Beautiful Pix Chuck! Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful Pix Chuck! Thanks for sharing.
Not many old timers left here but have admired your pictures for a long time on this board.Just chuck you have a real talent and I thank-you for sharing with us.
It's Friday and today we are booked with Lenbert for the One Love Pub Crawl. Our three gal friends from Oregon are also booked for the pub crawl so it should be lots of fun. We had gone on the crawl several years ago and thought it was time to do it again. By the time the bus got to us at travellers it was starting to fill up.
Cathy and the three Oregonians waiting for the bus.
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First or maybe that should Thirst stop is the Justice of the Peace
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Kids on the way home
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Then it was back on the bus, still a pretty sober looking group
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The next stop was at Canoe, then on to No Limit. I chose to cross the road and go to PeeWee's. I remembered going to PeeWee's back in 1990 and have always had a liking for the place. There are sometimes divers to watch and the views are outstanding.
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Next bar up was Xtabi and by now some of our group was getting in the mood for some cliff jumping.
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Justchuck, we must have missed you by a few days. Visited Travellers every other day so Diane's son Keith could workout in the gym. While he worked out in the gym, I walked the beach.
Thanks for taking the time to post. Great stuff!
VVHT
VVHT - I think we had just been home a few days when you were arriving.
Leaving Xtabi we were a few travellers short as some had to leave, but the party must go on. Lenbert cranked up the music and we were off to Bella Donna's
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Everyone seemed to be getting more animated by now and when we arrived many swarmed the bar, I swarmed the pizza.
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This kitten was so cute
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It was picture taking time with the group and then back on the bus. The music was pumping and the bus was swaying as we continued on with two more bars to go.
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Thanks for taking us along for the trip!! Great pictures!!
The pub crawl continued on to Negril Escape
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We had stayed at Negril Escape several years ago and Tony recognized us and came over to say Hello
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Another of our group decides to take the leap
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Our next and last stop of the day was the High Life Villa deep in the west end. I had seen pictures of this villa before but never been there. It was a gorgeous place and is available for guests to stay. The pictures are a bit grainy as it was quite dark by this time of day.
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We didn't arrive back to Travellers Beach Resort until after 8 pm and then to discover that our air conditioner had quit working. A quick trip to the front desk and soon someone was there to attempt to remedy the problem. He wasn't able to get it going but he left and soon returned with a key for another room so we would have a cool place to sleep. Our little dilemna was handled very well by Travellers and they had our air conditioner working properly by 11 AM the next morning.
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing..cant wait to get back...not long now! WooHOO
Saturday morning we took a little walk up the road. We were contemplating a trip at New Years and wanted to take a look at a couple of properties. So many places are already booked for that time of year and many of what are available are in another price league. Both Coral Seas Gardens and Pure Garden Resort had rooms available so we wanted to take a look. Both properties were just a short walk.
Coral Seas Gardens looked ok and had a large pool, but despite advertising restaurant and bar we were told that neither were operating any longer and you must go to Coral Seas Beach Resort for the restaurant.
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Pure Gardens Resort did have an operating restaurant and bar tucked away at the back of the property which all looked pretty nice.
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Walking back to our hotel we stopped and chatted with Dave. He had a little roadside stand along the side of the road. Walking by his stand before he had simply offered us a "Good Morning". He had something cooking on a grill and I was curious but nothing was ready yet and he tempted me with a jelly coconut instead.
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i had been curious about pure garden but whenever i was at times square, there were always a lot of hangers on the property . . . hustling . . . kind of put a damper on even looking at it . . .
so, did you check it out?
Yes, we did check it out. When you say hangers on the property, do you actually mean in front of the property. Keep in mind that Pure Garden is right beside Times Square and you will usually find cabs and vendors in front of the property. The grounds seemed very well kept as does the pool and bar/restaurant area at the rear of the property. There are 4 or 5 blocks of rooms. There were a number of rooms occupied when we were there. The rooms we saw were quite adequate and clean. The rooms at the rear of the property have all been renovated/updated. All the kitchenettes are toward the rear of the property by the pool. We have booked 2 kitchenette for over New Years as we have friends joining us. $ 99.00 for a kitchenette. I guess I'll have a first hand experience. The reviews on Tripadviser seem quite good.
Saturday afternoon arrived and it was time to get something to eat. We had heard good things about Keneys Chinese Restaurant which was located right next door at Errol's Sunset cafe. The food was fantastic and we had enough left over for 2 box lunchs for later.
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Yum!
Staying at Travellers Beach Resort was very pleasant. The buildings and grounds were always very well kept. The security was tight and the staff were all very nice to deal with. The only incident we had was with the air conditioner but even that was handled in a very prompt and professional manner. There was activities going on pretty much every day. I would not hesitate to stay there again.
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You just never know who you are going to meet
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WiFi worked well at the bar with the mini ipad
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There was some gorgeous plants
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Nice!
Sunday morning arrived and Cathy was determined to get to the craft market for a little more shopping. I didn't think the craft market would be open on Sunday but was assured by several people that it was open. We took a route taxi to the market. I wasn't really into shopping so I wandered over to the bridge to take a look. Going back to the market I had no problem finding Cathy as the vendors pointed me in her direction. While the market was open, there are far less vendors that show up for work on a Sunday.
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Love the photography. Thanks Chuck
Wifi was great at Travellers bar! I would wait at the bar for Diane's son Keith while he worked out at Travellers and surf on my mini.
Great photos!
Thanks,
VVHT
Monday morning arrived and our vacation was rapidly coming to an end. After breakfast I went back to the room to take my pills that I take once a day. I only had two pills left of each, that means when I take my last pills tomorrow it is time go home. We had previously talked of going to Little Bay just to get out of town so we contacted a driver at Travellers and off we went.
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Beautiful pictures,thanks so much for sharing them!
Loving this, thanks.
After leaving Little Bay we headed back to Negril. We still had a little time with our driver and decided to head out to the cliffs for a drink. We were going to go to Whoopies but as we approached Ahhhbees we decided to go there instead for a bite to eat.
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Surprise Surprise, we certainly didn't expect to see anyone we knew, but there was our neighbors, the 3 gals from Oregon.
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This was our first visit to Ahhhbees, but certainly won't be our last, the burgers are incredible!
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Even the cat enjoyed the burgers.
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Our driver Trevor, he was very pleasant
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Ahhhbee was very nice to visit with. He said business was slow but it was actually quite busy when we were there/
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Ever since I have been visiting Jamaica I have noticed that the urinals are installed very high on the wall. For instance, this one is so high that I figure you would have to be at least 5'9" tall and be able to stand on your toes while using it.
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A great place for a great burger
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Modern electrical system
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And gorgeous trees
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AHHH, Thanks for the views and making mi hungry. lol