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

Well, I am kinda glad for the ear infection, it was nice to meet you. And I have to say - I have absolutely loved this trip report with all the great pictures! I love Janet's goody bag idea and her sweet soul for being so kind to the little ones.

Hmmm....Ive never had a 5000j before either.

the trip continued...this would be wednesday, 5/8/13...

we meet at breakfast with our friends for the last time...they are off to the airport today...as we are looking over the catcha cove
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we see the dolphins swim and play in the beautiful water
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at the breakfast table, Rina is a little sad...she hates the idea of leaving...
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larry at breakfast

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Rina and myself

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our friend Ben joined us every morning for breakfast
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for whatever reason, Larry decided to end this trip with a jump from the cliffs...his first jump....we are all surprised, and almost didnt get the camera in time...
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me on the highest ledge
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last look towards ricks cafe and lighthouse...and then our cove
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Janet and then me at catcha falling star
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our last tour of catcha before we all have to leave...

boat
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the pool
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the dining area

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dining area and Ivans bar
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Ivans Bar
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daybed looking at the sea
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the sea
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the top floor---the middle balcony---what a view---all taken from aquarius
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me and Janet from the balcony
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Janet was using a different camera, so just a few from the balcony ...amazing view
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Now it is time for the goodbyes....pics from our checkout

Carolyn and Ben
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Rick, Carolyn and Ben...and then Rick
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me and Janet with her vacation "brother" Larry
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the last shots
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and Louis the security at catcha...always willing to help

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Remember the little boy that we gave a couple small things to in the taxi, and his uncle tried to take it?...We saw him again the next night also....well, we stop at the store to get something and he came up to us....I saw you yesterday, he said....You are the boy from the cab, and he says yes that is him....where did you see us at? and he says he saw us at a house close to the doctors office, he was in a taxi on the way home yesterday when he saw us...he saw the bag...He was so sweet....

We decide we want to stay on the beach, call BarBBarn and negotiate a rate of 50.00 with breakfast included...and their breakfast included is the best deal of the trip...full menu breakfast every day...eat it late, and dont need much for lunch....

we get grace's old room, we had visiited it with her, and knew the a/c worked, it had all we needed...the security guard mike rounded me up a fridge, and kept me full of ice for the cooler...all was good at BarBBarn....we walk to Yellowbird for a couple of drinks and meet a boardie group...Rob in Kansas....they were walking,doing a beach crawl, and we told them about yellowbird 2 for 1, and it being my favorite place...well, they must have liked it, cuz i saw them there the next 3 days in a row...

At BarBBarn, we meet a lot of people...a group of 4 girls, canadians, staying until Friday, a group of 4 girls, 1 canadian and 3 Australian, staying until sunday, Bettye and John---stayed here 5 weeks in Jan and now here for 6 weeks, Frank, leaving tomorrow but here since november....everyone is so friendly, and Janet loves the company...

We walk down to Shields to enjoy happy hour from 4-6 in the pool...If BBB had a pool, we might not stay anywhere else...but Shields does, so we are off...
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we swim and Janet enjoys the comapny of her two old friends, Maureen and Jennies...these 2 have been taken care of us for years...we ask Jennies what she has cooking tonight...she tells us anything we want, of course...they have a group of college students from kinsgston and she is doing a buffet for them....I ask what she has on the buffet, and she tells me...So we work a deal, she makes us a couple of plates from the buffet and gives us a special price since it is already cooked...easy for both of us...

well as it is delivered, Maureen says we are special, cuz she made us a feast.....we had soup, creamy chicken pumpkin, and bread, then jerk, and curry chicken, rice and peas and home fries and a salad....Janet and I both agree, it is the best meal we had all trip, we left there full and happy....
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from our table at shields, a look at the beach, boats, and clouds
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Really enjoying your report. Thanks for all the pics!

well u know by now how much I like my sunsets, through the trees...same pics on a different day

sunset of 5/8/13, about 730pm...
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it was this girls birthday..her name was Eve, and she was from out of town to celebrate...she was meeting some others later at a local party somewhere in town, but she is starting here
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me and janet
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OMG Rina looked Sooooooo sad in those last pictures of the group! I love all the sunset pictures, I know how you feel because I can't seem to stop taking them either! And that 2nd to last one of Janet at sunset is stunning :)

Sigh ....... I cried ALL the way to the airport :(
Still loving the report Terry, can't wait til next April so we can do it all again.
Still planning our Nov/Dec trip, but airfare is a killer right now!

This journey is taking forever, hehehe...I think there was a warning at the beginning....lol

here we go....
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Thursday day 19, 5/9/13...

We are at BarBBarn...today is another day of no plans, just hang at the beach

the breakfast routine

3friends from austrailia and 1 from canada...
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John and Bettye have been coming to Negril and staying in the BarBBarn area since the 70's...they knew barry when he was a kid..they told us story after story...

here is Bettye and the view from our breakfast table
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beach musicians serenade us during breakfast
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the doggie Stella laying by one of the canadian girls
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art on the wall of BarBBarn
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view from our balcony at our room
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my new bag, our dog HotDog getting water....and food
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a look down the beach, doggie Stella laying in the shade
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tables at bourbon beach
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a pepper plant growing on the beach
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beach shot and the horses
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Neville selling his pattys on the beach
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beach shot
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this is boardie Rob in Kansas, saw this group 3 days in row at YB
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Janet and our old friend Rasta Tony
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my feet shot
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beach shot
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Pepper plant. haha

we go down to shields again for dinner, last nights feast was so good...she still has the group of students and we make arrangements same as last night, just make us a plate off of the food cooked for them
fried chicken, salad, pasta, drinks
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rice and peas
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home fries
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Janet and Maureen
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red stripe
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my gear
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you knew it was coming...the sunsets...just gonna post the pics
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more sunsets

through the trees
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me and Janet at sunset
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and a boat goes by a just the right time
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we go to the reggae show at bourbon beach, it is free, they play til about midnight..
tomorrow is our last full day...no plans, more of the same....

we wake up and this is it...the last day...friday 5/10/13...day 20 of my trip...

did i ever say that BarBBarn includes breakfast and it is full menu...I am up early and get a few beach shots

BBB---and then Ann setting up her stuff for the day
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and my dogs---pic 1 is stella

just finishing lunch
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another dog shows up
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one of the canadian girls also feed and water the dogs
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random beach shots
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dead bottles

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Jeremy and the Amerilife shirt
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a couple beach shots from the water of barbbarn, and bourbon beach
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Wow, an epic trip report.

we took a route taxi down to the boat bar...friday was their live band party...well, when we got there, we find out that it is closed for the season...we saw our friend, Dwight, at the boat bar....Dwight used to work at Bourbon Beach and is one of Janets favorite men on the beach..he is so sweet to us...
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some beach shots and parasailing
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we do our last beach walk and pub crawl for this trip...walk from boat bar to BarBBarn

Janet on the walk
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jet ski in fron of fun holiday, and the sign for the fun holiday party
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continue the walk by fun holiday, and right after u pass by roots bamboo, there are alot of vendors selling anything u could imagine...
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we pass by room on the beach, and have a beer at sunnyside bar
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as we sit at sunnyside bar, the horses come by
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we continue the walk down the beach...we came across the old 23/7 bar...on our first trip, I watched bits and pieces of a few football games with John...my beach walk back then was from grand pineapple to 23/7 and back....now this is what is left...
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next is Arthurs bar and a few of the shops along the way
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this is deltas trash can grill...ate his chicken several times this trip...
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and Alfreds Ocean Palace
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as we continue, of course we stopat the yellowbird for the last time...as we are getting there, we see boardies Rob in Kansas and his group leaving from there...lol...

we have a few drinks, and Janet buys a couple things from the lady beside YB
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carvings for sale
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fast car and slim ting, and then Ali...at bourbon beach
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and one more look down the beach as we get back to BarBBarn
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http://youtu.be/wUUY_zX7ssw

Groove I hope this is ok if I insert a lil Boat Bar action to show the folks what was going on during the season?

Jamb

when we get back to BarBBarn, Bettye wants to give us a tour of Barry bar and rooms..It actually is pretty cool, may have never went back there w/o the guide..a pic of the bar at Barrys
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it is beginning to get to our last sunset...

a view of the boat by our place, a view of our chairs and umbrella, and from the bar as I have a daquari...
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stella by my feet
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anns hat tree
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hotdog under our chair
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security guard mike
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again I get carried away with the sunsets...our last one...
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we decide to try something different for our last dinner...

Bettye, John and the 4 girls are eating at Sweet Spice in town toward Sav....

It is the only a/c inside dining I have had in Negril, I think...
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Bettye and John
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me and the girls
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Me and Janet

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Thanks for more great pics Groove. That last one says it all. You can see the satisfaction of another wonderful trip in both of your faces. Great report! (I like the one right before that one too, haha)

Beautiful sunsets!

This has been an awesome trip report with some wonderful pictures,thanks for taking the time to share this with us.Hope we run into you guys on the rock sometime,pretty sure we would have fun partying together!!

Got your Groove on!



I like the bouy sunset....

Awesome groove,hope ta meet up some time,first one's on me,peace

Thanks for the props, people...It is sadly coming to an end...

and thank you for posting the video, Jamb.....we gonna celebrate our bdays together next year? we r same age, I think about 2 weeks apart, might as well get old together, or something like that...hehehe....I was looking at my 2009 trip report the other day, and you were giving me props then as well...so we have a connection...

thanks again, and post away, mi friend...