**OFF-site Trip Report ~~ Aug 2011 ~~ Part #5 of several

Ahh...fresh wata..cool...nature....absolute paradise!! You surely have portrayed the essence of Jamaica mi friend!!:)

I always love your reports Smith, but this one was one of the best. That water & falls looks so refreshing. It would be fun to follow you just one day on your adventures....although I doubt that we could keep up with you...LOL!! Waiting for more!

Maybe it took so long to upload as they were checking the content for inapropriate nudity.lol

thanks for the stroll, and bathing in the river sure beats the washtub!

Smith, great videos! After the bath at the waterfall, you have to bee 100% Fresh! In one video, you walk by a house, saying it could be for rent for $75, BUT "too lonely" What does that mean, when a Jamaican friend tells you it's too lonely?

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Originally Posted by sunray

BUT "too lonely" What does that mean, when a Jamaican friend tells you it's too lonely?

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in-brief::>> dem-MEANT::>> "...Bill,,, don't take your happy-happy leggo-beast-like from-foreign backsides down there..!!!..."

:-(

when i roam around,
and query folks,
seek info,
i ALL-ways '.consider the source.',
when evaluating info/guidance/etc.

the '.source's.' motivations are important, too

nevertheless,
in this house-rental instance,
the house/area was described as '.lonely.' by SEVERAL folks,
...folks who's judgement & feedback i give great-weight

at the time (about 5+ years ago),
and NOW,
i knew/KNOW i'm NOT-ready for that house/location

an aside:>> about Jamaican use of language::::>> if dem-SAY::>> '..it lonely..', that's one thing.... IF dem-SAY::>> '..it's TOO-lonely..", then that takes it up a notch ----more-lonely .... if dem-SAY:::>> "..it's lonely-lonely.." (i.e., that's 2-lonely-s), then it's really-really isolated.

:-(

this place was '.too-lonely.'

all the-folks who told me about the place,
paused a few-seconds,
before they answer-ed me

you could *hear* the wheels churn-ing in dem heads/brains

i could tell they were looking out for my welfare,
but wouldn't/couldn't go into a lot of details,
so they just said:::>> "...it's too lonely.."

the ball was placed in my court
...'twas my decision

mi no idiot
i don't need to be beaten over the head
i GOT the message

i passed-up on the *opportunity*,
even though the price was VERY-VERY attractive

* sigh *

so it go

.
.
oh
oh
oh:::>> somewhere(?) on the board,
a boardie asked about someplace(?),
and was advised to reconsider their choice

mi-SAY:::>> '.ditto.'

i know nutin' about the location/place/neighborhood/etc.,
but *reading-between-the-lines*,
mi-gut-SAY:::>> "..BOOK else-where.."

argument DONE

one more thing about that $75 house

my cellphone got NO-bars in that location
:-(
no signal
nutin' at-tall

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Originally Posted by Blandy1

....although I doubt that we could keep up with you...LOL!! Waiting for more!

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lol
lol

NOT a problem

i would slow-down for you-2,
if you-2 gave me some of those cigarettes-with-the-batteries

:-)

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Originally Posted by Markospoon;12608

Question: [B

Do you think you could drink the water?[/B]

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nope
mi no *think* you can drink that water
....unless you boil it looong-loooong time

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Originally Posted by Markospoon

Do the locals mind tourist folks up there?

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probably not

but::>> selfish-me, don't want dem der

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Originally Posted by Markospoon

Man, we need a road map or something..

wouild LOOOOOOVE to hang out in the country of Lucea.

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* sigh*

THIS is why,
from-LONG-time,
i've been telling & encourage-ing folks to
GET-OUT & explore explore explore
..explore Jamaica..!!..

things, like that likkle-waterfall, and swiming hole are EVERY-where around that island
and:::>> they're free..!!... and we-all KNOW how i like/love '.Free.'
:-)

beaches same-way
afterall, it's an island, na tru
360-degrees of beaches
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
jus' BE-care-full
..don't want anybody drown-ing

again:::>> EXPLORE...!!!.
ain't NO-body gonna bite ya

need a map...?? ---- nope ... no need
just-GO .... !!!..
*maybe* drop-crumbs,
so you can find your way-back

but if you-do get lost,
just ask somebody ----any-body---- they'll help you

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Originally Posted by Markospoon

one place where the guy wanted to charge you $75 a month for rent.!!

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actually,
it was a woman,
who gave me the price

i saw the then-empty house,
and inquire-ed with the people *next-door*, down the lane

they/she had to call & check with the owner,
and gave me the price 'bout 2-3 days later,
when i passed-by, on my way to do some laundry

had to go-to-river/fall for laundry,
'cause we had no water
'twas locked-off,
and the 2 water-barrels were empty
:-(

at the time,
we didn't have the big-big water tank