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

On saturday, APril 27, the boardie bash events continued with a trip to Abekuta...Janet had been wanting us to plan a trip here for 2 trips now, but it never happened...

We had to meet at the Burger King in town at 10am to catch the bus...as the rest of my group is getting ready, I leave early and meet them at the BK...I exchange some $$$ and go to the pharmacy to get something for my cough...she recomends HYSTAL....this stuff helped slow my cough, but it lingered for most of our trip...

We load the bus, and head to Sav la mar for our trip...we stop and pick up Lisa on the way...everyone is hungry so we stop at juicy patties for snacks...

our driver Norman
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I get this combo, plus an extra patty
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the pattys were very good...
juicy patty has a drive through, chinese rest. next door, and the shopper fair supermarket...
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we went to shopper fair for a couple cases of red stripe, cheap and cold
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We continue on our way to Abekuta...It is said that this is one of the most laid back groups ever...I think we were all a little short on energy after the last few days of events...well, I know I was...we arrive at the property and it is beautiful...the lady who runs the place is named Annie and we met her the day before at the bash...She is a wonderful host..

I'm sure they told us the history of the place, but I was out of it that day....the cough medication, the subs, the sun, the rum, and all the partys have turned me into a zombie...
good thing for pictures from this day....

the grill--trash can style---
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the pool
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rob and our host---annie
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ice cold water, and crumbs from my patty
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bea
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Lisa
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Janet
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Lisa
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muzikdoc and crissy
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our bag and all our stuff
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Thanx for the journey........made me feel as if I was there!!

Where is my smile? Did the man on the golfcart ride by? I think I need a sub and a nap...
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so that is what I did...there a few pics floating around of me with my eyes closed, so I can't deny it...hehehe

Well, they offer a tour of the property and a trial...janet goes along, I do as described above...so here are the pics from the tour...

this statue has a story, made from tires and ??? someone help please..
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pics
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the tour continued
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the valley behind the bar at abekuta
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the bar
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the pool at abekuta is a natural spring fed pool and is very old...might be the oldest, I don't remember...It has a stream running to it from one side, it has an overflow on the other and it is constantly being refilled....it also has these little fish in it that love to eat the dead skin on the bottom of your feet, your own little pedicure...

u can see the little fish in this pic
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so people sit on the edge, feet in the water and let the fish do what they do
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so u can see the water fall into the pool in these 1st 2 pics, and overflow back out in the 2nd 2 pics
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random shots of the people
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see the corn hole boards, I get beat by rick, i think 4-2 when we needed more refreshments and quit..
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this is a great place to relax...I had my nap and am now ready to take on the island...last few pics I chose to share
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I will back track for a minute...Rick and Carolyn had more problems and white sands...they were not satisfied with their room, it had a smell, among other problems....no other rooms available to swap, so they decided they had enuff at white sands....forgot to mention to incident at the bar...Rina charged a round of drink to her room...signed for them, we all witness it...Janet and Rina have a good buzz, but me and Larry, as well as rick and carolyn are pretty clear headed at this point...a little while later, Janet orders a beer, and Rina orders a 2 for 1 special, well Larry wants diet pepsi, and orders that and pays for rinas drinks as well...I order a 2 for 1 and pay for mine and janets beer....As we are leaving, Janet orders another beer, and goes to pay for it, the bartender tells her she owes for her last beer, and then starts yelling at rina, as she is leaving...larry had already left...you need to sign for your last drinks....rina signs and leaves, as janet gets me to see if I paid for her beer...rick and I went to the bar and the bartender was raising his voice at my wife, rick reminded him that so she didnt pay for it, but i paid for it when i got my drinks, and larry paid for the drinks rina got...it all got settled, but this just added to the frustration of w.s......

anyway, rick and carolyn had checked out that morning before we left on the trip....they had the driver that had taken us from burger king to wait for them, got their bags, and were off...back to their favorite spot in negril, catcha gardens....At this point, they didnt care if they got a refund or not, well they did care, but were leaving anyway...
last rant on w.s.