Note White slice IS more expensive than cow skin.
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Note White slice IS more expensive than cow skin.
never2many, Thank you so much for taking this time to share your trip. I love reading about it and your pictures.
I'm guessing white slice is fatback but not sure.
After dinner headed to the beach to watch another awesome sunset. I think we only missed one the entire trip. Attachment 40898
I forget where this was but I thought these were some really strange looking beach loungers. Reminded me of a hospital bed for some reason. Attachment 40899
Well then in that case I prefer the White Slice over cow skin.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeyNYC
You are very welcome. Glad you are enjoying!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rae
I've been dying to go to the Tree House. I stopped there for some lobster Pizza on my first trip and enjoyed the vibes so I wanted to check it out again. We walked down the beach from Bourbon Beach to the Tree House. It felt like only a few steps because there was just so much to see along the way. I feel like Negril is Disney World and it would take me months to see it all. I met Gail and her son on my last trip and they are wonderful host/hostesses. I hope to spend a few days of life there one day. We stopped in for a few drinks and I met some folks staying there that live in PA where I used to live. Made me feel right at home. The peeps from PA gave my husband a Valentines Day flower for me (or pre valentines day as this wasn't V Day yet!)Attachment 40900Attachment 40901
Lol...I see what you mean by "hospital bed"....but they're actually kinda cool...function as a sun mattress for your beach chair and they're also used as a floatie. They can be found at Idle Awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by never2many
That's the perfect chair then!
After our Tree House visit, I was hungry and craving fried chicken. Mt. T managed to turn me on to the best fried chicken I've ever had. For some reason I can't find the pictures of the place or the chicken. This stuff was amazing! I think, but am not positive, the place is known as the corner bar and is right next to a barber shop a few miles from Pure Garden, towards town. In all the food I've tried in Negril, I want this fried chicken again. Go get some. You will thank me when you eat it.
Great stuff, keep it up
This report is fun! Love the fantastic pics.
We went back home to Pure Garden and continued working on Jerk Sauce with our limping blender. This picture doesn't look very appetizing but if we had smell photography you'd get it. Here's also a picture of our Pure Garden apartment, where the magic was happening. Tomorrow starts my true Negril experience as Mr. T invited us to his home. And the day after we head to The Roaring River and the Cave and we hit the Sav Market. Attachment 40903Attachment 40904
I won a Dominoes game set several years ago and it sat on my shelf collecting dust because I didn't know how to play. I noticed the first trip to JA that a lot of peeps like to play so I brought them with me as a gift for Mr. T hoping he would show me how to play. So while working with the limping blender and pasteurizing containers to hopefully transport our Jerk sauce home without Immigration Man taking it away, Mr. T taught us to play. Something as simple as learning this game provided some of best memories on this trip. More on that when we get to Sav day. Mr. T won all 5 games we played but at least I now know how.Attachment 40905
And yes, we were thoroughly enjoying the over-proof with the juice I bought from the juice man on the beach.
Thanks Rusteduck. You are keeping me motivated.Quote:
Originally Posted by rustedduck
Thanks bjritz! More to come!Quote:
Originally Posted by bjritz
Now that I see the Mosquito spray in the picture , let me touch on that. I was stressing about getting ill from bites. We bought 15 boxes of Cutter Advanced wipes as well as some Deep Woods. Cutter Advanced has an extra ingredient than the other repellents do not and they charge you accordingly. When we got off the plane, before I had a chance to apply it, I got bit 3 times as did my DH (dear husband) I am a mosquito MAGNET but DH is not. We slapped it on in line while waiting to get through immigration and continued to apply it every morning and afternoon and supplemented with spray. I was sick of it by the time we left but it seems to have worked. The morning we had breakfast at Bar B Barn, there was a woman that showed me her legs. They were tore up with bites, I mean like 50 to 75 bites. How do you let that happen to yourself?? At the same time she was showing me massive bites on her body, the owner of B B barn was on the phone discussing the fate of one of her friends that had Chikungunya. I left Nashville without antihistamines. I am probably one in a million that has had a severe allergic reaction to subs. While at a pharmacy down town Negril trying to cop some Benedryl of some sort as a precautionary measure, A guy came running out saying he had go get medicine home to his wife that was suffering a bout of Chikungunya. And that's all I know about it but thought I'd share my experience. We are home and all is good.
I'm really enjoying your report as well as your photos. Thanks for taking the time. Glad you didn't get chick v.
Really enjoying this report especially being in the deep freeze and yet another snow storm. I really miss Negril. Lucky you have that cutie Mr T to cook and show you around.
Thanks for sharing your trip and photos~ my hubby and I were there at the same time!!! :cool:
Clap. Clap, Clap, looking forward to Sav day~~
more! Thanks for sharing , that is a great report.
Keep it coming, we luv trip reports!
Thanks everyone! Been snowed in and finally got back to work today so I've had to slow down a bit.
That's awesome! Wish we could have met! My DH and I spent the first night of our honeymoon in Corolla OBX right near the light house 15 years ago. I love that place!!!! I could write another whole trip report on just that experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by OBXcouple
so I'm sitting here at home enjoying a Wray and Nephew overproof rum with diet coke. I made jerk chicken wraps for dinner with the jerk sauce we made and brought home. Nothing like bringing home a slice of JA.
I agree! Mr. T was the perfect host and expanded our horizons in many ways!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluez
Day 4
After a good sleep, woke up to Mr. T's smiling face knocking at our door. It was my turn to be chef for the day. I made us a tomato, cheese and green onion omelettes with toast and home fries. Mr. T cut a pineapple with skill like I've never seen. I wish I had a picture of that perfectly peeled pineapple. After breakfast, we went next door to our little store to stock up on some beer and other supplies. On our last trip here we discovered Sorrel. We had it at Biggas on our way to Negril and again at Jenny's. Delish! Well DH spotted Sorrel red stripes and bought a six pack. I love Sorrel and I love Red Stripes but personally didn't dig the combo of the two. DH and Mr. T loved it however. While at our little store, I spotted a box of candy at the check out counter next to a box of garlic and ginger, in a Star Burst Box. Found that interesting for a lot of different reasons. Attachment 40934
Since it's my turn to cook today, I thought I'd make Mr. T one of my favorite dishes, Shrimp and Grits. So that was our initial mission, to find some shrimp. But the day turned into so much more. And we eventually did find shrimp for the grits.
My heart was missing the love of my life while in Negril. I wish I could have put him in a suit case. This is Action Jackson. Though he's not really active in this photo.Attachment 40935
He is a spoiled rotten dog. Wish I could provide the life he has to every dog I've met in JA
Jim Donna, Thanks for the applause. Muchos Gracias. Did I say that right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim-Donna
Loving your report!! I truly, as they say in Jamaica, "overstand", missing the love of your life...canine version. When vacation time comes, my lab is one of my biggest concerns other than my dear father and my family that is. She brings joy to my soul. Here is her picture...
Yes, I have been a lurker on here for a bit~before registering. We did meet another couple from the board~on our last night in Negril. We had a chill evening down at Canoe Bar. Oh Corolla, is beautiful~it is northern end of OBX~ we live most southern tip of OBX~ on a small island! Love Corolla area too!!! Have to come out this way next time you venture to OBX!
Very nice report and pictures,please keep them coming!
So we went to town in search of shrimp but didn't find any worthy. We decided to head to the West End. We walked. That was a pretty scary walk going around the blind corners with no side walk. Mr. T wanted to show us the first place he played basketball and introduce us to his friend that had an Ital restaurant. Well this ended up being the MXIII property where I believe the Bob Marley Birthday Bash was held. It was really special to see Mr. T's face light up when he was describing how he learned to play ball there. Attachment 40979
Here is a photo of the Ital Garden. We had some fresh beet and cucumber juice and Mr. T insisted I try "Sip". I had never heard of that before but Mr. T said it is a soup made without bones? Well it was amazing. Oh so fresh. Funny how when you learn a new word, you start seeing or hearing it all the time.
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Yetta I just love your big puppy!! Oh so sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by yetta