10 Years, 12 Nights, 6 Hotels, ONE LOVE - April 2012 Trip Report

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Originally Posted by Clarity

Justchuck - Thanks! Markus is working on that now:)

Booger - Thanks! I vote for as soon as possible!
Ninja and Marley - c'mon get this started already ;)

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Originally Posted by booger

Great video kids!!! Look forward to booking the villa with a couple of other chill boardie couples one day. Ninja when we doing it?

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Well lets see since you two are calling me out we'll plan for 2016 Oct, you know why ;)

Great stuff, hubby man ....

Hubby-man...That's love...dude...I know because something very similar happened to me...not the same situation...but the same feeling, that everything else melts away except for her feeling...26 years ago in May. You found the perfect wave dude. Enjoy the ride :-)

Sure is great when you've found your true BFFL! I don't know what I would do w/o the love my husband has for me. "He completes me!" Great story... :)

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Originally Posted by marley9808

Ok, so I know I comment on just about every update you make to this.....but so what? Deal with it! LOL

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I tried then to explain to you why.....it is because the two of you are special....and you have a special love and you have a special gift of being able to let others see it, feel it and experience it. It is amazing. And people cannot ignore how it makes them feel....about you two, about love, about life. We are all in the presence of a true romantic love story....and ultimately people want to believe in love and happiness and good....and when the two of you are around, we all believe! And so I thank most of us want to thank you for that :)

Thanks for bringing yet another smile to my face this morning....I know there will be MANY more

Love you both!

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Oh Marley, oh Marley! Just how do you say these things! You are just too much! You really bring a big big smile to my face and make me blush crimson. You are gonna make my ego pop! Seriously, keep commenting! More, more,...lol!:D

I made same experience you and Ninja described. Granted due to my reading impediment I am working through this board as slowly as a snail through a record- breaking head of lettuce, but I can definitely hear all of you guys' voices in your reports now. You and Ninja, Guiriguy, Tizzy, Booger and so on, your words come with sound effects and visuals now.

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Originally Posted by ralonzo29

The turtle, or honu, is another important creature throughout all Polynesian cultures and has been associated to several meanings. The word hono designating the turtle in Marquesan language has also other meanings, among which we'll report "to join, to stitch
together", which may explain why the turtle also represents union, family (another explanation may be the fact that sea turtles cross the whole Ocean to reach the shore where they were born and where they'll give birth to their own babies).

And now the meaning is stronger to me. Love you guys

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Thank you so much for sharing that, Ninja! That is utterly fascinating. It really enriches the meaning of the whole turtle metaphor. I wonder now how far this meme will reach. In my circle of friends in Germany we call members of the core group “Vögel“ (birds). In German it carries a connotation of harmlessness and being a little, how shall I put it delicately.... “off”, not so bright, lol.

I think turtle turned out to be the perfect term for us Negril birds.

Lorax2* and garysteph1018* : So glad to hear you had the same experience! Let's surf this lucky wave to the end of all waves.:D

Thank you so much, Seveen , gerryg123* & Marie* . I am glad you are enjoying it. That's what keeps us writing :).

Much Love to everyone on the board!:o

Ok keep sharing please I love this Clarity and Markus.

Thanks Angel!
Okay, Next update coming up:)

Trip Report Continued...

Our anniversary dinner was incredible and magical...The view right on the water, the beautiful sunset, the amazing food, that special bottle of wine, the staff at Spa Retreat surrounding us and treating us so special. I was utterly happy and in awe of all of it.

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Markus told me about about his fears that I would be disappointed. He told me how he had tried to get “Night of 100 Candles” reservations but they were booked out for that date. I thought it was so sweet that he had actually tried to make that happen, and then contacted Guirigay desperate for advice... then spent days calling all these restaurants in Negril.... That really touched me...But he didn't have to worry about any of that...

I know it's easy to get caught up in the stress of trying to make the day absolutely “perfect” but I don't need tons of flowers, candles or fancy champagne glasses. I just need him.

We didn't exchange anniversary gifts, we can't afford any of that. I'm not into that material stuff anyway. You can't take any of that with you when you pass on, it's all about the experiences you have in life that count. This TRIP was our anniversary gift to each other, it was only Day 2 and so far it had already surpassed all of my expectations.

I was light headed from the bottle of delicious wine (thank you so much Guirigay & Sweetiepie) and full from all the food consumed. It was 8 PM when dinner was finished. My eyes were beginning to droop and I could have easily retired to bed with Markus.

But I told Booger we'd be at his 4/20 party and I was looking forward to it.

Spa Retreat called in for a Taxi and it took about 15 minutes before it arrived because the driver was across town.

Our driver was named “Gregory Peck” which I found really interesting...

“Where to?” Gregory asked.

I looked over at Markus, He was wearing Long heavy pants and a long sleeve button-up dress shirt. He was soaked in sweat at this point. Not a good outfit for this Caribbean weather. “First stop is Villa Sur Mer – we really need to change, then we're heading to a party Eddie's DeBar” I told him.

“What time did the party start?”, Markus asked as we sped down the dark West end road.

“um..I think 4:20?”

“It's almost 8:20 now, do you think anyone will still be there?”, Markus asked

“I hope so...”

Note: We would somehow manage to make it to every boardie event that week, we were LATE to about 90% of them. But hey...we eventually got there!

Gregory Peck was waiting for us at the front of Villa Sur Mer when we emerged in more appropriate tropical attire.

As we were driving towards, Eddie DeBar, I fully realized we might be meeting a lot of boardies for the very first time tonight. I'm going to be honest, I was suddenly kind of nervous about it.

You see, Unlike Markus, I'm actually really shy. It takes some time for me to open up after I first meet someone. You may have noticed that I don't even post pictures of myself in my trip reports.

Once I'm comfortable with someone and feel relaxed, I become more a lot more outgoing but it's not an overnight thing with me. It was really hard for me after my best friend, Michelle died in February. She and I used to be attached to the hip and we always went out together. It was too painful to hang out with our friends without her now. It was just a reminder of this huge loss in my life. So I started declining all invites...and I retreated from all social activities for over 2 months.

Going to this party tonight was actually a big step for me.

I'm sharing this so those that met me in April have an understanding of why I may have seemed quiet/reserved at times or not as outgoing as Markus. Believe me though, I enjoyed your company and I was so overjoyed to meet all of you. I just have some grief that I'm still working through and I know it's going to take some time.

But this trip was so healing and all of you helped me in ways that you don't even know... It got me back on my feet. I needed this trip (and all of you turtles) to help me learn to laugh again and remind me of how beautiful life truly is...

Okay, sorry..enough of that, on to Booger's party...

So the taxi rumbled up the rocky path into the driveway of Eddie's DeBar. I saw a fire pit flickering in the center, but no one was around it...

“Oh man, they're all gone...” I said “We're too late... party is over...”

Markus pointed to the bar area. “No I see Rob and Lisa over there!”

He was right, I also saw a group around them but their backs were too us. I could make out a slim woman with long dark hair standing next to a gentleman, a blond woman too...everyone else was in the shadows.

“When do you want me to pick you up?”, Gregory asked.

“I don't know..”I said feeling kind of nervous “I guess in like 45 minutes, we'll just have a quick drink and say Hi...”

We walked past the fire towards the group, holding hands. Markus squeezed mine and smiled at me. “Relax...”, He laughed. “it's going to be fun!”

Everyone was involved in a noisy conversation and joking around when we approached them.

“Hey everyone...” I said shyly

The first to turn around was Patty Sather. My initial impression, was WOW! She's so beautiful! (She really does look like Sandra Bullock!) Her eyes lit up, and this huge smile spread across her face. “OH MY GOSH!!” she squealed and suddenly she was hugging me so tightly. “DAISY!!”

All my fears dissolved and I started laughing, I hugged her tightly back“PATTY!!”

Suddenly another smiling face emerged, the biggest sweetest smile I'd ever seen and the most kind eyes. I knew immediately that it was Beachgirl66 She also gave me a big warm hug . I felt right at home.. as though I had known them my entire life.

There was a lot of “I can't believe we're here!!” and “So good to finally meet you!!” and “OmigoshOmigosh!!” We were like a bunch of school girls, I was so happy. I couldn't believe I was meeting them for the first time. It really felt more like a reunion than a first encounter.

I saw Rob and gave him a hug. Then Lisa emerged and joked “What am I chopped liver? Geez... come here” (love her!) She hugged me too

Once the dust settled and we all regained our breaths, I asked “Wait, Where's booger?”

“You missed him by like 5 minutes!” Patty said “he just left!”

Seriously Boogs?? What's up with that?. Lol J/k

“Brasi is over there though, let me grab him”, Patty said. I turned and saw Brasi in a deep conversation with another patron at the other side of the bar in the shadows. I could barely make him out.

I turned back around and met Becca

She smiled. It was so great to meet her, I had been looking forward to it after reading her posts and hearing her story. I knew this was a special trip for her.

Suddenly Brasi was beside me and we hugged eachother. It was amazing to meet him too! He was just as warm and kind as I knew he would be. He apologized for having to go because his ride was there, but told me he was looking forward to talking more at the bellyflop.

Meanwhile, Markus was already at the center of the table in-between Rob and Lisa cracking jokes and causing the table to burst into laughter.

“There he goes...”, I said to Patty.

Babelew was there too, she and Markus got in some animated conversation about something. They looked like they were in a debate, but then they were hugging and laughing.

Patty introduced me to her husband, and then she introduced me to Joe Trinidad and Manda. They were both really quiet that night, but I think it was due to all the drinks they had consumed. Joe was all smiles! Manda was wearing a winter coat and a scarf which I thought was a little odd, but I didn't say anything.

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Beachgirl and Joe Trinidad

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Markus & Manda

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Me and Manda

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Patty and Babs

It was such a fun night, I loved talking to Patty Sather. She has just the biggest heart and she's so warm. She makes everyone feel at ease. I really took to Beachgirl66 too. I wish I had the opportunity to talk to everyone a lot more, I felt like the night went by WAY too fast... suddenly it was really late, we had consumed a lot of Red Stripes and I realized that our cab ride never showed up.

So Eddie called Gregory Peck for us

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We all bid farewell and we were all looking forward to seeing each other again tomorrow night at the Luciano concert

Gregory Peck apologized for being so late, but explained that he when he saw how we were all hugging each other and looked so happy, he didn't think we'd be ready to leave after only 45 minutes and we would want more time...

And he was right...

I was all smiles on the taxi ride home, I was tired but I didn't want the night to end.

The groundskeeper opened up the underground cave for us and turned on the lights. The cave is beautiful at night. It was wonderful just laying on the sunbeds, looking out at the sparkling stars and listening to the waves crashing on the rocks. I contemplated just falling asleep there in Markus's arms...

But we still weren't ready for our anniversary day to end, so we got back into our bathing suits and took a night swim in the lagoon pool. While we were swimming, the groundskeeper turned the lights on... the pool lit up and illuminated the waterfall in all it's glory. It was just magical...

After the swim, we head back to our honeymoon suite...we bathed in the massive shower room and collapsed into our king size bed...

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I fell asleep happier than I'd felt in a long time, The whole day had been a dream come true...

To be continued
Day 3
Moving over to Seastar and the Luciano Concert.

i don't get outta bed until i've done some lurking, & this was my wake-up story! :) Thanks Daisy, it's a lovely one.

"Cryling"

That is the new term I came up with.....it refers to crying and smiling at the same time.....this is what happens every time I read your posts!
Magical....loving every second of it
And I hav to agree with Markus......you look amazing in that dress!

:)

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Originally Posted by marley9808

"Cryling"

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Awelarious.... That's what I would use to describe your new word!!!! :)

LOL garysteph....good one! I am going to work that one into my rotation as well!
Awelarious!

my son always laughs at my boardie meetups - he says no matter what our real names are - we resort to calling each other our screen names - right down to the numbers - his imitation never fails to crack me up

this is so good i'm kinda happy it's taking awhile to write it and that we have TEN more days to read about - woot woot

and i'm cryling awelariously :-)

What a great end to the day! And you know I also had Gregory Peck as a driver on New Years eve...did he sing for you guys? He has a great voice!

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Originally Posted by Hubby-man

Thank you so much for sharing that, Ninja! That is utterly fascinating. It really enriches the meaning of the whole turtle metaphor. I wonder now how far this meme will reach. In my circle of friends in Germany we call members of the core group “Vögel“ (birds). In German it carries a connotation of harmlessness and being a little, how shall I put it delicately.... “off”, not so bright, lol.

I think turtle turned out to be the perfect term for us Negril birds.

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Are you ready for your mind to be BLOWN?!?!?!?!?! Doooood
Check this out.

So yesterday when I was attempting to answer that post about Catcha's Night of 100 candles....I went back to Guirigay and Sweetiepies first Trip report from, what? February? because I wanted to post the link where he described the night and dinner etc and while looking at it and reading it, I noticed this picture.....does anyone see what is sitting next to their drinks on the table?!?!?!?!?!?

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Mind = Blown!

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You have gotta be kidding :o

i hear the twilight zone music sounding up in the background

AMAZING - or awelacious!

so for life ... all you guys have to do is call and say...turtle - lol

i understand - i found my sister in jamaica - different mothers - different fathers - connected via the heart and a awesome holiday!

OMG - chills - big smiles today reading all this.......oy

Sweetness shoot me a text or call me if your not busy this evening.....me nuh have no pickneys....

(sorry for the highjack)

Can't get over the turtle....LOL

I Know!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait until you hear another turtle story........Garysteph........????

OK, that's pretty cool... :)

Daisy and Markus - We're glad you enjoyed it and will just get ahead of the game by saying Thank You Too...

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Originally Posted by marley9808

Are you ready for your mind to be BLOWN?!?!?!?!?! Doooood
Check this out.

So yesterday when I was attempting to answer that post about Catcha's Night of 100 candles....I went back to Guirigay and Sweetiepies first Trip report from, what? February? because I wanted to post the link where he described the night and dinner etc and while looking at it and reading it, I noticed this picture.....does anyone see what is sitting next to their drinks on the table?!?!?!?!?!?

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Mind = Blown!

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It's a...It's a...

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*gasp* no! It can't BE!! lol!

Shauna - that picture and the reactions had me cracking up. Love you guys!

Garysteph - I want to hear your turtle story! :)

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Originally Posted by rastagal

What a great end to the day! And you know I also had Gregory Peck as a driver on New Years eve...did he sing for you guys? He has a great voice!

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That's so cool! No, Gregory Peck he didn't sing for us! I wish he had, I would have loved to hear that!

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Originally Posted by Seveen

and i'm cryling awelariously :-)

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lol!! Aww Seveen, I really really hope we get to meet you some day! Your comments always make me and Markus smile!!:D

Thanks Garysteph, Marley, Seveen, Rastagal, Spottycatz, Tizzy, sweetness and Guirigay

Sorry we didn't have time to update this TR for a few days. There was a Big wedding this weekend... but we'll keep it going tomorrow.

Hope you all had a great weekend!:)

Love,
Daisy

We will be waiting to hear more. Hope the wedding went well. Lovely weather.

Nice montage...I like to see visitors loving Jamaica. www.turnerexquisitetours.com

Everyone has been posting all these great trip report updates lately and we've been lagging here! It's time to step up and get this TR ball rolling again.

This will not be my best update. I am currently sick with the flu at the moment and a little woozy from my cough & cold medication. So I apologize in advance for all the typos and run on sentences.

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Day 3

I woke up early to the sound of the wind blowing through the open windows of our Villa. It took me a second to register where I was... I was still a little hung over from Boogers 4/20 bash and our private romantic after party at Villa Sur Mer.

There is nothing that compares to the feeling of waking up in Jamaica. This feeling of happiness washed over me, mixed with anticipation for the events that we had ahead of us.

Today was the day we'd be moving over from Villa Sur Mer to Seastar Inn

We had fallen in love with Villa Sur Mer, so the realization that we would be leaving was a bittersweet one. This was only the first of the six hotels we would be staying at during this trip. We still had 10 full days in front of us. There was still a lot to look forward to.

Instead of packing, I chose to walk around the resort. It's so private, that you can stroll around barefoot in your nightgown without worrying about bumping into another person. The weather was warm with a sweet floral breeze...

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When I returned, Markus was already awake and making coffee... We decided to have breakfast in the bar area. Radcliff ordered food from LTU Pub and had it delivered to us. We enjoyed a private breakfast near the lagoon pool.

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I had the shrimp salad (delicious!)

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Markus had an omellete w/callaloo

After breakfast we swam in the lagoon pool. I just floated peacefully on my raft listening to the rushing waterfall...I'm in love with this pool...

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Kimi extended our check out time so we didn't have to leave until 2 PM. We decided to go back to the main villa for some more snorkeling off the cliffs.

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Markus wanted to snorkel further then my comfort zone allows, so I told him to go ahead while I dried off.

“You sure you'll be okay all alone?”, he asked

I glanced around the private villa, not a single soul in sight. “Yeah, I think I'll manage” I laughed

Markus went off to explore a cave to the left of LTU pub underneath Citronella while I watched him from a distance.

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(markus waving his arms around inside the cave)

That's when I heard someone shout “Hey beautiful!!”

I looked around in confusion. Huh??

“Over here!!”

I turned to the sound of the voice and saw 3 muscular cliff divers waving at me from Ricks Cafe. I laughed and walked a little closer to greet them.

“Hey!” I waved.

“Do you want company?”, they yelled

“No!”, I shouted back. But then I laughed and politely followed it with a “But thank you though for the kind offer!” I didn't want to seem rude...

“It's no problem, We'll come over to you!!”, One of the divers hollered

Suddenly they started scaling the wall between Villa Sur Mer and Ricks Cafe..balancing on the edge of the precarious wall and heading towards me all smiles. A daring move, one wrong step and they would plummet down onto the ragged rocks below. I was shocked!

“No no no!!” I said gesturing wildly with my hands for them to turn back “I'm here with my husband! No!” It was so bizarre, that couldn't stop laughing, What in the world?? I couldn't believe how agile these men were, but of COURSE they were... they jump off high cliffs and out of trees.

I could just imagine Markus's response to this. He would flip out. How would I possibly explain the presence of 3 ripped shirtless men lounging around me in our private villa?!

“Well, Where is your husband then??”, One of the guys asked

“He's in that cave!” I said pointing to my right. Then I added “We're celebrating our ten year wedding anniversary!”

The leader of the threesome laughed and gave me a thumbs up sign. “Okay! Gotcha! Back up guys..back it up” They all jumped off the ledge back onto Ricks Cafe, cracking up and hitting eachother playfully.

I breathed a sigh of relief, waved goodbye to them and returned to watching Markus.

I wonder what it must be like for a single girl in Negril?.. Really flattering but wow! A little crazy..

Markus returned 10 minutes later. He was excited to report that the cave was FILLED with bats, hanging out all over the walls.

“Come! You've got to check it out! It's amazing!”, he said grabbing my arm.

I pulled away and just stared at him wordlessly with a horrified expression.

“Oh that's right, you're not a fan of bats”, Markus said laughing

No. I'm not. But for those of you that ARE... feel free to check out that cave. You can reach it from LTU Pub, Villa Sur Mer, Citronella or swim over from Ricks Cafe. (Markus was probably waving his arms around in the cave to fight off the dive bombing bats)

We realized that it was getting late. It was time to pack up our belongings and bid farewell to the beautiful and amazing Villa Sur Mer..

we said goodbye to Shakes and his homemade broom...
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We said goodbye to Radcliff our awesome bartender...
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We said a tearful goodbye to warm hearted Kimi. Before we left, we took a tour of the more affordable room that we WOULD have stayed at if we hadn't been upgraded for our anniversary. If anyone is thinking about staying at Villa Sur Mer, I'll send you the pics. They're really nice, like little houses with full kitchens and livingrooms.

I know I've said this a million times already, but our stay at Villa Sur Mer was truly a dream come true for us.

We were prepared to just walk to Seastar with our luggage, but Kimi wouldn't let us. She insisted that we accept a complimentary drive on behalf of the hotel. Wow!

We were driven to the gates of Seastar and said our final goodbyes..

When the gates opened and we stepped inside Seastar Inn with our luggage, a familiar feeling washed over me.. It felt like coming home. It made me think of Webcasts, good times, and friends. Last time I was here was in November. I gazed over at the table that we had sat at with Rob, Lisa, Bella Bea and Jamar. I remembered our late night party closing down the bar and the laughter... Meinvancouver and his beautiful wife, Dolly, Blandy1 with her pretty blue eyes.. All the boardies dancing around...Luciano on stage... all wonderful memories! I just felt so happy to be back!!

Check in was a breeze, just like last time.

We explained that we had 2 nights booked but that there was a change of plans. Now we would be staying in Mandeville tomorrow night to visit my family instead. Would it be possible for us to have friends stay in the room that night on our behalf?

“No problem!”

Now we just had to find the right friend that would appreciate a complimentary night at Seastar Inn. We knew exactly who to offer this to and we just hoped that they would accept it.

We were led to our room. Room 12. It is one of the older rooms located in the back, second floor. I really liked how it was so quiet and removed from everything..

The room was spacious with large arched wooden ceilings, a fridge and big bed..
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The balcony was my favorite part of Room 12. It is huge, with a view of the lush backyard...

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(view of the garden from our balcony)

I lay down on the bed and immediately fell asleep while Markus sat on the balcony bird watching.. I don't know what it is about the beds in Seastar, I can't lay on them without passing out. They're just too comfortable.

I woke up with a start two hours later...

“Oh no! What time is it? Did we miss the concert??” I sat up anxiously.

Markus reassured me that it was still early and we were fine.

“So who is going to be at the Luciano Concert?”, Markus asked after we both showered and changed “Will My Boys be there tonight?”

My Boys = Ninja & Guirigay. (The two boardies Markus has been in contact with leading up to this trip. He was really excited about meeting them.)

“Yep, Your Boys will be there” I laughed “and My Girls will be there too”

All of the rest of the turtles were landing in Jamaica today and meeting for the first time at Seastar Inn.

I looked forward to seeing Patty Sather, Becky, and Beachgirl66 again..

I also couldn't wait to meet Marley, Ninja, Guirigay, Sweetiepie, Booger, Sandie, Tizzy, Spottycatz, Indybob, RastaStan, Gerryg123!... the list went on and on! AMAZING!

“Ready to go?”, Markus asked swinging open the door to our room.

I took a deep breath and smiled “Ready.”

To be Continued...
Markus is up next

Nice once again Clarity, sorry to hear you are sick. Hope you get better soon. Looking forward to more of your trip report from both of you. The weekend is coming so maybe a time to rest :-)

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love these reports and woo hoo, I am about to make my entrance LOL

I was reading this and actually found myself sad that you were leaving Villa Sur Mer......that place is amazing....like something in my dreams. I am so glad you both got the chance to stay there. I am not sure I could think of a better 10 year anniversary than what you just described! Awesome!

:)

Great new addition to your awesome report, Clarity! Six hotels, now that is some rambling, girl. That cave swim would be right up my alley. Good on ya, Marcus.

I love the Seastar pics, since I was mesmerised while there, and taking no pictures other than in the event area, thanks for sharing these awesome vews. Seastar just looks so, good for a stay. May have to do that.

Guys climbing cliffs after ya! They must have seen the other eye. :p

Clarity and Hubbyman - Thank you!

I'm lurking around and planning a trip for next year and I have completely changed what we are going to do. Villas Sur Mer really should give you some free nights, I was going to do all 7 nights on the beach for our 20th anniversary and now I have to stay there. Your pictures make it look magical, and both of your great writing styles may have a little something to do with it. :cool:

:) :) :)