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Originally Posted by Seveen
Me too!! You know, you guys really should head down to Bourbon Beach for the concert. Life is short and vacations...shorter...I know it can be a late night but I vote....go for it!!! Of course, I am a music junkie....esp. reggae. Being from WV, doesn't give my any chance in hell to see reggae. Being "not a morning person" doesn't hurt either....LOL I try to hit nearly every concert I can while there. Gotta "make hay while the sun shines" or when the sun goes down. Whatever....enjoy and have fun! :)
LOVE this trip report. Missed you by a day or so
Thanks, Ladies! It's been fun to write, even though I don't normally spend much time online when I'm here. We have pretty good wifi, as we are close to the office. So, that helps !
I was up before 6:30 because of some dang bird! It was truly a Flintstone moment! Linds muttered something & rolled over. Once I saw it was light I got out of bed & went to the edge of the cliffs. But, before I did I looked to see what the heck was making so much noise!!! It could NOT have been that lil bird outside our window?! Lol
It is so wonderful to be able to wake slowly in such natural beauty. I usually sit for a few minutes staring at the sea & often when I turn around, James, our Rasta 'Night Man' is sitting there smiling at me. (No, I'm not wearing a skimpy nightie! ;) I think he hears my pitter patter & when he goes to check, must enjoy the sleepy eyed rapture on my face! Sometimes we chat, sometimes not.
Today was a LAZY day! Not many clouds & no rain on the cliffs. The first day so far, I think. We sunned on the cliffs for a few hours today. Lotsa sunscreen & cooling off in the shade was necessary! There was a good breeze today. Other than our pink noses, we are brown now! We are still careful of the sun, but not as fearful now!
We walked down to LTU for lunch about 1:30. I had a jerk chicken sandwich & Lin had jerk chick skewers. LTU was the first place I went to in Negril, we stayed next door at the big house at Villa Sur Mer in 2004. I still like LTU's casual vibe & the food is good too. Plus, all kinds of characters visit LTU! :)
We hung out for an hour or so then made our way to the store. I've been out of Rum Creme since yesterday & wasn't going another day without it. We stopped by Mr Fixit's place. He's one of my friendly faces in the neighborhood.....despite the fact that I've been telling him for 9 years that I don't need fixing!!! Lol I couldn't decide what to buy. I asked him about the ankle bracelets. But, often when I'm here my ankles swell from heat & salt & they don't fit. He picked 1 out & fastened it on me. It was the perfect one too! Good fit & pretty colors. I couldn't have picked better! Lin got a thick JA woven bracelet. We stopped to talk to Kevin the jerk guy too. When we got to the store we ran into Carol who is a waitress at Catcha. She always took good care of us when we stayed there & we still stop in to see her when we stay elsewhere. We talked about going to see her tomorrow anyways but this was a nice surprise!
We bought a few things at the store & went home. It was close to 4:30 & the sun wasn't as strong. We hung out by the cliffs & sea for a few more hours. The sea was calm early this morning but otherwise, has been extremely rough today. Like a washing machine! & after the relatively cloudless day, clouds had to come at the last minute to muck up our sunset! Of course, it was still beautiful but I want green flash spectacular! :)
The next thing you know it's almost 8pm! We decided to walk over to Ivan's since it was close & we haven't been there yet.
Lin had jerk chick pasta, which was delicious! I had seafood curry with mashed tatoes & veggies. Mine was good. Hers was better! We both nibbled on her pasta & still brought some home. We split a piece of mocha cheesecake too! After, we wandered around the grounds a bit. Love to see the lighthouse flashing & there is a great lighthouse view from Catcha.
The road seemed very quiet, considering it was only 9:30. I don't think a car passed us on our walk next door. We got settled & headed out to our yard to see the stars. The sea is still crazy rough! I had some Rum Creme & a puff. We sat out there for about an hour. Lil Miss made it to 10:30 tonight! I guess it's a good thing for this trip report cause if she was a party dog, I prolly wouldn't have the time to write at night! Now, it sort of feels like when she was little & I tucked her in for the night! Next time, I'm going with a grown-up who can stay up late & party! (Yetta?!) Lol
While we were sitting there we saw a shooting star! We laughed & said it was good verification that we both saw it & not just 1 of us imagining it!
We have been in contact with Dan&Sue from the board today. We enjoyed hanging with them at the Pub Crawl last night. & talked about getting together again tonight. We've been using iMessage with our wifi to keep in touch with my sons at home & suggested to them that we do that as a quicker way than email. Guess that worked in theory only...... We never did hear from them tonight....until 3 iMessage/texts came thru. The time stamps were 8:30 & 9:30..... But they came thru at 12:30! Oh well, good try anyways! We'll try again tomorrow!
& with that I'll say goodnight!
Sounds lovely, so relaxing and laid back! We really have to check out LTU this trip, I've heard so many good things about it :) Thanks for the live reports, I need my fix daily :)
Dan and Sue are great. We met at Nirvana last March
I've enjoyed reading this trip report quite a bit. I think the daily "journal" style works very well and I feel like I'm already there. Just 11 more days!
TKim, Thank you! Consider this your appetizer! :)
Nutz, You crack me up getting your fix first thing in the morning every day!
LJ, They are great. We made contact today (smoke signals this time!) & will meet up with them later.
We've been lazy again today. The seas are rough again. We are getting a lil shade & the sea spray that comes up now & again is very refreshing! Gonna shower & go visit Carol at Catcha, then off to meet Dan&Sue & co! Til later!
Just had to tell you...finally the temp in my hometown is 65 right now...with sunshine!!! YEAH....Last night in Roanoke Virginia, they had a few inches of snow. Go figure!! So, enjoy the warm weather to the max!!! Hope your remaining days are great! :)
It's about 5am. I've been up for a couple hours & can't sleep. We went to bed early last nite, prolly about 9. I think I fell asleep before Lin did last nite!
Someone needs to tell that darn rooster that he needs to learn to tell time, it was only 3am! Figured since I couldn't get back to sleep I would get up & write the next installment before Nutz gets up! :)
Yesterday's title should be Lazy Days! By the time we got dressed & out the door it was 3 & we missed Carol at Catcha. Dan & Sue & co were at Rick's so we walked over there. They'd been there since early afternoon & had a great spot on the upper deck. It was shady & breezy & a great spot to people watch! It filled up pretty quickly after we arrived. In 9 years, umpteen trips & usually nearby in the West End, I'd only been there once before & we didn't spend as much time as we did yesterday. We had fun! I'm sure the company we were with helped a lot!
Not much of a sunset last night, which was just as well since there are too many heads in the way to block your sunset view at Rick's. I took D&S for a quick tour at Banana Shout next door.
Dan&Sue & co invited us to go to LTU for dinner with them after. There is a DJ at LTU playing classic R & B on Friday nights. Noreen, our waitress took care of us with grace & humor despite the fact she got pretty busy after we arrived. We might have been lazy yesterday. But, at least we were ahead of the crowd! Lol
After dinner, we said our goodbyes & walked home.
Before we went out earlier, Milo & Marianne invited us to have dinner with the staff & other guests at BS. They'd invited us the nite before but the stove wasn't working & we ended up at Catcha as plan B. We graciously declined last night's offer since we were on our way out the door already. When we got home after LTU, everyone at BS was gathered around the central tiki hut eating. We grabbed a glass of Rum Creme & headed out to the hut. We said hi & stood there for a minute but it felt awkward. We took a seat away from the group by the water, since it felt like we were interrupting. Not many stars tonite & we were tired. After a few minutes we said goodnight as we went back to our place.
Over the last few days we have changed with all new guests. Interesting how the chemistry changes too! I'm guessing after dinner the drinks started flowing cuz the volume got louder. & I kept hearing someone bash Detroit!?
Sort of weird to lay there & hear that. At that point I didn't care & drifted off to sleep......
Next thing you know, it's 3am & I'm wide awake! Lin has been complaining of 1 stuffed nostril & now I have it! Hoping it's allergies from the tree cotton stuff floating around!
The sky is starting to lighten. I think I'm gonna try to go back to sleep now. We are 'sposed to go to Dan&Sue's to try to swim off the cliffs today. They are staying about 1/2 down the cliffs & said the water isn't as rough as it is in our end.
Later!