Gerry G's TRAIL OF ASHES TOUR Final Chapter -- The Mighty Californian's return

After a long night of partying on Friday, I woke up to a beautiful day on Saturday just in time to go spear-fishing. This time, Mike from Memphis came with me. I picked him up on the scooter in front of Seasplash (missed him at first and had to turn around, I was too focused), and I was surprised that Mike got the hang of it pretty good. He didn’t quite catch anything, but he was close.

I filled up with gas, met Charlie and few other yardies for breakfeast at Sea Star Inn, and then decided to round up a little posse to head to Roaring River and Blue Hole. Percy, Charlie’s private driver/errand person, drove us. We made a right at the roundabout, up the hill through Sav La Mar, and soon enough we were close to Roaring River. I called my old friend, Robert, who would guide through the hustlers to the Blue Hole – NOT to be confused with the blue hole at Brighton, which is a joke in comparison.

There is a little road that leads up to the Blue Hole in Roaring River, kind of a tough drive but oh so worth it. The place was spectacular and has been built up with better steps. The Indian lady that used to run the place is no longer around. We all jumped in the water and had a blast.

Here are some pics from Roaring River ...

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Roaring River. Come out and play


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Percy at Roaring River. He is among the best drivers I've ever met. Great guy.


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Welcome to the Jungle. We got fun and games.

Dang Gerry...thinkin maybe it's time to go shopping for new shirts! Stoked to see you looking and feelin good! Enjoying this report as always and wishin I was there. :)

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Originally Posted by LeslieChow

glad you made it home safely...

L.C.

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Don't give away the ending lol .... I will come meet you in Negril, let's get the dates solid. Greatest place on Earth.

The water is incredible when you take a cold plunge into the blue hole, a natural spring that's a so blue you would you fell into the eyes of Paul Newman himself.

What an exhilirating thrill. We jumped in and out and swam around. Then Charlie's girl got stung by a bee, and Robert came to the rescue with some natural ointment mixed from three different plants.

We spent a few hours then made our way back to Negril. We had stopped at Juicy J in Sav beforehand -- they were out of most of the items but they had was good. There was a big party at Seastar Inn that night, so we didn't want to overdo. I wanted to get some rest before the show.

Percy is much more than a driver, he is a fine man with a wonderful family. He owns Percy's Retreat near Logwood. A beautiful yard with delicious food prepared by his wife, an awesome tiki bar built over the creek that meanders through the property to the cane fields beyond. His lovely daughter serves some tasty drinks for sure. We enjoyed the company and had a very memorable day. His likkle son is a very bright boy. I think SeaStar still advertises tours for/with him.

Percy's Retreat is very relaxing. Gotta go there again...

Awesome, my brotha! 60 pounds is simply awesome!

Pretty40, it's only been 3 months, but it feels like forever!!!!

Happy Travels...

Skb

That water looks refreshing!

didn't even recognize Gerry this summer as he lost a ton of weight since this winter..........
he certainly is a lean mean fighting machine these days...lookie out for Gerry G
it was fun seeing you Gerry and just wish wi could have spent more time hanging........
it was mi fault as mi get caught up in the day to day runnnings in Negril.......
just tuff to get off da lane.....between the snorkeling and daily chit.......
think you saw mi out the only night mi made it out all summer....outside of Roots Bamboo.....lol
hey Mike had a blast with you and him sold on renting a scooter when him returns.......
see ya next time mi friend...........

Cool Runnings, Marko