gettin my groove on "TRIP report" boardie bash style--april21-may11,2013

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Originally Posted by Flipadelphia26

So far so good groove. Looks like the boardie bash is next.

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yeah and the arrival of a couple of friends that I know from Philadelphia...

Loving da report mi brother!

GG and I are trying to find a way back to da island, maybe later this summer ...

But first, Punta Cana in 15 days ....:)

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Originally Posted by groove16

yeah and the arrival of a couple of friends that I know from Philadelphia...

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Nice. Looking forward to tonight's installment.

Great Report!!!!! Keep it coming!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by two4today

Loving da report mi brother!

GG and I are trying to find a way back to da island, maybe later this summer ...

But first, Punta Cana in 15 days ....:)

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My buddy two4today....enjoy your upcoming trip...how about just putting off your Negril trip and joining us on next years boardie bash?....you 2 would have a blast....trust me on this....most fun ever

thanks for all the props, folks...makes this more fun...I enjoy reflecting on my trip, and a slow review of my pics help me do this...

Friday 4/26/13 day 6 of our adventure in paradise...

my group all cross paths in the morning at breakfast although it is never planned...janet has coffee, rina, carolyn, and rick usually have a bite to eat and coffee, and i have a sub, no coffee for me, never liked the stuff...and I take a walk down the beach...Larry usually sleeps in...same routine most mornings...today is the boardie bash, and it is all of our 1st one, so we are excited...this is why we are here...we are getting ready to head that way when we saw a guy with some fresh cut fruit and he said the fruit truck was here..guess it comes on friday....we all go check it out and buy a good bit of the fruit...I'll tell you that this was my breakfast and snacks for the next few days...very sweet, juicy and messy...mangos, papaya, and pineapples...and the small bananas...

As we are taking the fruit back to the room, I hear a big KABOOM right behind me and I swear to you I just missed being clobbered in the head by a falling breadfruit...I am serious, the witnesses can verify, that thing would have knocked me out....I will tell u this, when I walked that walk back to my room, everytime from then on, I was looking up, and not walking under the trees...very scary...stupid place, even the fruit had it out for me....hehehe...

On to Wild parrot....I haven't mentioned yet how cute Larry and Rina are in the matching shirts...ain't they purty?

there are people everywhere....some we have met, most we have not...and alot we never got to meet, sorry, it was just so hard to get around to everyone...if you see yourself in some of these pics, let me know who you are...

after a little while, we start gathering for the group pic....
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several friendly faces in this pic---
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lots of faces, too many to name
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there were quite a few who stayed at the bar and did not get in the group photo...this was a pretty big party

gary/steph
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random shots
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friends from a previous reach---meinvancouver and dolly
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Katho and 2nutz4travel---2 cool canadians
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Janet and DaveVols
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group photo
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one of my new friends, flipadelphia, and his driver (name removed as driver is not a legal taxi), explaining it all to rob
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the wild parrot was a good spot for this party, the beach was wide, and the beers were cold...

random shots
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connie from the country bar on west end road...she is at all the partys
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knee pads
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the bash raised several hundred dollars in donations and gifts given to father jim for the soup kitchen
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flip and jackie---
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me and my lovely wife
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I believe I can fly
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2nutz4travel---a very cool couple I want to see again
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rick and carolyn
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muzicdoc, crissy, and katho---doc u got it made, son
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rob and lisa
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nice toes
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bubba keg bump
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the horses make their way by
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the very entertaining rock robster and jim sharing a laugh
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WPYOGI--stef and drew
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flip and boog---boogers taste like chicken---and yes you did shave your balls for this
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people everywhere
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stef is always laughing and enjoying herself, what it is all about
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roy mon...big roy
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jesse, lisa, and dang
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random shots
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I changed shirts, can u find me?
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Great pictures of the boardie bash that I will never get to go to until I retire!

after the boardie bash started to thin out, we head down the beach in search of some food on the way back to the room...

we stop at sun beach and decide this is the place....
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Janet and I split a meal, and the chicken pumpkin soup was great...
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a little cloudy on the sunset tonight, but still beautiful
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as we were finishing up, there 2 boys were walking by and had something in a box...Janet called them over to see, it was a couple of baby birds...they said they had rescued them and were gonna take them home to try and save them...
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the boys were happy looking thru larrys binoculars while janet and rina held the birds
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we gave them some candy and a couple toys...he looks like he is happy with his new yo-yo...
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we head off for home...we see the 2 boys again, and they are sharing their candy with 2 other smaller boys that they were now with...
their act of kindness with their friends got them some more candy...we like the pills...the what...the pills...the little smarties....anyway, gave them a bigger supply, since we knew they were not gonna be stingy with it...

Janet and I see the blandys out in the yard a little later and we are invited over to hang out for awhile..this is their last night, and they are staying in the villas, with the private pool...we got the tour and it is very nice....the pool is awesome...it was great meeting and hanging out with them...we had fun with all the people we met....this island just makes everyone so happy and friendly...they said they loved the place, but had an issue and would not be returning to white sands...they did not say what it was, but it was bad enuff that they said although the villa was great, it was not worth the hassle they had...so it was not just me that had a problem....this was our 1st time actually seeing the blandys on the property...wish we would have seen them earlier, cuz I would have spent some time around that pool....never used the regular pool, cuz it just wasn't appealing to me...

we left the blandys place and hopped a ride to alfred's...we partied until after midnight...alfred's ocean palace usually plays the reggae tunes that you can actually understand and gets the dance floor moving...best night spot on the beach, imo, u will get bigger names at roots and bourbon....we meet audrey here at alfreds, and janet had a new friend...they talk the whole time...janet makes friends so easy at the bar...such a social barfly...

after we leave, we walk back on the road...we were not looking for food, but we run into step-a-side and his trash can chicken...we had his chicken several times in past trips and it is the best imo...his barrel had been hit by a car a few months back and he just now getting back on his way... he is hanging between fun holiday and white sands on the road...Marshalls chicken is still the best to me...moist...best we had on this trip and we had a few...also the cheapest at 400 per quarter...

Groove...It was great to finally meet you, Seems every trip I meet a few "special" characters I enjoy hanging out with and look forward to meeting again, You my friend are one of those characters..lol..I love your free and easy personality and hope to see you next reach..Great Report and Pics!

Good to know Stepaside is back, lucky he stepped aside as hi cart was destroyed!

Thanks for the pics of the bash - almost makes me feel like I was there :rolleyes:! LOL Keep it comin'...

Very very nice stuff!

Thank you for taking the time to share!

VVHT

Enjoying your report immensely.Keep it coming :cool:

Great report and pictures,we only made it to one April boardie bash and it was a blast.Hope to make it back in April again one year but for now November is the only time we can get away.Keep this awesome report coming please!!

yeah groove, lovin the report man!

Trash can chicken.. Never heard it referred to that way but like it. Great report Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

Let mi speak to the 'boss' ....:)

This report has that laid back vibe that we go to Negril to enjoy, thanks for sharing. The boardie pics are so nice. Everyone is happy. Keep it real and keep it coming!

So bummed, met Rina & crew at Cafe Goa the day you arrived...had gotten a bad cold/flu a couple of days into my stay. Felt lousy. Didn't get to meet you and many others. My last full day was the day of the bash and I was just a few feet away at Coco but felt horrible. Didn't even make an appearance... :( maybe next year... Sounds like I missed out on so much fun!

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Originally Posted by Muzikdoc

Groove...It was great to finally meet you, Seems every trip I meet a few "special" characters I enjoy hanging out with and look forward to meeting again, You my friend are one of those characters..lol..I love your free and easy personality and hope to see you next reach..Great Report and Pics!

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Phil, i was glad to meet u as well,not many chances in life to hang out with a world champion..."Bellyflop Champion of the World"

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Originally Posted by bjritz

This report has that laid back vibe that we go to Negril to enjoy, thanks for sharing. The boardie pics are so nice. Everyone is happy. Keep it real and keep it coming!

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Was sorry to hear when u cancelled your trip, and wasn't able to join us....look forward to one day crossing paths

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Originally Posted by Melody

So bummed, met Rina & crew at Cafe Goa the day you arrived...had gotten a bad cold/flu a couple of days into my stay. Felt lousy. Didn't get to meet you and many others. My last full day was the day of the bash and I was just a few feet away at Coco but felt horrible. Didn't even make an appearance... :( maybe next year... Sounds like I missed out on so much fun!

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Yes, Rina mentioned you to someone and I asked who she was talking about..She told me she met you, as we were being informed on how sick u were...sorry you were sick on your trip....I also had a cough and was feeling a touch of something for most of my trip...went to the pharmacy in town, which should be in the next installment...

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Originally Posted by BostonBob

Trash can chicken.. Never heard it referred to that way but like it. Great report Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

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yea, we have some grills at home made out of those "trash can" barrels...

thanks for all the props, it is very much appreciated...

On saturday, APril 27, the boardie bash events continued with a trip to Abekuta...Janet had been wanting us to plan a trip here for 2 trips now, but it never happened...

We had to meet at the Burger King in town at 10am to catch the bus...as the rest of my group is getting ready, I leave early and meet them at the BK...I exchange some $$$ and go to the pharmacy to get something for my cough...she recomends HYSTAL....this stuff helped slow my cough, but it lingered for most of our trip...

We load the bus, and head to Sav la mar for our trip...we stop and pick up Lisa on the way...everyone is hungry so we stop at juicy patties for snacks...

our driver Norman
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I get this combo, plus an extra patty
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the pattys were very good...
juicy patty has a drive through, chinese rest. next door, and the shopper fair supermarket...
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we went to shopper fair for a couple cases of red stripe, cheap and cold
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We continue on our way to Abekuta...It is said that this is one of the most laid back groups ever...I think we were all a little short on energy after the last few days of events...well, I know I was...we arrive at the property and it is beautiful...the lady who runs the place is named Annie and we met her the day before at the bash...She is a wonderful host..

I'm sure they told us the history of the place, but I was out of it that day....the cough medication, the subs, the sun, the rum, and all the partys have turned me into a zombie...
good thing for pictures from this day....

the grill--trash can style---
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the pool
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rob and our host---annie
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ice cold water, and crumbs from my patty
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bea
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Lisa
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Janet
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Lisa
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muzikdoc and crissy
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our bag and all our stuff
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Thanx for the journey........made me feel as if I was there!!

Where is my smile? Did the man on the golfcart ride by? I think I need a sub and a nap...
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so that is what I did...there a few pics floating around of me with my eyes closed, so I can't deny it...hehehe

Well, they offer a tour of the property and a trial...janet goes along, I do as described above...so here are the pics from the tour...

this statue has a story, made from tires and ??? someone help please..
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pics
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the tour continued
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the valley behind the bar at abekuta
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the bar
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the pool at abekuta is a natural spring fed pool and is very old...might be the oldest, I don't remember...It has a stream running to it from one side, it has an overflow on the other and it is constantly being refilled....it also has these little fish in it that love to eat the dead skin on the bottom of your feet, your own little pedicure...

u can see the little fish in this pic
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so people sit on the edge, feet in the water and let the fish do what they do
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so u can see the water fall into the pool in these 1st 2 pics, and overflow back out in the 2nd 2 pics
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random shots of the people
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see the corn hole boards, I get beat by rick, i think 4-2 when we needed more refreshments and quit..
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this is a great place to relax...I had my nap and am now ready to take on the island...last few pics I chose to share
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I will back track for a minute...Rick and Carolyn had more problems and white sands...they were not satisfied with their room, it had a smell, among other problems....no other rooms available to swap, so they decided they had enuff at white sands....forgot to mention to incident at the bar...Rina charged a round of drink to her room...signed for them, we all witness it...Janet and Rina have a good buzz, but me and Larry, as well as rick and carolyn are pretty clear headed at this point...a little while later, Janet orders a beer, and Rina orders a 2 for 1 special, well Larry wants diet pepsi, and orders that and pays for rinas drinks as well...I order a 2 for 1 and pay for mine and janets beer....As we are leaving, Janet orders another beer, and goes to pay for it, the bartender tells her she owes for her last beer, and then starts yelling at rina, as she is leaving...larry had already left...you need to sign for your last drinks....rina signs and leaves, as janet gets me to see if I paid for her beer...rick and I went to the bar and the bartender was raising his voice at my wife, rick reminded him that so she didnt pay for it, but i paid for it when i got my drinks, and larry paid for the drinks rina got...it all got settled, but this just added to the frustration of w.s......

anyway, rick and carolyn had checked out that morning before we left on the trip....they had the driver that had taken us from burger king to wait for them, got their bags, and were off...back to their favorite spot in negril, catcha gardens....At this point, they didnt care if they got a refund or not, well they did care, but were leaving anyway...
last rant on w.s.