OMG: That was HILARIOUS, thanks!!!
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OMG: That was HILARIOUS, thanks!!!
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Yes Ms Clarity..thats why many of us say--get out of the hotel/resort..so much more to see in Jam (besides the daggering//LOL) So much more culture,beautiful places, vibes..(I for one suggest you go to daytrip to Mayfields fall) Jamaica is NOT just Negril and its beaches..you gogin back soon-hope you have the time to step out and do some "sight seeing"...I think you'll love Jam even more...
Hey Manda,I did not mean your video was old I should have put the name or video title next to it sorry
I am enjoying the report Please tell us what happens next! SOON:D
I'm enjoying your report and writing style, Manda! Keep it coming!
You guys are the best I can barely keep up and the daggering debate was great! lol Thanks for everyones input on the dancing. It's Thanksgiving Dinner for me today but I'm going to try my best to get Day 3 in here :)
Enjoy your dinner today, there is always tomorrow or soon to post your stories. We will wait.......
Dinner can wait trip report comes first:D
OMG ! I guess that is what I saw at Alfred's one night and just couldn't understand what was going on behind the bar. Well know I know - imagine that after all these years and if I ever see it again in person then I'll know it as daggering - who would have imagined - some kind of sport!
Marko: I went to XXX a couple times at 3 am. Once, as part of the show, a Ja man was attempting to AHEM with two women (yes, LIVE) and his AHEM wouldn't function and 150 people were watching...haha. Pressure sucks. He was being taunted, ice thrown at him etc....
That was the craziest thing I have EVER seen...anywhere.
Clarity, if your in Negril on Sunday there is always a beach party near the craft market, can get really wild to see, mostly locals dancing, try to check it out when you go next time.
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i guess your done? i hope not.. just tryin to stoke the fire..
yeah, come back Manda--can't wait for the rest of your Ja adventure!
Def. not done! Soooo much more to tell lol the long weekend got the best of me and it was beautiful in Toronto!! I'm working on it, more tonight :)
DAY 3 PART 1
Waking up was a bit of a blur with a mix of Red Stripe, Rum, the buzz of the party the night before
and everything kind of swirls around in my head as I left my head off of Andre’s chest his arms around
me and I pull to get up but he’s pulled me back in.
“Andre, we need to get up we’re leaving Negril today and we have to check out”
Grumble Grumble Grumble
And then it sort of hits me like a ton of bricks, I have to leave Negril. I feel like the last two days was a whirlwind
and I’m disappointed in the fact that I haven’t seen half as much of what I wanted although I’m proud of seen what
I did in the two days that I’ve been here. But there is this sad spot that I’m leaving and a kind of excitement that
the next three days I have absolutely no idea what to expect. Where I’m even going what is it going to look like will
I enjoy myself and then the blow horn in my suitcase erupts.
Andre jumps up and his forearm hits the back of my head my thoughts abruptly stop and now my neck hurts.
“I thought you were going to turn that damn thing off!”
Oops!
We get dressed quickly and make it for breakfast. Ackee and Saltfish finally!! The breakfast at Cocolapalm
was great and while I’m ordering I’m told Banana Bread comes with my order. I turn to Andre
“I heard they have the best Banana Bread” and the waitress smiles and laughs at me “True, we do”
After breakfast I want to take in some more of the beach, this morning it’s blue skies and no over cast and the
brightness of the beach hitting the clear water is something you’d think you might only see in a photo shopped
picture in a travel magazine but no here it is in all of Gods glory, this has to be one of the most beautiful things
I’ve ever seen. Laying on a beach lawn chair soaking it all in before I have to leave this paradise right before my eyes.
I’m interrupted by a man on the beach with a blow horn ..
“Now that is a blow horn Andre, not my alarm!
“Same difference Amanda that man might as well be in your suitcase”
Apparently there is a free Reggae/Soca party at Roots Bamboo, Damn I’m going to miss it.
Andre gets up to grab from a dread on the beach. Again he comes back mumbling about how he’s not a tourist and
these prices are outrageous.
Back in the room, packing #2 we’re late to check out because we’re not even sure how we are going to get from
Negril to where ever Andre lives. I still haven’t figured this out; he tells me some place called Hampton Court near
Malvern. As if I’m suppose to know this?? When all else fails ask Negril.com.. Some good advice on not renting a
private car. Andre tells me
“what would be the difference if I had picked up my friends car to come get you?”
“I don’t know Andre but its best if we rent”
We find a rental Efay Car Rental, seems a bit sketchy as there is no number online but there is an email. Email sent.
The quote is 150.00 less than all the other car rentals, SOLD. We’ll meet in Mobay. Flash back to how long it took
to get to Negril by Route Taxi .. do I want to waste another day??
“Andre go out to the street and see if you charter a taxi how much it will cost” 60 US he says ..
hmm well if I’m going to give up 60 US I might as well do it for someone that’s connected to a member of Negril.com.
I text Brasi..
Hey Brasi who’s your driver friend? Oh ya Judge how do I get a hold of that guy?
Judge is now going to come and get Andre and I after asking how we know “Brasi” I let him know that Brasi is due back
in Negril in January and they will drink a lot of Red Stripes he laughs at this, he’ll be picking us up in 30 minutes.
The ride to Mobay was great, big van type vehicle just me, Andre and Judge. We get to Mobay grab a cold Red Stripe
and stand up on the road in the shade of coarse, it’s HOT we wait for Anton from the Car Rental. Car gets here I’ve seen
cars in better shape but it’ll do plus he’ll take my Canadian funds and price doesn’t change, good stuff on the road.
It’s going to take us a bit to get to Hampton Court where ever that is. Andre is driving but it’s a left hand drive driving on
the left hand side of the road.. what does this mean you ask? All the on coming traffic is on my side. For the rest of the trip
I have been accustomed to gripping what I like to call the “holy sh&t bars” above my window for dear life. I’m ducking and
covering my eyes and at first I’m sure I’ve yelled at Andre a few times which might sound something like I have tourettes.
"**** SH&T ANDRE YOU ARE GOING TO KILL ME!”
We are climbing, climbing winding winding..
”Andre where are we?”
“We’re going up the mountain”
“You live on a mountain?”
“I live up in the mountains.”
Wonderful.
There are no guard rails on the side of the road, the road looks as wide as a one way road where I’m from if not smaller
and we’re passing at high speeds, this can’t be safe. Nevermind that every sharp hairpin turn around a large part of rock
in the mountain I can see the oncoming traffic before Andre. PERFECT.
I’m terrified and my hand hurts from gripping the holy sh&t bar for over an hour and we hit Santa Cruz ..
almost there I’m told. Thank god because I’m not sure how much more I can handle of this.
“What you’re going to smoke a joint??
“I don’t have to have my seat belt on?
"What do you mean I can drink while you drive??"
"Why don’t I have a drink in my hand for this!"
Hell if I die I’d rather not be parched
O-M-G! Giiiiirl, that would have scared the crap outta me, I seriously hope he didnt light up!! but I know of those windy climbing roads you speak of!! lovin your report!
How many hours were you on the road? That looks like a long way...http://www.maplandia.com/jamaica/sai...hampton-court/
hey girl..getting a little taste of my life in those hills/mts heh ????? so lokoing forward to the next thread....
that is not the right Hampton Court.. it's considered more of a name of a neighbourhood in St. Beths which is part of Malvern... if you google that you should be able to get it on the map. I know that in Mobay there is a Hampton Court as well but I think it's more of a neighbourhood idea than it is a town or city.Quote:
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The ride from Mobay up to "Hampton Court"/Malvern Andre said would be about 1.5 hours but with the road being pretty bad and there seemed to be quite a bit of traffic on top of the rain it slowed us down a lot I'd say we were on the road for about 2 hours at least with a stop in Santa Cruz for mixed cd's lol We learned quite fast that the radio wasn't going to do it not up in the mountain area and that static sound for 2 hours along with my heightened stress wasn't going to cut it.
Lapurr - He did light up in fact he smoked on the road the entire rest of the trip.. :s
Lets try this location...I might be close this time. Still looks like a ways into the mountains. http://www.maplandia.com/jamaica/sai...abeth/malvern/
That's it :) It IS a ways into the mountain the Santa Cruz Mountains lol wait until you see the view from his friends house it almost looks as if there is only one other higher point in Jamaica .. I know that looking at the sunset from the cliffs in Negril is awe inspiring but being so high in the mountain it literally feels as if you can reach out to it. Life changing!Quote:
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enjoying your report manda!
Loving your trip report so far, Manda! I've only seen Negril, so I'm curious about the rest of Jamaica. Looking forward to the next installment!:)
I am not sure what is more awesome: being mentioned in Manda's report, that she trusts me for advice, or the fact that a gorgeous, single Canadian woman has my number and uses it. LOL (:
This whole thing about Andre and her head on his chest? Mweh.
Otherwise, great report LOL
PS I love Canadiaianaian ladies, remember? haha
Brasi lol you are too funny. How could I not mention you in my report :P You will be mentioned again actually lol Annnd if it makes you feel any better Andre was more like "Who is Brasi .. and how do you know him? What are you texting him? I guess he misses you huh?" hahaha was pretty funny actually :P
DAY 3 PART 2
Andre gets on his phone “Barber, make sure you have two box food, chicken and chips 30 minutes”
“Andre, who was that?”
“Barber, the Barber, he’s going to make sure he orders us food for when we get there.
“Barber, the Barber, creative”
“Wait, I’m meeting your friends? Now??!! Umm you need to stop at your house first so I can change or something!”
“ “Why you look fine”
“Andre I’ve been sitting in a car for hours holding on for deal life I need to freshen up!”
“For who??!! Barber??!! Alright Alright fine, women!”
I really didn’t know what to expect when arriving at Andre’s place. What would it look like? Would there be an inside toilet?
No idea… but we pulled up to a small gated apartment building and entering his place it was what someone would call I guess
a Bachelor. There was one large room in which he had his bed clothes, stereo and that was it and there was a separate bathroom
with bathtub/shower and then a separate small kitchen with a fridge counter space, sink and a hot plate for cooking.
Not the Ritz but I’m not high maintenance this will do. Oh and no TV .. do you know what this means??
No Football! Andre won’t be pealed to the TV the entire time.
“Don’t jump on the bed like you did in Negril though or we won’t have anything to sleep on tonight.”
I sit down on the bed and it’s super hard, hard as in I can feel the boards underneath.
“Andre, you need a new mattress.”
Wash up get changed no idea what to expect I’m in the country, up a mountain what does one wear in the country, up a mountain?
Surely I did not pack for this but I’ll do what I can. There is no mirror at Andre’s place just a small one that I can do my make up with
but how in the hell am I suppose to know what the rest of me looks like??
“That’s the most put together I think I’ve seen you since you got to Jamaica.”
“Why thanks Andre and here I thought I looked pretty good most nights.”
“Well you did but your outfit looks more “put together””
”It’s black Andre .. All black. Of coarse it looks put together *rolls eyes*” Men!
So we get in the car and we pull up to a lit area on one of the roads everything is trees and such and all of a sudden there’s a
building on the right that says “nite club” and on the left there is what looks like two small shacks. That is the Barber and right
next to it is a “bar” which really is a “take out bar” as there isn’t anywhere to sit down in there.
So what now I’m thinking.. We’re in the middle of nowhere pretty much but we’ve got the car it’s pumping extremely loud music
and I can see “barber” barbering someone’s hair.
Andre yells at someone and a head pops down through the door window
“Amanda, this is Jacko, Jacko this is my girlfriend Amanda”
Whoa ! Girlfriend?
We say hello and then I’m introduced to Jacko’s nephew “Barber” who looks just as old as Jacko. There are a few things they said
that I didn’t catch I’m sure I sat there looking like a complete idiot as if they were speaking a different language but between the
very loud music and the fact that this Patois was FAST I had no idea what they said.
“English, wldjf;lajg;jgaj;hl;kjshkj,” Jacko says. I realize he’s talking to Andre and Andre is English. Ha! This makes me laugh
because although Andre speaks Patois he switches back to Canadian form when he’s around certain people and I guess Jacko
and Barber know this. English I like that .. although I’m still voting for Preacher.
We get our box food and chow down it had been since Breakfast since I ate anything. Here I thought I’d gain weight in Jamaica
because the food is so good but for some reason the excitement of everything masks any sort of hunger I might have during the day.
“Jacko! Jacko! Grab a flask I feel like having drinks tonight.”
Whoa! Andre is going to have drinks tonight, this doesn’t happen. Andre has an ulcer he doesn’t normally drink. But he insists that
we are in his “hood” now and I can tell his demeanor is different. He’s smiling a lot! He’s singing to music. He keeps wacking me on
the same knee in the same spot and grabbing my leg asking me “ “everything aiight Manda, you aiight”
I don’t know how many times I’ve answered this question while up in Malvern. Mind you my leg is getting sore and I might just wack
him back if he hits me in the same spot again.
Andre comes back to the car with a bottle of Wray and Nephew and I think Oh god!! Just two weeks before this a friend of mine had
bought it because we had never had it and I just remember how horrible it was.
But okay no worries I’m a trooper.
woo hoo, party on the mountain! Nice.
Wray and Nephew? What is that? Is it like JB?Quote:
Andre comes back to the car with a bottle of Wray and Nephew…
Loving your trip report, Manda! Look forward to hearing how the rest of the night goes!:D
you are too funny manda - you have me cracking up over here
Thanks Clarity! Wray n Nephew is an over proof Jamaican Rum :)
lol thanks Seveen Im happy you are enjoying it :D
I have been checking out this board (lurking) for the last couple of weeks as my wife and are going to Negril for the first time on October 29th. I had to sign up to say thanks for the reports. They are very informative and funny. You should do this for a living. Sláinte.:)
It's clear overproof rum...wicked! I was too slow on the answer.
DAY 3 PART 3
Jacko tells us there is a College BYOB party up the road tonight and that we should think about going.
I’m looking at the flask and me Andre, Jacko and Barber.
“We need more drinks Andre.”
So we end up on a road trip, Me Andre, Jacko and Barber in the car heading to Junction apparently there is a wholesale there
and booze is a lot cheaper. We are flying through the mountain roads nothing but trees and potholes to look out for and no
lights anywhere but what’s on the front of our car. And I was scared during the day in the rain?? This is a whole new ball game I
look back at Jacko and he motions to me with a plastic cup and the bottle of Rum I nod my head.
We have established a common language lol
He pours me some rum I motion for more his eyes widen I’ve got what I like to call a good shot of rum in my glass and I swig it back. UGH! I have to swallow a few times just because it feels like this rum is stuck in the back of my throat and then it burns through my stomach. Jacko pats me on the shoulder I look back and he’s holding a bottle of “Ting” in his hands and asks for my glass I tell him I took my shot. He starts going off “Lawd somethingsomethingsomething!!!” and Andre looks at me and starts laughing.
“He said he hasn’t seen a woman be able to do that in a long time and he’s impressed”
I look back and Jacko is pouring Ting in his small cup of rum and I smirk.
After we grab more Rum at the wholesale in Junction we’re on our way to this college house party. There is a girl walking along the road in the dark from work and Jacko knows her so we pull over so we can drop her off on the way home. I look back from the front seat “Hi” and she says “Where you’d you get the white girl from??” Everyone stops for what feels like 5 minutes but I’m sure it was 30 seconds and we bust out laughing.
We arrive and park on the side of the road. There is a small hill full of rock and gravel we climb to get up to the “lawn” area of the house. They are singing Happy Birthday and the music is off most of the guys are out on the lawn in the shadows some in the house and a lot of girls are up on the porch area in groups. I meet a few of Andre’s acquaintances all men and he starts to usher me up through the crowd and on to the porch to get into the house.
“Andre, what if I’m not welcomed here? All the girls are outside should I really go inside?”
Let me tell you how awkward it was to walk through a fully lit porch area while you know every single pair of eyes is on you, whispering girls. We were in that house for about a minute it was all men it was very hot and I was stood up in a corner dreading having to walk back out of the house through the lit porch area.
Andre tells me “why would it be an issue you are with me and you are my friend and if anyone has a problem they can come talk to me” Andre is starting to get tipsy and I can tell because he is starting to tell his friends I’m his girlfriend, he’s got the best girl at the party etc. This is not the attention that I wanted at this moment knowing that people were wondering where the hell I came from and who I was. Jacko and Barber after a little while tell us that the “vibe” in the party has changed that’s my que.
“Andre I’d like to go home now I’m tired”
So I’m walking back to the car … did I tell you already that I’m clumsy??
I’m wearing flats that have no grip and that small hill full of rock and gravel we climbed up well I slid down it in some sort of weird
sliding to home base splits move and I couldn’t have been more embarrassed. Lucky for me at this point the music was on most
people had not paid attention. Jacko tries to grab my arm to pick me up.
“I’m fine I need to put my shoe on first. I’m okay I can get up.
Andre is angry and tells me I made a “scene” because I “yelled” at Jacko. I did not YELL at anyone but now I’m YELLING at Andre.
“All week you have told me watch your step or held your hand out for me to watch my step this time you leave me to walk down a rocky death trap alone. Thanks!”
Okay maybe it’s a bit dramatic but I’m embarrassed and really it’s no one’s fault. After all I am clumsy.
“Oh it’s my fault you were drunk and you fell.”
“Drunk??? Who was drunk Andre? I slipped!”
“Look your foot is bleeding”
I look down, that doesn’t look good… rock, blood, skin..
I wash it off come out lay in bed in my clothes away from Andre.. Seething.
I drove through Malvern last trip, going from Treasure Beach to Mandeville. Junction was my shopping spot. I love it up there.
Hope your leg healed fast :)
Awesome ! went through all those areas as well Day 4 and 5 all over that treach between Treasure Beach Mandeville also Black River etc. Coming up :)Quote:
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Day 3 pictureshttp://youtu.be/pjHt6Pxl8hw
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Holland Bamboo "Bamboo Avenue" was spectacular very cool to see. We took this road a few times through out the next 3 days and each time I had my head out the window looking up, just beautiful.
I had a cool experiance going from Treasure beach up through Cross roads and up to Junction, I was riding with the lady where I was staying and one of the girls that worked for her, she said they had to hand out what she called beggin letters for door prizes for an event in T.B. So I went into all kinds of store and shops with her worker even the funeral home. It was one of the best days i have had , and also got a lot of looks like whats this white guy (tourist) doin here.