gettin my groove on "TRIP report" boardie bash style--april21-may11,2013

a look around the pelican bar, playing dominos...
Attachment 27742Attachment 27743Attachment 27744Attachment 27745Attachment 27746Attachment 27747Attachment 27748Attachment 27749Attachment 27750Attachment 27751

Thanks groove... Next bash, I'll be missing another 6-8 inches less of waistline,lol! Your whole presentation is ROCKIN!!!
So many excellent photo's, as the American Poet Macklemore (Of Thrift Shop song fame)would say...
The pics and story lines are "F" n awesome,lol! Like we are there!

Happy Travels,

Skb

Shauna, walking on water, 1st part of sunset and my peeps
Attachment 27752Attachment 27753Attachment 27754Attachment 27755Attachment 27756Attachment 27757Attachment 27758Attachment 27759Attachment 27760

Janet and carolyn
Attachment 27761

rick
Attachment 27762


a crab and the canada flag
Attachment 27763Attachment 27764

shauna and raul
Attachment 27765

and here is the taxi stand for the water taxi..only way to this bar...
Attachment 27766Attachment 27767Attachment 27768

we party at the pelican bar until the sun starts to set
Attachment 27769Attachment 27770

we load and leave the bar....

at look back
Attachment 27771
Attachment 27772

sunset at floyds pelican bar
Attachment 27773Attachment 27774

and the sunset
Attachment 27775

Glad to see your TR is back on track. Gotta love the Pelican Bar!

Thnaks for the kind words groove. Great report.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 2nutz4travel

Glad to see your TR is back on track. Gotta love the Pelican Bar!

---

yep, we were just there in sept, and now we are back...we will see u guys in tomorrows adventure, the pub crawl, if u got any pics or wise cracks to add to it, feel free to liven up this report....lol...

Hey man it's a great report lovin the pictures too

this is probably one of those, "you had to be there" moments....not going to get it unless u were there, but I know a couple my friends who were there will remember this...


and to me it was a classic line...hehehe

this convo was over heard somewhere during our trip

her:what about everthing I give u
him:u dont give me anything
Her:i give u lovin'
him:lovin', I don't need yur lovin'...girl i'm jamaican, i get all the lovin' I want...

hehehe

Loving this report and the pictures,thanks for sharing Groove!!!

we took 3 boats out to Pelican Bar, and all loaded into 2 boats for the ride back....When we got to the beach, I noticed most of the other people that didnt go to the bar were under the shelter of the bar at the place we parked at...what caught my attention was everyone was fanning smoke out of their face, and I noticed a small cardboard fire, more embers than fire and a fan or something blowing the smoke....what the hell is that, I wonder....well, we all go to the restrooms, and there is a line...everyone is wanting to change out of wet clothes, and the next thing u know, everyone starts saying at once...the freaking mosquitoes...they were huge and plentiful...covered your legs in a matter of seconds....so that is what the smoke was for....lol....well, we all start to lather up with repellent, but some damage was done....

everyone is at this bar
Attachment 27797


we are all hungry....chicken welcomes us back and he is asking if we want to order some jerk chicken, as he has it set up for us to eat here...most of the other people who didnt make the trip were ordering theirs then....

this is where the trip took a turn for the weird....

I told chicken that i wanted chicken, lol....but a few minutes later someone came around saying that our bus was leaving and we were loading up....I look around and a few were loaded, but chicken and several were talking and I walk over and socialize with a couple of people over a few subs....we walk off a little, for a few minutes, and when I return, I am told to load on the bus....still waiting on a couple, but dont need me to disappear again...well, I see chicken smiling and joking with some people over there, here comes a couple more from my bus over there, so I am good...I get on the bus, ask Janet wtf, and then ask several others what was up and where we gonna eat...no one knows...finally all is on, and we have added a new passenger who has had TOO much to drink....job....since she is staying on the beach, and we are headed to the beach and they are not ready to go, she was going with us....then chicken gets on, starts gathering his things, and gets off...I follow him off, ask him whats up, and he says he is staying with the other bus...he was not ready to leave and they were all ordering food...our bus informed him that we didnt want to eat here and were ready to go....so chicken stayed with the other bus....


well u know the type of person who drinks too much and repeats things over and over....well we had this one on our bus...it was actually funny for a while...

I have been told by my boss, the wife, to shut up and stay out of it...it will be over in a little while...... we get going and someone asks what we are gonna eat....pepper shrimp, we are told, they have the best pepper shrimp in middle quarters....well janet likes those, so i am cool with that....after awhile, it is asked about the food again, the driver is asked how far to middle quarters, and he says we dont go thru there going from here and it is too far out of the way to go that way....a groan is let out from the crowd....now what....I remember a bunch a cookpots on the side of the road on last trip home from pelican bar....i ask about those...the driver says yeah we pass by those...so we all agree to give it a try....well he says something to someone and she relays some infor about the place...the folks can be aggresive in trying to sell fish and other foods....they might surround you...he tells her other stuff about being careful to count you $$$, a few precautions that we all should be using anyway.....about this time, we pull up....they surround the bus with plates of fish, bammy, festival, etc....she is trying to negotiate thru the window....it is beginning to get out of control, when one of the passengers wants to get off and smoke...no, cant do that, well, he gets off anyway, and is followed by many,...well we all negotiate our deals, pays our bills, and has some of the best conch soup and fish soup ever....it may have been cuz i was so hungry, but it was good...we finally get everyone loaded again, and away we go....a little into the trip, the one who had too many fired up a smoke, and was told to put it out and now her and someone else went back and forth for a minute....then she and her boyfriend went at it for a minute....agian it was funny, at first....someone yells at them to shut up, they shut up for a minute and start over,quietly at first and then louder and ouder until it is shut up time again...this goes on for a while, and finally someone yells at the friend to get up and move to the back of the bus...he does not move, she yells at him again, and he does not move....she tells the driver to pull over....he does....she tells this guy to get off the bus...now we are in the middle of nowhere, and it is about 10 pm and there is no way I would get off this bus,.....but he does...he slowly makes his way to the door, passes by me, and i am a little nervous that he is fixing to explode on her or something, but he just exits...and just like that, we are off...we jsut put someone off the bus in the middle of nowhere....omg.....I hope he dont have a cell phone and have a posse waitng for us up ahead....all kind of thoughts go thru my head....whew...well we drove in silence for awhile....finally the one who had too much to drink fires up another cig, and that discussion gets started again...lol....on thruogh sav la mar, and back to our hotel at shields, our 1st day there, more about it tomorrow...

now after this trip was over, those events were discussed amongst soem of us on the bus, and we ALL did not agree with the guy getting put off the bus,and also all agree we should have not let it happen, but it happened so fast.....anyway, I saw this person on the beach a couple days later, and he and I developed a bond...he hugged me, and kissed me on the cheek....I liked this guy....


thats the story how i saw it....lol...

when i get to the next installment, it will be one of the funnest times i have ever had.....pub crawl....

it may take a few days to get to it...but soon come

Oh man, this is the BEST TR ever! And the pics. Awesome. And I love your style.

lol. outstanding.

Who is this "monitor" person??:rolleyes:

Wow! Why would a driver allow this to happen? To put someone off the bus in the middle of nowhere? I would expect the driver to look out for the safety of all passengers and not take orders from a self-appointed monitor.

Your photos from Lovers Leap are really good, gave me a feeling of being up so high and water so far below!

Everything groove posted is 100% true. It's not the bus drivers fault. It's me groove lorax and everyone else on the bus. It's our fault for not speaking up. It was a down point for sure.


But his account is 100% accurate.


Groove. Thanks for this report. Smile on my face all the way. Great week'

All I can say is that this was one of the greatest trip reports ever.. and my eyes are burnt out from going thru all 22 pages in one sitting,,,,
worth every second..... what I have taken in and learned from this will make my next trip HUGELY better than my last Groove... you da man bud...
hangin with your crew would be the best.... can't wait for what's next.... Visine.. engage

Sounds like it was a bit of an extreme action for a couple that was having an argument. Things happen, if there was no violence or anyone on the bus endangered then the "kicking off" was way out of line.

Like others, I'm sure they are curious as to the publicly unmentionable events that occurred, are you able to send a private message of what may have transpired? It's all for curiosity, nothing more nothing less. My husband and I have been in similar situations, and things were handled differently.

All I can say is WOW.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by groove16

.then she and her friend went at it for a minute....agian it was funny, at first....monitor yells at them to shut up, they shut up for a minute and start over,quietly at first and then louder and ouder until it is shut up time again...this goes on for a while, and finally monitor yells at the friend to get up and move to the back of the bus...he does not move, she yells at him again, and he does not move....she tells the driver to pull over....he does....she tells this guy to get off the bus...now we are in the middle of nowhere, and it is about 10 pm and there is no way I would get off this bus,....

now after this trip was over, those events were discussed amongst soem of us on the bus, and we ALL did not agree with the guy getting put off the bus,and also all agree we should have not let it happen, but it happened so fast.....anyway, I saw this person on the beach a couple days later, and he and I developed a bond...he hugged me, and kissed me on the cheek....I liked this guy....


thats the story how i saw it....lol...

---

guess i need to clarify one thing....it was not like it was a husband and wife that was involved, it was someone and a friend that was met a few days earlier...not that it matters who it is....

the reason it was a big deal is we put someone of the bus in the middle of nowhere...the reason it is a big deal t me is that it made me and my wife look in ourselves and wonder why we didnt stand up and say something...and that is the feelings of several others on the bus, as we discussed this later...we all said we were very close to saying something but none of us did... there was no evidence of violence in anyway, no one was in any danger, and the only problem was someone had TOO much to drink and was loud and obnoxious....I have several friends that are the same way....no big deal....

It made me think about me, and I believe that I will take up for someone if something like that happens again...really the point of my story...

Thanks for the clarification Groove. I agree with you, in our case, we did speak up and prevented that from happening, my husband actually physically separated the 2 people and I sat next to one person while he sat next to the other one. I'm just happy that nothing happened to the ejected individual, because, like you, I personally could not live with myself if something occurred.

Thanks for the honesty.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by nekkidinnegril

Thanks for the clarification Groove. I agree with you, in our case, we did speak up and prevented that from happening, my husband actually physically separated the 2 people and I sat next to one person while he sat next to the other one. I'm just happy that nothing happened to the ejected individual, because, like you, I personally could not live with myself if something occurred.

Thanks for the honesty.

---

When I saw him a couple days later, he was so happy that I asked about him and that night , that every time he saw me the rest of the trip, he stopped what he was doing and greeted me with a fist bump....I like this guy,....lol

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by groove16

When I saw him a couple days later, he was so happy that I asked about him and that night , that every time he saw me the rest of the trip, he stopped what he was doing and greeted me with a fist bump....I like this guy,....lol

---

Fist bump!!! I'm glad it worked out.

Was the self appointed monitor part of the tour company?

Before I go on to the next day, let me just say that this excursion was a great time....it was not put together by a tour company....one individual, another tourist just like you or me, put this trip together...she worked countless hours, and dealt with many,many unnecessary complaints from people who wanted things their way....i think she dealt with so many distractions that it took away from her enjoyment of her vacation... so I will say that everyone I spoke with, on both buses, all said how much fun they all had...because of the group, it was cheaper than doing it yourself, and all the company made this a great day...the pictures should tell the story of how much fun it was....there was a bump in the road, and i described it like it happened...but it was not a tour, just 2 hired drivers and Chicken, our entertaining host....chicken just happened to be on the other bus, or this would have taken another course....the "monitor" was also just a tourist, and was really a sweet girl...I really liked her, and she didnt do anything with malice or mean or anything....she just made a couple of decisions that I think should have been group decisions...that's all....

Respect

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by groove16

Before I go on to the next day, let me just say that this excursion was a great time....it was not put together by a tour company....one individual, another tourist just like you or me, put this trip together...she worked countless hours, and dealt with many,many unnecessary complaints from people who wanted things their way....i think she dealt with so many distractions that it took away from her enjoyment of her vacation... so I will say that everyone I spoke with, on both buses, all said how much fun they all had...because of the group, it was cheaper than doing it yourself, and all the company made this a great day...the pictures should tell the story of how much fun it was....there was a bump in the road, and i described it like it happened...but it was not a tour, just 2 hired drivers and Chicken, our entertaining host....chicken just happened to be on the other bus, or this would have taken another course....the "monitor" was also just a tourist, and was really a sweet girl...I really liked her, and she didnt do anything with malice or mean or anything....she just made a couple of decisions that I think should have been group decisions...that's all....

---

Nice.... The day had it's bumps, however at the end of the day we all control our fun factor. The man that was booted was a local Jamaican and their is some history there that should see no mention on the www. He's a nice guy and I wish him the best...... One bus was full of people that road tripped it last year and had an amazing time. We tried to grow it this year so others could partake and at the end off the day it was simply too many people. I thank both the organizer as well as "the self appointed leader of the other bus" as your intentions were sincere. The best part of the day for me was the time chilling on the beach in Parottee while you guys went to Pelican Bar. Man, I love the South Coast and see myself spending much more time there than in Negril.....

Well said Booger!!! Thank you ... thank you .... thank you!!!

Thanks Groove for clarifying that we all had a blast & for giving props to the person who worked her arse off for us!

Hey dude sorry to poke around when I was not there, but what difference does it make whether it was a local or not? Still sounds like it was way toooooo far away from home to be putting anyone off , short of a physical harm to others threat or issue.

I've met both Groove and Flip and trust their judgment, sounds like it was a bit harsh. The fact that he was a local probably meant he had some connections to get home but also way less money to do so. Not exactly my idea of how I treat people in their own country (no matter how drunk they are), but hey to each their own.

I'm not sure why the "local mention Jamaican" part was even brought up, being that you say it "should see no mention on the www." , totally irrelevant. You know one love and one blood and all?

Just an observation, take care and glad it ended ok and fun for all.

Jamb

Hey Jam,
I respect both their judgements as well. I personally enjoyed nothing but good times with them and theirs. I mentioned the fact that it was a local as it appeared to me from reading Groove's TR that it was a tourist who was bounced from the bus. Like I said, he was a great guy and I feel horrible for the chit he had to deal with. Peace

No problem dude, take care.

Groove love your report man!!

Jamb

groove16 forgive me if I missed it but is there a pic of this"monitor" you speak of? I don't smoke but understand when in JA it's pretty much everywhere.... Sounds like you handled it better than I might have! Now I can pick up with the story where I left off! Loving it !

7migal ... what purpose does posting a picture of the monitor serve.

I'm sure Groove's acct of what happened on his bus it totally accurate, but a lot of things happened that he has no idea about that lead to the decision that was made. Everyone needs to remember there are a lot of sides to a story, and there are those who think they have to discuss the negative, and those of us who don't.

However ...

This "self appointed monitor" is getting way too much sh#t handed her way. She happens to be a really great person, who actually had the balls big enough to look out for the folks on the bus when no one else would. The guy who got kicked off may be a good guy, but he chose poorly when he chose his companion for that week. She has, in the past, been violent, and judging from what I saw during the day ... and I was directly in her line of fire for a good 8 hours ... was more than likely about to explode. I do know that the "self appointed monitor" tried to separate the two, obviously with no help from the other passengers, and when the arguing didn't stop, did what she thought was best. So lighten up on her.

As far as the smoking ... give it a rest. Chicken made that decision, and he completely did the right thing. The bus was a non-smoking bus b/c it was a new bus, and he wants to keep it nice. The "self appointed monitor" was on that bus for that non-smoking reason. Up close proximity smoking is not something that she wanted to be a part of, and there was only SO MUCH room on the smoking bus. Some people were so desperate to get on the "smoking" bus, they kept asking their bus to stop instead of just letting all of us get to where we needed to be ... at which time they would have been able to smoke it up!

So anyway, that's about all I wanna say .... well not really, but I'm going to stop. I would just ask that everyone remember there are many 100% accurate sides to a story.

Thank you for the great pics...it's been awhile since we've visited JA.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by garysteph1018

Well said Booger!!! Thank you ... thank you .... thank you!!!

Thanks Groove for clarifying that we all had a blast & for giving props to the person who worked her arse off for us!

---

i've had a few messages with her about the trip, and told her over and over how much fun we had....I am glad we went and even with the bumps in the road, it did not ruin the trip...like booger said, we all control our own fun factor....this is the last thing (maybe) I am gonna say about what happened to this person...since you agree that this was an ongoing problem, you will also have to agree that "she" was the loudest, most annoying of the two....IMO, she should have been told to move, not him...and if anybody should have been put off the bus, it was her...well no one should have been put off the bus...that's the point, as bad as it was, it wasn't that bad....it really wasnt ruining our time....

and why didnt anyone else get involved and separate the two? because it wasn't that big of a deal to anyone else....no threaat of violence, didnt appear close to getting out of control.....I mean she was out of control all day, like you said, and that was annoying from minute one...but again with my point of the wrong person was targeted, if anyone needed to be targeted....she took his pride from him in front of all, and he paid for it...too proud to move to the back of the bus...

steph, u know how outspoken I am (you got that same trait) and it was not like me to let something happen that i didnt think was right, and I questioned myself for a long time after this...

jamb. what's up. Hope all is well.

Flip if I was any better I'd be twins, or me and badnaz would be frickin quadruplets......... hmmm , I guess.

Damn near pulled the trigger again last weekend but that thing called work wouldn't cooperate.

Hope you and Jackie are good, me & the badone send our regards and KC and Andy Reid are callin you boy.

Til the next time,

Jamb

I really enjoyed reading this; thanks!

A quick look back and my opinion on the places we visited on our trip...

Belmont Beach....I wish I would have walked around and talked ot more of the locals there...It was a beautiful beach....Janet says she should have went thru the Peter Tosh place....I am not into museums or tours as much as I am into people, and of course, the beauty of the scenery...To me, this was the most fun part of the day, it just didn't last long enuff...I had never been here, and I would love to go back for a day....awesome time

Lovers leap.....now this was a beautiful sight....again I did not listen to the tour guide as much as Janet did, and took quite a few pics....but after that, i don't think I could spend much more time there....talk about peace and quiet....if u really wanted to get away from it all....Janet had talked about going here before, so we are glad we did...it is something we would have never done on our own....and the pics really don't show the real beauty of scenery...that view is really breathtaking...

Pelican Bar....I think booger mentioned earlier that we were at parrottee beach....I didn't know where we were, I thought it was treasure beach, but I also knew it was not near where I thought we were going,as we turned a couple times and I lost my bearings...(had a map, was trying to follow along) I cant really comment much on the beach, we didnt spend time there, but Pelican bar is a blast....we had just been there for the 1st time about 6 months earlier, and it rocks...I really enjoyed this part of the trip as well....Rick and Carolyn had never been to pelican bar and they also loved it...If u have never been, it is a once in a lifetime place to see...

we also enjoyed the pit stops at the littles stores along the way...this is where we get to see things you dont see in Negril...Janet likes to give stuff to the kids, she gave stuff away at every stop we made, I think....I know she made several kids happy that day....and that makes us happy...we tote a 50lb suitcase full of give away stuff on every trip....and then lug around that stupid flowery bag on all of our day trips, just in case we run across some children...some laugh at all our junk, but in the long run, it is worth it, cuz it makes her happy...

It was a very long day, and I could only do 1 excursion per trip because of all the time riding on the rough roads...(some of our crew did kingston a few days later and loved it, but we declined...rick and carolyn did both and they all say the kingston tour is a blast) but we are glad we did this trip, because of the hard work of Marley, this trip was not only affordable (never could have gotten this price on our own) but included some great boardies that we got to spend time with...It was also my 1st time riding on the CHicken magic bus, and he is a great tour guide...I would recommend him anytime...