**Tizzy's Trip to the MOON report**

Hahahaha Donna!!!! I hadn't thought of that :p

Day 1 - Arrival

Alright, so it’s settled, solo trip to Negril. I’m stoked. Wait, no I’m panicked. In all the chaos and the blah blah blah, I had completely neglected to do anything in preparation for this trip. Accept I did get my hair done. It’s Friday, April 20, 2012…the day before the trip….I don’t have to tell y’all about this feeling do I? Work… dragged… by… soooo… slow. Sure didn’t help that a bunch of people were already in Negril and celebrating 4/20 @ Boogers party without me. LOL How dare I book a trip to Jamaica leaving 4/21. WTF over? Talk about poor planning…

When 5:30 pm rolled around I hit the ground running. Few last minute things to pick up and a Mana/Pedi of course. G’ma would have the kids at her house already since my flight would leave at 5:55 the next a.m. (clearly I did NOT learn my lesson the first time did I)

That’s ok, I will just pack real quick and go to bed early…..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Yeah right. Who does that? If you know me personally, you know that I sometimes resemble poster child for ADHD…one that forgot their pill. LOL I’m pretty sure I tried to set the mood with some Rum/Cold cuts/Reggae to get me goin….annnnnd I’m pretty sure I ended up dancing around the house until about 3:30 AM. At which point I had to buckle down, pack and get myself ready to go. Somehow managed to walk out the door only 10 minutes behind schedule, dressed and looking good even. lol Dropped my truck off at the Parking Spot and arrived at the airport with plenty of time. Between here and Mobay Nothing very eventful happened and THANK GOD for that! Hahah I made my connecting flight in ATL, and arrived in MoBay early afternoon.

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Sangster was pretty lively. Spent about 45 min in line but got through customs fairly quick. Boy was it HOT in the airport. I KNOW I will be packing lighter next time (hehehe) cause I vividly remember trying to awkwardly maneuver suitcases around, while wearing 5 inch platform sandals and thinking someone put a freakin body in there somewhere between point A and point B. Nope, It was all my CRAP after all. LOL That effort alone made me break a sweat.

When I walked out the door into the warm Jamaican air, I began searching for Chicken (whom I had only seen in pictures). A tall, young, nice looking fella came up to me and began trying to take my bags for me. I was confused but after a moment saw Chicken’s familiar face. He explained to me that Ricky was his son, so I gladly handed over my stuff and made introductions. I liked them both right away. Chicken soon pointed me over to the bar and informed me that I had friends waiting for me there. OOOOOOMG….my first boardie encounter….Dum duudda dum. Who could it be??? Make my way up the steps to the bar and right into the outstretched arms of Guirigay and SweetiePie (Who is even more beautiful in person). We were loud and excited and ready to set this sh*t off. They already had a round of stripes ready to go. I sure do like them. We made easy conversation between the three of us and Chicken and another man whose name I forget. Wayne maybe? Really nice guy anyways. We waited about an hour for the rest of our party to arrive. Right about the time we were feeling like lifelong buds…I saw the expressions on my faces friends change and I turned to see what they were looking at, but I was totally blinded by the beautiful bright smile of Marley9808 right behind me… and then it got LOUD. Really loud. Everyone was sooooo excited and hugging and yelling….such excitement that Marley’s husband Ninja (aka Ralonzo, aka Raul, aka RaOOOOOL) managed to sneak in under the radar, but that is no surprise because, after all, he is a great Ninja (with a killer smile to rival his lovely wifes). I literally felt like I had been reunited with old time friends. It was a really great feeling to be there.

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We loaded up onto Chicken’s Bus and popped some tops for the road. We had a few stops to make…the first being Digicel? Yes it was on the hipstrip in MoBay I believe. Running errands has never been more fun! I got a phone+minutes and the others did the same, or they topped up the phones they already had, etc. When I walked out of the store I heard some women calling me over saying “Hey Sexy girl….come see my tings” Hahaha Well you GOT me….seriously flattery gets you everywhere with me. So I took off down an alley to see some TINGS….and you know once you stop in one, you gotta look at her friends stuff too….all 5 of her friends. LOL Eventually someone from my group came along and rescued me. Good news is I knocked out most of my shopping for other people. One less thing for me to remember, which is great cause my memory’s NOT!

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Back on board Chicken’s Magic bus. Wheels go round and round. Next stop? SH*t I don’t know where we stopped next. A roadside bar maybe? Or Biggas? Well, we made both of those stops I just don’t know what order that happened. The little bar had a facility and also had cold drinks. This is where Guirigay turned me onto Stones. Oh man I love that…what is it…gingerwine? Whatever it’s good. Our stop at Biggas was fun, even though the man himself was not there, Mrs. Bigga took good care of us. Jerk pork and red stripe….at last!!!


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Back on the bus, we continue our pub crawl…I mean our airport transfer….hahahaha, we had GOOD time! In fact we were having such a good time that we were surprised when we noticed the sun was already setting on us and we we were just now getting into Negril. How did that happen?? We were lucky to snap a few shots of the sunset through the window of the bus. It’s ok, we’ve got plenty more ahead of us.

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First stop was down a little road off the West End Rd. We bid farewell to Guirigay and Sweetiepie, but not for long, as we would all be freshening up and then meeting back up at Seastar Inn for the Webcast and Luciano show. Yep this party aint even started yet.

We pull up to my stop. Chicken hollers that we are at Catcha and it takes me a minute to realize I’m supposed to get off the bus. Damn. Got a pretty good buzz going, so I take a second to organize my thoughts. Marley, Ninja, and myself exchange “see you laters” and I step off the bus in front of Catcha Falling Star’s green gate, where I was greeted by a sweet older man name Louis…he was kind and had a really warm smile. He took care of my bags while I went to the office to check in. I was greeted by Mauvette and led down a path to the Moon Cottage…

Hooray! Another update! Sounds like quite an adventure. I love how your nervousness about being on the trip alone melt as you meet your new soulmates I mean new friends!

Sbeth, it was crazy how fast it dissolved.....met the coolest ppl off of this board, I love it and will be 4ever grateful.

Yeah Tiz......I told you "every little ting was gonna be alright" and I don't lie :)
But honestly, I'm so glad you came on this trip, I can't imagine it without you now!

Those pictures took me right back to the day....feels like it was just yesterday!

clap clap clap.....more please - excellent report sis

:)awesome!! Love your reports!

that guy with his arm around you is kind of cute:p

amazing! I'm hooked! note to self flattery works on tiz.... lol apparently very well... I'm lovin this Thank you and please ....go on...

are you doing this from notes? If I waited that long after a trip to do a report I wouldnt be able to remember it!

Omg, I always end up staying up the night before a trip and packing right up to the time we have to leave, even though I tell myself never again, it always happens! I am just too excited to sleep! Loving your report, keep it comin'! Yay Tizzy! So glad you still went alone and hooked up with boardie friends! And, yes I agree with Marley, tell your ex you want to go back in December! :-)

Right on, right on!!! Lovin it so far mi fren. Agree with you completely. So many great people on here and I feel very blessed to have made such awesome friends!! Now....more please...lol!

Okay no more second thoughts about who will be my driver....I'm reserving Chicken as soon as I finish writing this note. Tizzy, I am loving your delayed report. I am going solo this time and really looking forward to my "It's All About ME" trip!

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that guy with his arm around you is kind of cute:p

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Lol, that's Ricky....Chicken's son. He had a big crush on Tizzy.....but then again, who doesn't? ;)

loving the report tiz -- and the picture in the bus riding through mobay -- i know exactly where you are - lol

and yes some of my best friends are boardies!

and you are looking great g'friend :-)

Love it Tiz, keep it rollin', and Hey-O Drumma Bouy!!

Shauna, I feel the same....we are all just going to have to plan our vacations around eachother from now on! lol So glad that we crossed paths, your friendship means so much to me.

Sweetness....that goes for you too (but thats stating the obvious) :o

Kaycee - you arent kidding, he is so good lookin, and cool too.....Ahhhh Ricky lololol

Poolguy I have some basic notes, and pics help, and I'd be lying if I said I didnt take notes from some of the other peoples reports lol. Funny though, I start remembering more and more as I write it. We are also pretty early on in the trip....things get a little more blurry with each passing day. In fact the latter part of this TR might end up reading more like a picture book.

Eden I say the same thing. every time. haha

HEY Drummerboy!!! I hope you're planning on goin again April '13???

Tranquilitygurl you will not regret that!!! Especially going solo, Chicken is a great guy and will look out for ya. I'm really looking forward to your "all about me" trip so Please tell us all about it when you get back!!!! :)

Seveen, thanks girl, I'm sure hoping our paths cross one of these days and we can go strut our stuff on di beach!! haha

Guiri...writing this is bringing back some great memories and its making me miss you guys even more than I already did. Please hug SweetiePie for me, and yourself too. Miss y'all :o

Less yapping and more story telling :-D

Thanks for the link to the Sweet Jamaica video. I loved it and just bought the album. Can't wait to listen to it all the way through. The remakes/reinterpretations of the Israelites and Johnny Too Bad songs are really neat.

It's a great double album

Great!!!!!!!!, the Tizzy report!!

GUIRI! Whagwan man!? Hope you and the mrs. are well!!!!

Tizz! I WILL be there def in April!! I was looking at the last week. You are going earlier?? I am trying to plan it to where the biggest group of friends from last year is there.

Hey Tizz, you just light up the world! Even your name makes me smile! I will never forget the first time I really spoke to you, it was at Seasplash, at a webcast. You came up to me with that cute Tizzy face and asked "Did someone ask me a question?" So damn funny! Your trip report is hilarious you just write as you speak and it's a breath of fresh air! It is lovely to reminisce, yet once again, as the memories we all made are worth thinking about again and again, and will never, ever leave us. Can't wait for the next chapter, don't take too long! ♥

Drumma - Just awesome to hear from you again! The majority of the turtles are shooting for the last weekend of April to the first weekend of May 'cause we could basically own Catcha that week, the week before the Boardie Bash was problematic. Many are going to try to get in a day or two or more early to make the Bash. Sweetie Pie, who will get an extra lil sumpin sumpin the next time I see her, and I won't be able to make it until Saturday the 27th but we're there for 9 days. PM me and I'll try to get you in the loop :)

Day 1 Cont...

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I had put a lot of thought into booking the perfect place for this trip. This was the first time I had ever done anything where $ was not a huge determining factor in where I would stay. Originally this was also going to be my first true “vacation” with a significant other….and I was even married at one point Hahahahaha (That's ok, I'll romance my damn self LOL) Point is, all of that did play a part in the booking of the Moon Cottage at Catcha. First I was hoping to book Sagi (for the outdoor shower with a view) but since Minja is always bogarting that shiz, no such luck LOL. (JK girl you know I just playin and I was so happy how it worked out) Anyways, I had scoured the internet trying to find good pictures and video of the Moon. It sounded to be exactly what i was hoping to find. Now as we walked past the security post at Catcha, I was really excited to check out my home for the next 5 days, and we were joking around about how I ended up here. It was dark by this time so I could not yet see much of the surrounding beauty that IS Catcha Falling Star.....but when she led me through the back side of the porch and on into the cottage itself, I was beside myself. Felt like I was dreaming. “Oh…my goodness….” Is what I think I said…about all I could say. Let me explain ok. I know this isn’t the lap of luxury… in my humble opinion it’s better. I’ve never stayed anywhere like it in my life, and it was just amazing to me.

I think she was trying to explain something or point me in the direction of Ivans etc….but she saw that I wasn’t hearing a word, laughed an told me we’d chat tomorrow Lol Honestly I was overwhelmed by it, I don’t really know how to explain why. She made me feel very much at home. In fact I would have never left if it was up to me.

Once I was alone I looked around the Moon. When you first walk in you enter a living area/ kitchen. It’s not a full functioning kitchen for anyone looking for information…but it is equipped with a full size fridge, microwave, etc. I don’t know why you would ever want to cook anyways, when you have Ivans next door. There is comfy seating and a T.V. but I never really spent any time there. There was a stereo that I used a lot. You walk up a few steps and in front of you is the bathroom. It’s nice, clean with a nice big shower and a door. Hmmmm, a door? You know what’s on the other side of that door? The oudoor shower is.

Pretty neat :rolleyes:

On each side of the bathroom is a bedroom. One has a queen bed (I think) and the other is larger and has two full size beds. Good lord what could I possibly do with all of these? Both rooms have large closets with plenty of drawer space/hanging space if you need it.

I went back outside to check out the porch, have me a smoke. To put it simply...the porch at the Moon Cottage is my favorite place in the whole world….more specifically the day bed. I thought I would be really bummed that I was here alone, but for whatever reason I felt a huge surge of relief and satisfaction while I sat there enjoying my sub sandwich and taking in all the sounds.

I had to quickly snap out of it and get ready to head out to Seastar Inn for the Luciano show/Saturday night webcast. I was already late so I didn’t have much time. I pre-purchased two tickets to the show, so now I had one up for grabs. I called my boy Garth who I met on my first trip. He is a great guy, reliable and safe driver and I also consider him my friend. I asked if he wanted the extra ticket. He was down…said he’d be by in 5 minutes. I tried to pull it together real quick, and started, well, I think I started hiding valuables. More on that later. Lol

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wow, how freaking awesome to have all of Moon, take me to the moon already. I was kinda crying reading your description of how stunned you were. It is like princess in a fairy tale cinderella style. But with a way more down to earth and happening princess, Tizzy! Thanks for continuing your adventure, you and Sweetness are getting me through a rainy cold rough patch here in NYC.

You're really good at hiding valuables!

Loving your report, Tiz :)

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Hey Tizz, you just light up the world! Even your name makes me smile! I will never forget the first time I really spoke to you, it was at Seasplash, at a webcast. You came up to me with that cute Tizzy face and asked "Did someone ask me a question?" So damn funny! Your trip report is hilarious you just write as you speak and it's a breath of fresh air! It is lovely to reminisce, yet once again, as the memories we all made are worth thinking about again and again, and will never, ever leave us. Can't wait for the next chapter, don't take too long! ♥

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I love SPOTTYCATZ!! I'm so glad y'all were along for this ride....wish we never had to get off. I think of you often <3 I so wish I could remember every conversation, every joke...please if anything pops into your head add it to the report!!! lol

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wow, how freaking awesome to have all of Moon, take me to the moon already. I was kinda crying reading your description of how stunned you were. It is like princess in a fairy tale cinderella style. But with a way more down to earth and happening princess, Tizzy! Thanks for continuing your adventure, you and Sweetness are getting me through a rainy cold rough patch here in NYC.

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Honestly, I wasn't gonna admit it but I totally teared up when I saw it. LOL It really was like a dream and it just gets better!!! haha Rain + Cold is the worst...hunker down!! lol

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You're really good at hiding valuables!

Loving your report, Tiz :)

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HAHAHAHA You know me babay :p

It's Tizzy Tyme!!!!!!!!!!!;)

Party Time! Excellent!

hahahahaha

waaatup Vince!?!?

i'm going to call mi fren in Canada tonite and see when we are suppose to link up in April.Would love to make the boardie bash at the end of April.But we got wait to see how the oil is:)

Tizzy the next belly flop QUEEN???lmao!

I dont know what my exact dates will be in April....but it will include the boardie bash. SO hoping you will be there this time!!! Keep me posted

Not sure i have the necessary surface area to be crowned Queen of the Belly Flop, LOL, but I will 4sure sit my happy a$$ at the judges table and critique yours. :p

LOL,Crazy azz Tizzy!!!!!!!!

she's too tiny to do a great flop Vince:) Actually though, Guirigay, though of slighter build than some of the other floppers, pulled off a terrific stunt with all of his accoutrements. So Tizzy if you set your mind to it I am sure you could stun the world with flop antics. I liked your no-holds barred cliff jumping at Samsara from your first ever trip and report.

Tiz I guess I felt your tear-up moment from reading your words about the Moon cuz it got me tearing up. But I am a pushover.

This is my first post in a while, our previous trip fell through and I was too heartbroken to skull :) But we are now planning for May 2013, and I just had to say... Gurl, You had me in tears and my hubby laughing at me for crying over a trip report ;). And we will be looking to book Chicken too! Can't wait to read more!!!

ha ha another crier. Tizzy ya got us going.

HA! just wait til you we get to the end...i know I'm gonna have my kleenex handy LOL

PamelaP...I'm excited for ya girl, only I wish that you were planning a month earlier (April is better... come on come on!!). You can find Chicken's contact info on the board somewhere...i guess there is a section where you can get info on different drivers. Good man :)

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Lol, that's Ricky....Chicken's son. He had a big crush on Tizzy.....but then again, who doesn't? ;)

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I may have to use the services of Chicken...just so I can get a peek, lol! I can see why he does have a crush:)

I was about to say...."bet Kaycee rides on chickens magic bus next time too"!!!!

Hahahahahaha

Thanks mama :o

So Tiz, you care to elaborate on the outdoor shower a little more?

:) Our dates are flexible at this point, lol. And I have a notebook going already... Jotting down little gold nuggets here and there. Peeped your first report. Gurl, you are too Much! Hilarious! Love It!