Wash it down with some tea from Tedd's....
Wash it down with some tea from Tedd's....
Great report so far! Oh, by the way, try the chess cake at LTU......:o
great night in Negril, as always ... details coming soon.
Gerry,
I appreciate your on site real time reporting.......
So how was the cake?
Did not eat the cake after all. I am getting tired of pot. Now it's time for style over 'substance,' lol.
After the pub crawl yesterday, we headed to Bentley's, so I could eat my spaghetti and crab cakes and chill for a bit. It's nice over there on his second-floor balcony restaurant, though as mentioned before he does not get much traffic because he is stuck on side street instead of the main road.
Let's call Bentley an undiscovered gem.
After, I hung out with Brasi for a bit at Sunset at the Cliffs. Had a few drinks so I took a cab home, and when I returned this morning the scooter was GONE. I nearly had a heart attack cause the scooter guy has my credit-card imprint, but alas the hotel security simply moved it to the other part of the lot. Gooden said the reason was so it would not be by itself!
It was nice to reacquint myself with my two-wheeled machine.
Then I went to Xtabi, and whom do I bump into but Rumpleforeskin! He has a really pimped-out room overlooking the ocean ..... that man really knows how to live!
Keep it coming gerryg!!-How long you staying on da rock?
I am here for three more nights, so it's winding down, and I am a bit sad ..... I always do the math in my head to figure out how many days I have left -- I know it's a bummer, and I can't help myself!
So I chilled a bit with Brasi and our new friend Andy at Sunset on the Cliffs, then headed for a quick little nap, anticipating another wild, hedonistic evening at The Jungle.
Welcome to the Jungle, we got fun and games. We got everything you want ....
Just had a nice bowl of pumpkin soup along with leftover crap cake .... ya mon.
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Just had a nice bowl of pumpkin soup along with leftover crap cake .... ya mon.
Spent part of the afternoon at Seastar Inn with Jodie, drinking pina coladas and eating french fries and swimming in the pool. It was nice, and there are some really cool, down to earth yardies at Seastar Inn -- lots of laughter and splashing around and music and ganja smoke.
I wanted a little time to myself. I headed to Xtabi, rolled one up, ordered a nice coffee with tons of cream and tons of sugar. I flung my raft over the Cliff, then jumped in behind it. The water was very calm and Sunset was coming -- rare for Negril, where it often kicks up during the late afternoon ..... I took a little Gerry G-style video (me talking and slowly spinning to see a 360 angle) with the usual ya-mon commentary. I'll post the videos when I get a chance .....
I leave in three days, and I will be ready. I miss my daughters ......
Ha! I remember those! Ya Mon!Quote:
Originally Posted by gerryg123
Great report, Gerry. Enjoy your time remaining and don't worry be happy! Make those memories that will keep you going until your next reach!
lawd of mercy......Special Cake and Mushroom Tea......you trying to kill the guy.......lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Eco
glad you enjoying the Cliffs Gerry.........Bentley is quite the character.........
please tell Bentley mi(Mark) soon come........Saturday the 21st
you still have a fun 3 days in front of you........
Enjoy!!
Cool Runnings, Marko
I was craving jerk chicken, so I went to Debars and had my usual $8 plate with bread, plus a water, plus an extra 200 j for Eddie or whomever is working the grill ..... That place rocks. ..... I took a ride all the up to Bantons to hang with Keith -- but the fool was not home, lol --- so i guided my way back down to Seastar Inn. There, I sat at the bar doing some work over the Net, then I rolled up yet another large spliff and smoked up, knowing I was coming back to the room to take a nap.
My cabbie Shane just called. He's picking me up at 11 p.m. He's also looking for Brasi, whom I assume is coming with us tonight to the Jungle, though it's not 100 percent. Shane loves Brasi -- he's a big spender, a big tipper, and he rarely bargains!
Oh BTW Marko, Bentley thinks very highly of you .... He says he is going to kick you down because Brasi and I have spent like 300 dollars with the guy already, and I had told him you re my friend. Ya mon.
Thanks for the updates of your adventures, I know the feeling well of those last three days, on one hand you just want to stay forever but on the other hand you kinda feel satiated and ready to go! And you gotta go home so you can ready to go again.
hi gerry
as i was coming in from my scenic drive from little bay through west end, i spotted you on your scooter trying to buy fish that was still moving on the string . . . next time, you were sitting on a wall with a young lady drinking a beer . . . loooks like you are having a great time!
you guys are spoiling Bentley......lol.......him would give you the shirt off his back if you let him........Quote:
Originally Posted by gerryg123
Bentley and his family are great people...they were born and raised on dat Ella Drive/Pee Wee Lane
lookie forward to meet this Andy guy....sounds like a good guy...probably already know him...dunno
Enjoy!
Cool Runnings, Marko
After ten days on a solo trip I get the same way, would love to stay, but miss the kids back home.
I'm the same way. After about a week to 10 days, I really start missing the kids, and when my kids are along, we start missing our dogs. Lol! Someday, though, when the kids are older and the dogs are gone, I plan on spending a couple months there at a time, like some of you lucky people.
We always take our kids,this last reach was 10 days and we did not want to leave.Learned alot on this last longer stay.
The title of this thread led me to expect more, gerry - this trip report is too PG compared to your last reach LOL
Well, last night at the Jungle was pretty wild. I drank quite a few rum punches, and my last memory is buying drinks for a bunch of happy locals!
Thursday at 12.45 - Did not eat the cake after all. I am getting tired of pot.
Thursday at 6.47 – I headed to Xtabi, rolled one up
Thursday 7.20 - then I rolled up yet another large spliff and smoked up.
Great reports Gerry, I would hate to see what happens when you are not tired of it :):)
Thanks for sharing.
Well, I made it to the late afternoon ......
Last nite: perhaps, for me, through my eyes, was my most debaucherous night ever in Negril.
I can't write it but holy cow Gerry.
hmmm, any witnesses to come forth?
I called Shane at 7 last night, said to pick me up at Seastar Inn at 11 p.m. -- a perfect window for a four-hour nap before setting the evening on fire at The Jungle ....
His call woke me up, he was outside. I took a few minutes, got myself together, and off we went.
We picked up Brasi, so it was the three of us .... the three of us have spent a good part of the week together, actually, so we're almost like a posse.
Surprisingly, Shane said he wanted to go in, too, paid his own admission and everything. I thought cabbies got in free, no?
There was a big line in front. Ever the bashful one, Brasi at first said the line was too long and he did not want to go! Then, they hassled him about wearing a baseball cap -- he is somewhat of a gangsta -- but, alas, we all made it in.
Then the rum punches started. This was one of the few nights in which I did not have to worry about the motor scooter, so off I went. .....
I had a lot of rum punches, and wow they all tasted so good.
The local girls were all over me -- but I doubt it had anything to do with the fact I'm so handsome, lol. I played along, bought a few rounds for most who asked me (for youngsters that seemed so well[nourished and fit, they sure were thirsty) .....
The last time I had gone to The Jungle was six months ago, and I had been with Nicky, a beautiful local girl with whom I had spent most the week back then. Nicky was not around, but I did run into one of her friends who remembered me.
The friend hugged me hello, then seductively whispered something in my ear that sounded like she was more than willing to trespass her friendship with Nicky, lol ......
Feel like I am right there with you,lol
I would say I bought about 30 cocktails over a three-hour period, ten for myself n about 20 for the girls, Shane and Brasi, who might have covered a round or two himself -- it's all a bit fuzzy.
I had some fun grinding n dancing with some of the pretty girls, nothing too untoward.
We had a little after-party as the morning went on. I won't go into details, but think 1970s-era STUDIO 54 in New York City -- the lucky ones made it past the velvet rope that night .....
Here are some pics from The Jungle .....
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Here are some other shots .....
From top to bottom:
Jerk chicken guy on the Roundabout -- he was great. Over 11 days, I must have eaten Jerk chicken at least 20 times!
BNEWB and Brasi -- Early in the bar crawl before the details get fuzzy
Gerry G and Brasi -- Just as a fellow boardie suggested on my last report, we got along great and will be friends forever!
Jodie and Brasi -- Brasi, a pillar of character, says she is a nice lady, and that's good enough for me!
One of many friendly Negril bartenders (I think it was at a new place called Swordfish, and he says he wants to be in report) who served me either a beer, dirty banana, daiquiri, hummingbird, purple reign, etc.
Aww... Great photos!
Glad to hear you are having the time of your life gerry again, I have used your name in my report that i have not posted yet, and i am not asking permission to call u out i am just gonna be plain ol rude and nasty because the cold is making me mad lol.I said in my report that you get a fail for failing to locate me and pick me up on your motorbike for the yellowman and popcaan show lolol..Keep up the fun travels and if you see any haterade dash it weh
Great photos Gerry, thanks for sharing them. Glad you're having a good time.
I knew I could not overdo too much because I had a bit of work I had to do on Friday morning, some stuff that I could handle by having a cell plus the Net -- actually, does it really matter anymore where we're at???
These past two days, I've pretty much focused on swimmin, smokin, snorklin, supperin', etc .....
I decided I needed to find the real Negril, the real peeps ..... I met Tyon from Tyon's chicken, a big, friendly local who is recovering from a leg injury. He says he wants to be in my report .....
He has a great little business going, cooking chicken and serving drinks, and also sporting a pool table ..... His leg still looks a bit swollen and bandaged up, but he says he is going to be OK, so that's good. He is keeping a positive attitude, greeting all his friends and customers .....
Here are some more pics .....
From top to bottom:
Jodie and I having a little drinky .....
Out of Town pastry guy -- he says he wants to be in the report .....
Rob and Lisa BNEWB -- Negril royalty .....
Jerk Chicken guy --- his sauce is like the nectar of the gods!
This is a bit tame compared to last time. However considering all the commentary he received, i would have low-rated my report as well! All the commentary is why if I ever do a report it will only talk about the food I ate! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Homebrewer
I was up with the sun Saturday morning, gone with the wind. Headed to Xtabi. I was all by myself in a great big ocean. It gave me some time to think, some time to reflect, some time to figure out what I really want in the world.