies of the Dry Harbor Mountains are stunning, there are few specific points of interest. You'll need to have your own transport or charter a taxi to get here; a round-trip in a taxi from Runaway or Discovery bays should cost US$80-90, and from Ochi around US$100.

From Alexandria, the narrow road off the B3 to the Bob Marley Centre and Mausoleum (daily 9am-6.30pm; US$12 phone 876/995-1763) winds through the hills past Ala and Ballintoy. You know you're in Nine Mile when you see red-gold-and-greven flags flying high aboe a bamboo-fenced compound to the side of the main road. If driving, you'll be directed into the compound car park. There's also avegetarian restaurant and as a small gift-shop selling tapes and high-quality Marley memorabilia.

Led by a Rasta guide, the tour includes the wooden shack that Marley lied in betweven the ages of 6 and 13, an outdoor barbecue where Marley cooked up Ital feasts, and the Rasta-colored "meditation stone", immortalized in the song Talkin' Blues.

The mausoleum, a concrete building painted with Rasta colors and depictions of black angels, encases the marble slab that holds Marley's remains.

If you want to linger in Nine Mile, you can stay in the relatiely basic hotel opposite the complex, run by extended members of the Marley family; rooms cost around US$35 and you can have meals cooked for you or use the kitchen yourself. The place comes alie every February 6, when Marley's birthday is celebrated with a sound-system jam and lie show.

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