gettin my groove on "TRIP report" boardie bash style--april21-may11,2013

Lets get the party started...

"WARNING" this report may drag on forever, it may include way too many pictures, it may consist of several stories of drunken sailors nights out on the town...lol....

did u just call me a whack-job???? lmao

anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, I just got started....

This trip was just a thought thrown out there by my wife...we always go on vacation in the fall...April 16 was my 50th bday, and Janet just threw it out there...how'd u like to celebrate in Jamaica? no, I have softball...big tourneys in april...seed planted, watered with a likkle past boardie bash trip reports and bam, we r looking for deals....our friends from the last trip, rinakim and larry1967, said no, we can't go....seed planted and booom...ok, not only r we going, we are bringing along a couple of friends....likkle did we know at the time, but Rick and Carolyn made this trip such a memorable one...can't imagine this trip without them....thanks so much for all you 2 did to contribute to the happiness of our trip, and really all you did was be yourselves...lol

anyway, we booked for 13 days, started april 24 at white sands...as did rina and the others...we talked daily on facebook, all giddy about the upcoming trip, and out of no where I am hit with the surprising news..."guess what Terry, we just decided to go early, so now they are going on the 17th for 21 days, with rick and carloyn coming on the 21st...Janet can we go early---sure---oopps, Janet can't get off work.....plus the flights were changing by the day, and it was much higher than the deal she had for us...2 weeks before we are to go, my dad gets sick and admitted to hospital. He has complications, and after 5 days we discuss cancelling our trip....a couple days go by and a little improvement, and then one Monday, the 9th day in, the doc gives us good news....he should be out by the end of the week...good news part 1....then Janet shocks me with good news part 2....Happy bday, and hands me some papers with new plane reservations for the 21st and 3 days at fun holiday...so we are leaving early, well no, I can't get off work, but you get 3 days for your bday, go party with the Rina, larry and the boardies....I spend most of the next week with dad, he got out on 18th, we spend time with him at home and I fly out on the 21st...What a great wife I have, eh?

I get my buddy to drive me to airport, arrive 2 hours early, no problems, board the plane, and sit on the tarmac for 45 minutes...we still arrive on time in mobay...I watch most of the movie Life of Pi, on the plane..boring at first, but it was gettng somewhere by the time we landed...

Kingsley waiting for me when I get out there and we are off...he says he has a 3pm arrival at the airport so he is gonna hurry me to negrila nd get back...his 3 oclock in bella bea, I think....anyway 1 hour to negril and as we pull into fun holiday, I see my friend Rina walking down the street to greet me...that was so sweet and made me feel so special, I know i didnt share that then, but that made the trip jump into full speed...thanks rina...

we walk to the beach while we are getting my room assigned, and meet beachgirl (dawn) and her friend tina....go to the bar, order 2 redstripe, and get...sorry we are out of red stripe...no problem mon, but r u kidding me???

get checked in and then head to seasplash for the webcast.....to be continued

get checked in

Woo hoo! On pins and needles...

PS - I think we saw you at Catcha' last week now that I look at pics in your previous report.

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Originally Posted by Coco

Woo hoo! On pins and needles...

PS - I think we saw you at Catcha' last week now that I look at pics in your previous report.

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what days were u at catcha, we were there may 4-7, left on the 8th, back to the beach...

And so it begins!! Can't wait for more !! Maybe a couple pics to tide us over ??

Rina and I walked from Fun Holiday to Sea Splash for the webcast...as soon as I got there, laid my bag down and walked to the bar for a drink....200 for red stripe for rina and 300 for purple rain for me...at this point, I want to take a pic, and notice I dont have my camera...look in my bag, no camera...rina u see my camera, no havent seen it...oh crap, start freaking out....let me backtrack---brand new camera, only arrived day before I left...Janet suggested I take the old one and she bring the new one, she knows how I am with things, but no....I had to have the new toy....

rina, wait here, I am going back, I think I left the camera on the beach beside Dawn....so I get back and no camera, go to check room, and no key...the front desk told me about 25.oo lost key charge, and wanted to charge me 25.00 and I had been in negril for about 1 hour...no, I dont think, i lost my key, it must be in my bag, just open my door, please...ok, no camera....so I have been in negril for one hour and have misplaced my (1) money at check in---couldn't find the big bills to pay kingsley---rina laughing while i frantically search all pockets numerous times, finally remember my secret $$$ safe---sshhh rina, don't tell my hiding spot..(2) camera (3) key (4) where are my flops---I think I took them off inthe middle of our walk----well, back to sea splash---as soon as I get back, I look in my bag again, no camera, but i did find the key...I walk over to the bar for a drink and look down, there is my shoes, and my camera, on the floor by the bar...laid them down to get the 1st drink, I guess....yeah, been there the whole time, rob says....

web cast was fun to kick off the trip...met bella bea, who will be a great part of the 1st half of my trip, and ziggy, and wethermon and mi lady...among many others..

couple pics from day one

the steel drums make a lot of sound

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a horse strolls by

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a couple boats

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Hahaha you sub head!! That's something I would do for sure

Groove - we were there 4-10th. Pretty sure we saw you guys. You had the Jamaica swim trunks right ?

the first sunset 4/21/13

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the band plays on
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rob, lisa, and bea
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and the last pic of the night
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after the sunset, rina got a call...carolyn and rick had arrived and were almost to Negril...so we walked back toward fun holiday on the road...joe cool calls and tells rina he is on beach road and she asks to be picked up, well a van pulls up in front of the jungle, and it is them. They were right behind us. ok, Can u drop me off at Fun Holiday, it shouldn't be too much further....looks like yall are full, i'll just walk....about 5 steps into the walk, I have to laugh out loud, as i am right at fun holiday, the jungle is across the street...

It is about 8pm, Rina larry rick and carolyn are gonna chill at catcha gradens on the cliff, I debate heading up, but decide to grab a bite and chill on the beach, maybe Alfreds since it is sunday...I walk out on the beach toward alfreds to see what is going on, get some trash can chicken from delta, in a stand right before I get to alfreds...eat it at the picnic table and listen to a likkle of the music while I eat, not many people in yet, so I decide to head back home....we are snorkling in the morning with famous vincent, so I am out by 11....

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Originally Posted by Coco

Groove - we were there 4-10th. Pretty sure we saw you guys. You had the Jamaica swim trunks right ?

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oh yeah, that would be me....several pair, very bright and colorful---thats me---and i remember you guys as well...

Yep - that was you . Remember your cliff dives with the newly weds ...

Great report and pictures,keep them coming please!! Running out of Red Stripe happened alot when we stayed at Fun Holiday.

They ran out when I met up with rob for the Tuesday webcast over thanksgiving. They offered it on draft. I think redstripe on draft is gross

So far,so good!:)

great trip report! Love the pictures..keep it coming..it is really making us quite anxious to get there for our first trip in June.

Great start! Lost in Negril, lost stuff, lost mind and then found all good mon. So, funny. Love the first sunset pics - brilliant.

Can't wait to hear the rest! My husband and I were staying at Sea Splash during the time you were there too,and we were at the webcast! I see a little part of me in one of the pics of the horse. Glad you found all your stuff! There were a few nights I would wake up and wonder what I had done with this or that, haha. I always rememberd and found mine too! :p

Yay!! A story with me in it ........ it's gotta be a good one :p

Whack-job!! Hahahahaha!

I'm hoping there are some nights that you can fill in the blanks for me. Can't wait to read more.

I'm surprised he didn't start with the luggage mishap!!! Probably trying to forget that one...

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I'm surprised he didn't start with the luggage mishap!!! Probably trying to forget that one...

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That's right! If he doesn't explain ........ I will :)

ok trip report continued...first I want to remind everyone this is a report as seen thru MY eyes...I may a few bad things to say about a place that a lot of people like on here...but it is what happened on my reach, so I will tell it like it is.....

well I get up about 630 and prepare my early morning sub...then walk down to the beach to enjoy it...I walk a little toward the white sands end of the beach to wild parrot and then turn around....wild parrot and whte sands look like fun, so we will be at these places later in the week...

I walk back to my room at Fun Holiday. I had a carry on and a checked bag...my swim trunks came from my carry on yesterday, so today I look for some things for todays trip to the cliffs...this is when I noticed the afore mentioned baggage mishap....my wife also had a checked bag and a carryon...when I left suanday morning it was about 4 am, and i grabbed the two bags w/o wheels, so she could pull her bags...I started going theu the suitcase and then I noticed it....this bag had all of her clothes...

I tore thru the bag....nothing for me, well a few snacks, supplies, etc, but not one piece of clothes...lots of crap to give to the kids and others, but today, I am the needy, lol...luckily, we always pack on set of clothes in our carryon in case of lost luggage, so i had one pair of shorts, swim trunks, 1 shirt...several pairs of womens panties and a pink cover-up...

I did have cat food, but no clothes.
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pics of fun holiday
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I pack my bag and walk towards bourbon beach to see some of my old friends
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I talk to a few old friends along the way, place a order for some high grade peppers for my subs, and continue my walk to bourbon beach. Hello Michael at Legends, hello dwight and fast car at bourbon beach...fastcar now has a new lady friend from the states...she is very sweet to him, and has bought him a brand new car, he is now styling...lol...well he takes me on to catcha gardens to meet rina larry carolyn and rick....they have a very nice set up at the gardens, huge room, nice pool and very friendly dogs...

I take off to check out LTU while the group finishes gettting ready

these 4 pics from ltu
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now I will tell about my previous snorkle experience....about 15 years ago, I signed up for a snorkle trip in the Bahamas...it was rough seas, but I went anyway...well they put us in the water, not much instructions, and I couldnt get a hang of it...swallowing more water than allowed, mask fogging up, breathing all wrong...then I start to get sick and blahhh, I let go of my lunch....the good thing is it is a great fish attractor, I had tropical fish all around me, but I felt so sick, I could not care...so I get back in the boat and rock so much that I am still queasy 2 days later...so no more snorkel for me until we start going to negril..well I bought gear and try it on a few trips to the 7 mile beach. I never get the hang of the breathing, and my mask always fog up...so when rina asked me to go snorkeling, I said I just wanted to go for a water taxi ride and take pics...

fast forward until now....we meet vincent at catcha, load up and we are off....
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my girl rina kim
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after we get to the reef, vincent gives us some tips...now I know why he is called FAMOUS Vincent...he talked me into snorkeling, rub some stuff on my mask to prevent fogging, show me how to breathe, and then he jumped in and snorkled with us, showing us seveeral different interesting items of sea life...he gave us all some bread, and off we went...we saw many of the beautiful blue and the yellow tropical fish, they were eating out of my hand....saw a huge manteray sting ray, saw and held a few HUGE sand dollars, and then he pointed out a gigantic sea turtle...at this point, I felt like I was in the "Finding Nemo" movie set, with all the colorful fish, and that sea turtle right there...it was right there, I felt like I could touch it...How freaking cool.....we snorkeled for about an hour or a likkle more, then headed back....

on the way back, we saw about 4 dolphins swimming and playing in front of the boat and then all of a sudden, they started swimming beside the boat, racing us....

couple pics of the dolphins
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Wow how cool,we saw dolphins on a trip from treasure beach to black river some years ago, the captain offered to let us swim with them and we were chicken! Man I'd be out there in a heart beat with famous!

views from the water taxi, aka Famous Vincent....I am not sure the names of most of these places, so fill free to help out...
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I think this is Negril Escape
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and the light house at Negril Escape
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I plan on jumping from here later
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I'm not sure about these next few, so just the pics....
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these next few may be the rockhouse
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and this might be the bridge at the rock house
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my buddy Larry, as we check out a cave
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pretty cool cave
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an old bar inside the cave
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and looking back out of the cave
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How'd those peppers turn out???

Next time you snorkel,spit in the facemask and rub it around.Helps stop the fog.Also if you get stung by a jellyfish have someone pee on it?? Fun facts to know & tell.

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Originally Posted by Fred Stripe

Next time you snorkel,spit in the facemask and rub it around.Helps stop the fog.Also if you get stung by a jellyfish have someone pee on it?? Fun facts to know & tell.

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do I pee in a cup and pour it on, or do I use the "point and shoot" method? hehehe

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do I pee in a cup and pour it on, or do I use the "point and shoot" method? hehehe

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?i...1#.UZS_0hjD-1s

Some people just like to watch and some like getting peed on I guess! :cool:

Peace and Guidance

It looks like the first place in post #25 is the Mirage. I can tell by the clothing-optional sunbathers :cool:

I am loving this report. I want to see you in your wife's clothes though :)

Akward!!

Great Posts. I love the report. How many people are usually on Vincent's boat? Might want to see if I can get him on Friday the 7th. of June. My wife wants to go snorkeling.I have never done it..

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How'd those peppers turn out???

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I like peppers, and they were great...just like I like my peppers, fluffy, smelly, and too sticky to eat....has to be cut up before it goes in sandwich...

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It looks like the first place in post #25 is the Mirage. I can tell by the clothing-optional sunbathers :cool:

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I went back to take a look....u got me...must be one of those "can u find the cat in the pic" cuz I looked everywhere for the sunbathers....lol

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I am loving this report. I want to see you in your wife's clothes though :)

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thanks OAngie, I don't think there were many pics taken, although I was told many times that my panties sure were soft...lol

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Great Posts. I love the report. How many people are usually on Vincent's boat? Might want to see if I can get him on Friday the 7th. of June. My wife wants to go snorkeling.I have never done it..

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this was my 1st trip, Im sure Rina will correct me, if need be, but when we went we had 6, and picked up 2 more couples....it coulda held more, im sure, but Ive seen 2 people in the boat before...the more he has, Im guessing the less it will cost....again i had never successfully snorkeled, so I think he is great....Larry didnt snorkel, so I think he charged him a less.....many options to chose from to snorkel, I can't recommend anyone but Vincent...a guided snorkel experience...

All along these cliffs, u can find a spot to jump...
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3 dives
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xtabi--I love this place with all the caves and such and some good jumping spots
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I think this is kaiser or something like that, closed, and prob for sale
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sailing right along, samsara
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now the blue cave castle...
we spent one night here in 2010...very neat indeed
jump from the cliffs or enter the sea thru the cave in the middle of the property
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i dont know this place
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