40 years later

[rjonsun]

Yeah, I returned in 2007 after being away for 34 years. You just can't try to recreate the past, but look for new adventures, of which we found many. And don't let anyone kid you that Treasure Beach on the south coast is like the Negril of the early 70's....it isn't. We have been back a half dozen times since 2007.
Regards,
Bob

[captaind]

Great picture! Weekly (Wednesdays?) tours came in from Montego Bay. They had a buffet with lobster pizza. Eleanor and Hans owned it. Lovely people. Is the Sands Club still there? If not, what is?

Hans passed away in the mid seventies. Eleanor ran it for quite a while. I ran my Hobie Cat rental there from 1978 to 1986.

Eleanor was in poor health in Canada as of last year.

Cap

[captaind]

Here are are two videos from the early 80s with Eleanor:

https://vimeo.com/57807813

https://vimeo.com/57819786

[Piggymon]

Thanks for posting those videos, Cap. It was nice to see Eleanor looking young and healthy. I also enjoyed the video of the little band playing in the afternoon. Nice catch of good sized fish back in the day too.

When I walked from my shack in Red Ground to the Island and back, the Sands was a nice stopping point to rest and get some refreshment. Lounging in one of the net hammocks under one of the mini pavilions was a nice way to spend an hour or so enjoying a mellow buzz.

I never felt any pressure to spend money at the Sands. It seemed like you were always welcomed whether you had money or none. I guess being so far from town they were not overrun with hangers on and ne’er-do-wells.

[Piggymon]

Yeah, I returned in 2007 after being away for 34 years. You just can't try to recreate the past, but look for new adventures, of which we found many. And don't let anyone kid you that Treasure Beach on the south coast is like the Negril of the early 70's....it isn't. We have been back a half dozen times since 2007.
Regards,
Bob

It seems that your search for new adventures has helped to keep you young, at least in spirit, Bob. I am in awe of your courage shown in your diving exploits. Keep up the search for the new and interesting.

[Ladynegril]

This is a great thread. Love,love ,love it

[rjonsun]

It seems that your search for new adventures has helped to keep you young, at least in spirit, Bob. I am in awe of your courage shown in your diving exploits. Keep up the search for the new and interesting.

No Negril for us this year. We are spending money like a drunken sailor on our house this year while we are still working. 2 years till retirement and we want everything done around the house before then. We are planning a 3 week trip to the Ecuadorean Amazon in February.....in search of new adventures!
Regards,
Bob

[sonja]

what a great report! love hearing it from someone's that even more of an old timer than me (but not by much). please keep posting.

[TAH]

No Negril for us this year. We are spending money like a drunken sailor on our house this year while we are still working. 2 years till retirement and we want everything done around the house before then. We are planning a 3 week trip to the Ecuadorean Amazon in February.....in search of new adventures!
Regards,
Bob

Very cool.

[Piggymon]

No Negril for us this year. We are spending money like a drunken sailor on our house this year while we are still working. 2 years till retirement and we want everything done around the house before then.
Regards,
Bob

I hear you, Bob. We live in Texas now, but I have inherited 40 acres in the Arizona mountains.





My wife and I are using all our vacation time and a good deal of our free cash flow trying to get the cabin comfortable enough that we can live there when we retire. Did I mention that Arizona has approved growing your own ganja under their Medical Marijuana laws? What goes around comes around. It will be good to stop taking all these drug tests at work when I retire.

Best regards,

Piggy