Nice read to pas time sitting at the airport in Montreal waiting for my flight!
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Nice read to pas time sitting at the airport in Montreal waiting for my flight!
Did not know I could read and post on here from iphone
Not sure if you're going to wake up after falling asleep, but many times I've been in Negril for a quick click through the TV channels and fallen asleep .... it happens!
Day 1 Pictures aren't much during most of my travel my bag was jammed under over or on me.
Nice report - thanks so much for sharing with all us folks.
I'm not sure if I missed something along the way, but, it's been 13 years since you have seen and kissed Andre. :eek:
My lord, I'm trying to figure that one out. You look all of 21 or 22.
21 or 22?? THANK YOU!! <3 I just turned 30 :(
History: I went to high school with Andre and use to hang around the Steel Drum Band he played in with a friend of mine in Toronto.
We dated briefly. He was a horrible kisser, I taught him to kiss properly ha! That is why it was funny to us that day. I had not seen
him in 13 years.
DAY 2 PART 1
“Have you ever woken up in a bit of a panic and you’ve completely forgotten where you are?
and not only that but you think you’re definitely late for something?
Ya well imagine me flying off an unfamiliar bed tripping over my shoes and banging into a table…
“Where the hell is my phone? What time is it? Where am I ??
I hear a grumble in the dark, "OMG! WHAT IS THAT??!!”
Rubbing my eyes I look around….
:D I’m in JAMAICA, I’m in Negril .. that grumble??!! .. ah that’s Andre.
He sits up..kisses his teeth “Manda what the hell are you doing?”
Now I’m wide awake and I’m giddy like Christmas morning.
“It’s time to wake up!! Let’s go out I need to see the beach it’s morning time”
He reaches for his phone “kiss teeth” "Yuh muss be mad, it’s 3:32am, go back to sleep!”
And now I’m sad and well my leg kind of hurts from bumping into that damn table but I’m crushed.
It’s like waking up on Christmas Eve and thinking it’s Christmas Day.
6:30am
“Manda wake up!! What in the hell is that some sort of blow horn in your suitcase??”
“Huh?, what?! Oh damn, it’s my work alarm, THERE'S my phone!
Time to get up this time I know. Note to self I should turn off my work alarm.
Shower, Brush Teeth, Get Dressed. I’m starving!! Where to go….
We leave the hotel and head out to the road and Andre flags a route taxi down.
Jammed in the back between Andre and a local, next stop Sweet Spice! My stomach rumbles.
Sweet Spice was great, small cute restaurant reminded me a bit of some old diners here that I’d walk into.
The older lady that brings us coffee asks if I want milk and pours something that more looks like beige-ish glue??
I’m sure I made a bit of a face because Andre chuckles at me but I pay no mind Damn that’s good!!
Best coffee, keep it coming. All sold out of Ackee n Salt Fish though DAMN!
Coming out of Sweet Spice
“You aiight to walk”
“What does it look like I don’t have two legs Andre?”
“Why you gotta be so feisty”( #1 )
Small child across the street probably belongs to the house that’s just right there
he pssst pssst pssst me Andre tells me pay no mind but I can’t ignore this child
and I look over at him.. "Buy me something?"
Andre tells me "DON’T", He then begins this rant about
how he doesn’t like to see these children put out by some of their parents to beg.
I look across the street and I see the sign for Scrub a Dub,
“Look Andre there is Scrub a Dub’
“What you know about that?
“I know I wanna go
“You mad ?
Why does he keep asking me that??
good fun manda!
write on . . .
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THIS is the BEST-est trip report in the whole-wide world...!!!!...
:-)
Sorry if you aren't enjoying it Smith ... I'm a newbie things get a bit more off the beaten track though if you stick around :)Quote:
Originally Posted by smith744
Manda - I'm truly Loving your trip report so far!! So much fun to read! I'm addicted - Please Keep it coming!:D
P.S. Great pics! The lobster looks so delish! Now I know for sure what I'll be ordering at Ivans
Looking forward to your next installment!
I for one like it a lot.
Waiting, waiting fi more!!! Loving it!! Thanks for taking the time to post.
Not too many trip reports catch my attention, but will be back for more of this one.
DAY 2 PART 2
We ended up walking all the way from Sweet Spice down the road to where the beach starts, there’s a sign for a
Beach Bashment later tonight for Tito’s Birthday.
I’m not sure who Tito is but he’s been celebrating his birthday all weekend according to this flyer and well I feel personally invited now.
Big Grin!
“Andre, you don’t party but we’re going to this party”
“Aiight Aiight, You party I stand up and watch”
I kiss my teeth, he gives me weird look #3.
I decide I want to walk the rest of the way by Beach. So we start off and it’s beautiful I’m lagging behind taking pictures
and it’s easy at first the sky is over cast and there is a large large dark cloud coming in. Andre is gaining distance
he’s yelling something at me about rain or something or other rah rah blah blah because I’m so overwhelmed at the beauty
of this beach that I can’t bare to break my concentration. But damn it’s HOT when that sun comes out and it’s getting harder and harder
walking in the sand.
Have you ever walked close to the water and all those ropes are hooked up to the boats?
Ever try to walk over those ropes while the tide washes out and the rope rises up a foot off the sand?
No?
Oh it’s just me that’s clumsy and makes an ass out of myself while taking pictures and not watching where I’m going?
It’s okay I’m use to it.
“Amanda! Look at you, you damn near flipped right over that rope watch where you’re going”
I laugh. Couple of Jamaican men are in the sand kicking around a soccer ball and they laugh with me. WITH ME not at me I promise you! lol
Now I’m walking the beach remember now and I’ve read a ton of posts about the beach vendors.
I walk by, "Lady would you like a sarong" or "I would love to do your hair". "No thanks Ma’am I’m good"
And that’s it? There’s nothing to it than that? Well I must be lucky then :D Slow season not too much hustle going on I suppose.
The skies open up and Andre hangs on to some umbrella thing posted in the sand on a cement block
it looks like as if he’s hanging on for dear life at the top of a ship’s mass.
“Are you made of Sugar, Andre it’s just rain. So I’m standing under this Umbrella thingy with him
“Andre this is ridiculous”
“What would you suggest then Manda?” I turn my head and GRIN!
“YELLOW BIRD 2 FOR 1 DRINKS!
““Huh? Where is Yellow Bird and how you know it’s 2 for 1 drinks?
It’s literally right behind where we are standing with a big sign 2 FOR 1 DRINKS!
Up at the Bar is it noon yet? Probably not, who cares! I’m in Jamaica, “Purple Rain please”
We continue our stroll.. errr struggle in the hot sun and make it back to Coco.
I couldn’t believe how long it took us from Sweet Spice back to Coco then again there was a few stops,
a few drinks, a few chats with vendors and again me lagging and running lagging and running up the beach
like some 2 year old trying to catch up, Great Afternoon in Negril.
love it!
Now that sounds like a fantastic time! I am soooo loving your trip report and am looking forward to when I will be there next month! :)
day 2 part 2 pictures
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Have you ever walked close to the water and all those ropes are hooked up to the boats?
Ever try to walk over those ropes while the tide washes out and the rope rises up a foot off the sand?
This is really bringing back memories of my first trip, I love it!! I know what you mean about the walk on the beach taking a long time - there are so many places to stop, vendors talking to you, and the views.
The pictures are beautiful! Love the Rainbow capture, the beach, the purple rain looks yummy - I've heard of it, but never tried it! - Nice shades btw:cool: (I forgot my sunglasses when I went to Negril and I was walking around squinting most of the time)
Thanks for sharing! can't wait to read more!:D
"And now I’m sad and well my leg kind of hurts from bumping into that damn table but I’m crushed.
It’s like waking up on Christmas Eve and thinking it’s Christmas Day.
6:30am
“Manda wake up!! What in the hell is that some sort of blow horn in your suitcase??”
ROFLMAO
ditto THAT lola, amanda you got me cracking *clap* UUPPPPPPP over here.
ROFLMFAOOOO, girl you gots SKILLLLLLZZZZZZz
:cool: Yup!Quote:
And that’s it? There’s nothing more to it than that?
can't wait to read more.....
It seems he's up to #3, I think this is going to have meaning soon...Waiting in anticipation. Me thinks there is a volcano brewing. Maybe I'm making more of the undercurrent than is actually there....or not? Anyway, great reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having a blast reading your trip report, Manda. Beautiful photos! Like the one of the purple rain. That's the prettiest drink I've ever seen! Now I'm going to have to try one.
lol it's weird look #3 in general .. although I'm sure there are tons I didn't catch nor really cared about lolQuote:
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LMFAO Glad you're enjoying it :)Quote:
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Well written and intersting read Manda - thank you for taking the time.....
Nice....enjoying your trip report. Quick too, guess I need to get my stuff together and crank one out. lol
Lookin forward to more
great read! I love your writing style.
I'm following and enjoying!
great report!
:cool: thumbs up Manda!
Nice Manda!
More Plz! :)
Oh Manda I luv it and it is so funny i could exactly picture every moment you mentioned from when I first experienced it ( ok except Andre ). I love your report and am addicted. Don't keep us hanging tooo long in between episodes though. Your excitement for your first time of everything is exhilirating i luv it!!
Manda loving every key stroke and photo.......haven't followed a negril report in a long time...yours is a nice change of pace.......carry on please
A great start on your report! Looking forward to more.
Awesome job Manda. Thank you for making this long, boring day at work more fun :) I found myself continuing on to the next page to read more.
Love to read a great trip report because they are few and far between. You definitely have me hooked. Feel like we were all there with you and Andre.
6 more weeks til we go back for our 6th time to Negril. Soon you will be writing about your various trips to Negril. Like you said, "Once you go...you know!" ;)
Great Report! Thanks for posting!
DAY 2 PART 3
Back in the room after a long afternoon walking around and taking in Negrl…
Andre of coarse has parked himself in front of the TV and he’s watching football on the edge of the bed a
s if something out of the ordinary is going to happen.
“Ugh, I’m in Jamaica and you want to watch football” *rolls eyes*
I decide that I’ll dye my hair. Yes of coarse I brought a box of hair dye to Jamaica, didn’t I tell you I had one too many Jager shots the night before I left?
So there I am dying my hair, Andre is watching football and I’m thinking this is strange.
I haven’t seen this guy in 13 years and why does this all feel familiar and easy. I’m watching him from the bathroom
and I’ve got this black goo all over my forehead and he turns to me and makes weird look #4
“what the hell is that on your head?”
He offers to help me dye my hair but of coarse I must sit in front of the TV.
“Manda you know what’s funny? I thought I’d be all over you because it’s been so long and
you were part of some of the best memories I’ve had but I’m not”
“That’s funny, Andre? Wow you’re still a regular charmer aren’t you”
“That’s not what I meant, I meant it feels like I seen you last week and this is
all normal the way it’s suppose to be, I missed you”
“I was just thinking the same that this is all abnormally comfortable I dunno it’s weird”
“I dunno if I’ll ever see you again or if you’ll come back or when I’ll be back in Toronto but
no matter what I’ll always …EWWWWW Why does this stuff smell like that!!”
“It’s ammonia, Andre” *rolls eyes*
“Ya, well you’re trying to poison me or something, open a window”
Hair done, dressed, dancing around to music in the hotel room, pillow fighting
Just a note the pillows at Cocolapalm hurt, we established a below the neck rule and in his case above the waist.
STARVING – Hadn’t eaten a thing since Breakfast at Sweet Spice it’s about time to get something in my stomach.
Grab a route taxi off to 3 Dives. I recognize the fire pit area from pictures and Andre tries to argue with me about
how they don’t do bon fires here. I’m slowly starting to realize that Andre likes to argue everything I say.
Nothing wrong with a healthy debate but everything?? What’s his deal?
Order our food go out to the bench by the cliff to have a cold red strip and Andre smokes.
I’m balancing out on some jagged rocks as far as my clumsiness will allow me and I hear
“Manda, what are you doing!! You know you clumsy and you fall and do you know that the only thing I could
do is call your Dad and tell him you are drowning, I can’t swim!”
“You what??”
“I said I can’t swim, you don’t remember when I almost drown in the deep end of the pool?”
Now I’m sort of teetering on some jagged points around the cliff edge and I look at him confused sort of searching
my mind and then BINGO I remember and I can’t stop laughing. I’m in hysterical laughter for some reason now
swaying on some jagged edged rocks near cliffs edge.
Andre stands up and he’s looking panicky “Manda, what’s so funny you’re going to fall!”
For some reason I keep picturing him in 7 feet of water flailing around in a pool and I can’t stop laughing when
I finally settle down and get myself back to more level land I sit beside him and he’s giving me that look .. you know ..
weird look #5 but more like, I can’t believe you were just laughing at me.
“Andre?” *smirk*
“Manda, don’t say anything”
And I’m chuckling… “Andreeee”,
“MANDA!”
“Andreyouliveonanislandandyoucan’tswim”
And he whips his head around at me with this straight mouthed look and I almost spit Red Stripe out of my nose.
“Really funny Amanda, come our foods ready”
We both had the Jerk Chicken and I couldn’t get enough of that sauce they had in that unmarked bottle some sort of pepper sauce
and we sat there for hours talking, reminiscing, arguing, and debating. There was Religion, life, marriage, politics, more Religion.
We watched people come and go for their dinner and we were still there me with my straight Rum and Red Stripe chaser..
him with his Coca cola (boring)
We started walking down the road I’m feeling the rum a bit but I’m okay .. so this is the very scary road it’s dark it is kind of scary
before we hit that really blind sharp turn we decide it’s best to get into a Taxi. After all…. I’m clumsy.
We grab a route taxi and we make a stop so Andre can grab some .. “stuff” and there is a bit of an argument out side of the car.
Seems as if the stuff Andre is use to is much better where he is from along with much cheaper. He gets in the car..
“They thought I was a tourist until I started talking to them, and this is the stuff people buy
when they come to Jamaica?? Ice Weed he says, ya right”
He puts his arm around my shoulder and tells the Taxi where we’re going.
Next stop my good friend Tito’s birthday …