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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 . Though the red-earthed pastures and sweeping hills and gullies of the Dry Harbour 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 tel 876/995-1763) winds through the hills past Alva and Ballintoy . You know you're in Nine Mile when you see red-gold-and-green flags flying high above 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 a vegetarian 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 lived in between the ages of 6 and 13, an outdoor barbecue where Marley cooked up Ital feasts, and the Rasta-coloured "meditation stone", immortalized in the song Talkin' Blues . The mausoleum , a concrete building painted with Rasta colours 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 relatively 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 alive every February 6 , when Marley's birthday is celebrated with a sound-system jam and live show.
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