nice report....and hey, nothing wrong with a BK trip for those late nite beer and sub munchies....lol.....been there, done that
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nice report....and hey, nothing wrong with a BK trip for those late nite beer and sub munchies....lol.....been there, done that
the fan story is tooo funny!!! . . . more?
Great Reporting!
It's Friday....I wake up rather late...9ish....I never turned that ceiling fan on.....so I'm sweating my balls off....but as a result of my inaction, I actually still have balls so the opportunity cost for the sweating is very minimal relative to the big picture. Anyway, let's move on from my testicles to the remainder of the day....
I enjoy a sub on my balcony at Roots. I'm hungry for breakfast and decide to hit Café Goa. I had every intention of going to the webcast this past Sunday. I flew in the day before, however, and as John Steinbeck once said....'The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.'....Well, at least I made it. ....I have a nice banana pancake breakfast. It's a cool little spot. On the trudge back to Roots to checkout, I run into my buddy Wally....I hadn't seen him since the late 90s so he didn't recognize me....We chat it up...of course, he knows me, so he shows me his sub collection....and I was impressed!! More to add to the drawer...lol....How many of us Negril sub users dedicate an entire drawer to such activity? I think probably all of us!!!!!!
I walk back to Roots to checkout. I'm due to check in at Sunset on the Cliffs at 4....That's my only knock on them....who the hell has a check in at 4? No worries, though....With my luggage in tow, I head for a familiar home base....The Tamboo...The staff glances at me with looks of bewilderment as I storm onto the property with my bag in hand. "are you back, Timmy Mon?' I'm asked by Rocky....'Nope, I'm just hoping I can stash my bags here for a few hours!" A 'no problem' is followed and here I am, back at the Tamboo hanging out for the day. I show my friend Sascha from Saskatoon the subs I just scored and he as well is impressed. I run into my friend and former neighbor Dave and we all sit out in the sun and have some Red Stripes......
Dwayne is meeting me at Drifters at 4. Yeah, I couldn't get enough Wednesday so I'm back for more....I'm there by 3, of course, because what's Drifters without the Luddy opening show, right? Luddy is dressed in all black today in stark contrast to the all white Wednesday attire....Again, if you haven't seen, I've posted a ton of videos...several from Drifters on the Facebook page 'Negril Boardies' I'm TimmyMon!
Of all the things I have done, I've got to say that my afternoons at the Drifters were the best experiences I had all week. The music, the element, the vibe.....they're just unparalleled...In October, on my 23rd visit, I'll be sure to do it all 3 days....Sun, Wed and Fri...The entertainment director from the Tamboo, Akiem, is at the show today....We party and sub it together....He drinks off my bucket of Red Stripe then orders us another....I actually introduce him to Luddy....How weird is that? We are having a blast, dancing, subbing it and enjoying the crowd. Dwayne shows at 4....We watch the show for another half hour then head out....If I wasn't checking into a new hotel today, I'd see Luddy's night cap....but I only have a day and a half (2 nights) on the cliffs and want to relish them
Well, not really that much time. Dwayne takes me up the hill to Sunset on the Cliffs. I'm impressed with the property. Yeah, it's older...but who cares? the rooms are HUGE! They are super clean....The verandah is gigantic as well facing the ocean.... I'll stay here in October too as well as the Tamboo....I picked it right.....My only complaint with this place is that the doors lock from the inside...i.e. press the button and close the door. I was OK this trip but I've been locked in hallways naked before due to such similar circumstances so the idea of the 'button push lock' hardly appeals to me.
I have less time in the cliffs because tonight was the night I agreed to go hang out in the hills with Dwyane and the fam. He lives in Green Island and man....if his house isn't at the top of that damn hill then it's pretty close...The roads are in rough shape...It's funny how he can drive, look at me, and navigate in and out of the crater like potholes with ease...Guess he's been up and down the road a few times before..
I hang out with Dwayne, his girl Nadine and his nephews Tevon and Kimo. I meet his mom and his daughter Nicoya....well, that's her formal name....she goes by Kelsea
I get the nephews laughing when I actually have them convinced that I had moved to Jamaica to become a pimp. I told them I would soon start 'TimmyMon's Rent-A-Dread' and I was looking to recruit potential candidates....They died laughing after I explained I was actually kidding.... They both told me they'd never meet a crazier white guy than me...I don't know if they remember...but they told me the same thing last April..
Dwayne has been up since 4 AM and he is tired...and i'm ready to walk the cliffs with my limited time. He, Nadine and I leave....hit a local pub by Grange...then head back to Negril....Dwayne is tired so Nadine drives....I get back to the cliffs around 9:30.....Quick sub ....now the headphones go on and I walk the cliffs!
Again, some don't recommend walking the cliffs or the beach at night and I respect their opinion. I enjoy it, however....That being said, however, if you don't have your senses about you...I wouldn't recommend it. I turn right out of Sunset.....headphones on, but one earphone always coming out around tight corners....I used to go to LTU on Friday nights in years past so I head on that way..They are closing as I walk in. I chat up a local woman and head out. I meet a man out front on his bike and we chat away as we walk back towards the Sunset. I'm sure we stop at several places on the way because I know I drank like 3 beers back on the walk....I tell him about my sub quality....He gets excited....He waits for me outside as I go into my room at Sunset...I grab a sub and we sit out front and enjoy. He notices the 14 to 15 Jamaican bracelets I'm wearing....and am still wearing, btw....and he tells me he makes them....He made one for me personally....wow....It took him like 3 minutes...pretty cool seeing him utilize his leg to tug the string, etc....It was impressive
It's getting late but I'm ready to party still. My friend, whose name I've since forgot, and I walk across the street to Eddie's De Bar. Eddie's is always open late. I chat up the bartenders and my friend introduces me to Aubie who happens to be there enjoying a beer. I remember him from the LTU days. I've been meaning to try his burger....
I have another sub at Eddie's and party til like 1:30.
Time for bed.
Tomorrow will be my last day in Negril ....The plan is to just chill out but once you add a few Red Stripes to the TimmyMon, only the universe can predict the journey
Good night my friends
Waking up in the cliffs...Wow...I always ends my trips up here....Yeah, I don't wanna leave here....but I know, as Bob Seger famously said, 'We've got Tonight'.....well, I have today and tonight.....and I;m spending it in the cliffs.....The beach party is over and now it's time to explore the cliffs like I always do
I awaken at 8ish and go out to the Doplhin Cove, which is the restaurant here at Sunset on the Cliffs. I converse with a delightful group of women, probably 9 or so, gathering for one of the girl's 70th bday....They were a hoot....After breakfast, I walk down to the cliff, descend the ladder and hop in the water for a little swim, The water is a little rough...I had to at least get in the water....You know how it is...
I head back to the room...sit on the balcony....or lanai, as we say in Hawaii...I'm from Boston but was lucky to live in Hawaii for 6 years...I'm a sucker for the islands.....sub it up and and roll a few for the road....The headphones come on and I'm heading left outta Sunset on the Cliffs...It's about 11 or so....I'm ready for a beer....so I start with a cold Red Stripe across from the hotel a bit...I buy a few more wrist bands to add to my collection ...I chat with this one man who kept telling me I look like Troy Aikman but sound like Jack Kennedy....I totally get the JFK part....I've heard Aikman a time or two all these years in Plano, Tx
I pass the Rockhouse/Pushcart area. Ahhh...the memories...it was nearly 20 years ago that this combination was once the Pickled Parrot...The quintessential utopia for a 20 year old spring breaker....Buckets of beer, bitsy bikinis, water slides, boat rides, rope jump, bass pump, it was better than Rick's Café.....wish it were here today
I keep walking down....I stop at the No Name Bar....I was impressed with this place...I chatted up the owner from Colorado...The bar and seating area are really Caribbean yet modern and recently renovated...I'm glad I was beckoned in by the gentleman cooking the jerk....I highly recommend this place and I'll hit it up upon my return in October....I walk past Canoe....Stop at a few more random places for beers....Get close to the roundabout then decide to turn around and head back up....
I stop and have a few beers with a couple local guys. It turns out this one guy, who was the spitting image of NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, knew an old buddy Micky I knew from Trelawny Parish....small world....Music on, walking up the hill...I decide to pop into one of my all time favorite places....Peewee's....I met the man years ago when I was a kid....Too bad I missed his annual party on Feb 8th....Anyway, I see Elvis...well, the one that runs the bar nowadays....have a few beers and cross the road....I see my buddy Rambo whom Ive known for years now too....We enjoy a sub as we catch up
This is when things got kinda weird
Bentley's Crabhouse is (was) right across from Peewee's up the lane. I had eaten with Bentley on numerous occasions over the years....He always served '5 Tings on a plate' lol....I had heard that his mental health had been deteriorating...I asked Rambo about Bentley....No sooner than 2 minutes later.... Bentley appeared. The man I once knew was not the person I saw across the street. Once a stocky man full of laughter, now there he was ....gaunt and bewildered....I called his name...'Bentley!" He looked across at me, sucked in, and hucked a loo-gee....Not sure on the correct spelling there....It didn't make contact...but I got the point....sad to see someone you knew and laughed a lot with to go down like this...I never wish anything negative on anyone
I head back to the room at sunset on the Cliffs....Sub it on my beautiful porch....I eat some lunch and lounge out on the cliffs....It's about 4 ish now....I shower up...and now I go right out of the hotel...My destination will be Sir D's lookout for sunset...I make stops along the way as the liquid diminishes....I refuse to go to Rick's Café...Not my gig...I will not spend 5 bucks a beer plus crowds don't tend to be amongst my favorites things as I progress in this journey called life
Sir D's Firewater Lovenest is pretty quiet upon my arrival. The guys remember me from a few days before...Soon, a whole group of Italians show up...We all have a few laughs...Unfortunately, the sunset we all come here for will not be in the horizon..pun intended...It's cloudy....but laughter can always beat the weather and we had lots of it...
I leave Sir D's....and walk....I never cab it as I could just walk for days here in Negril....By now it's dark....and I've had a bunch....but I know to always walk facing traffic....paying tight attention around corners... I've walked this roads so many times.. Being aware is EVERYTHING in Jamacia...
Stop back at the hotel...Have a beer and chat up the beautiful birthday girl from breakfast....They did the Appleton Rum tour today....I have done many of the tours and liked a lot...but,as I've gotten older, I've developed an extreme aversion for crowds and an even far greater distaste for inconvenience of any type. Therefore, I tend to do low key stuff nowadays
I head back left...Stop at the No Limit Bar and have a few beers with some guys from New York...Kimbobwee anyone? I go across to Peewee's again and have a few more there...I head back up.....Eddie's De Bar for a few....Now it's like 10:30....I had a collapsible cooler I bought....and a few beers were on ice....I was heading back to my balcony...The sky cleared and the moon was shining....I was gonna sit out on my huge balcony....I was gonna light a sub....I was gonna play Bob Seger....and I was gonna get into my own woeld...
I did all of the above
I awaken today, Sunday, March 1, on the cliffs....only it's quite different than awakening yesterday. I leave today...Wow....The things I did this week....My goodness...
best trip ever ...not just because it was the most recent....but because it truly was the best
Dwayne picks me up at 10 ish....We stop for beers along the way....I seem to get stopped for every plausible search possible leaving the airport...Not so sure if my 14 Jamaican wristbands facilitated this...plus, travelling alone never helps..
Here I am...waiting for my flight.....I'm so dark...reading the Jamaican newspaper...one local man tries talking Patios to me...I'm honored he thinks I'm local
I'll be back in October... By then, I'll figure out how to post pics
Bless up!
Thanks for following...See you in october
Great job on this report. Thank you. Really made me feel like I was there and that helps a lot these days.
Very cool report.......you need to find more energy when in Negril..lol! Thanx for the shout out.
Wonderful report! I like the details on Sunset On The Cliffs. :-)
Loved your report~love the cliffs as well! Until October~:cool:
Thanks for reading everyone! I finally posted all my videos...I took a ton...to Youtube! Look up Tim Keefe Negril Jamaica and you shall see them....I have the week well documented via video