I laughed when you mentioned the bottle opening with the lighter. I have tried to teach my wife to do it, you would think its like piloting a jet. They should make a person show they can do it before giving them their Canadian passport lol.
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I laughed when you mentioned the bottle opening with the lighter. I have tried to teach my wife to do it, you would think its like piloting a jet. They should make a person show they can do it before giving them their Canadian passport lol.
I think most Saskatchewan residents of a certain vintage learned that in high school out of necessity lol. Thanks for this report Crusher, we arrive on the 2nd same flight, good to hear its not busy at airport. Two of our party are with a package deal so have transfers booked, I'm hoping to pay to go along with them.....
Well Sunday was one of those days.
We started the day making our way down the beach to Travellers to spend some time with our newbies and to get some breakfast. Saturday was a loooooonnnngggg day of travel and it took a lot out of the both of us. I let Miss B sleep in on Sunday but finally got her motivated and we made our way down the beach. Denise and Brad joined us first on the deck at Travellers. We didn’t order off the buffet and instead opted for the menu. This of course meant that breakfast took like over an hour to prepare lol. I could have had all our orders done in like 10 minutes at home but hey we are on Jamaica time! LOL! They also don’t have a clue what Poached Eggs are. Not sure what that is all about. Eventually we were joined by the second couple of friends that we came with Marc and Carolannn. We chatted about our days plans and I collected money as I was going to do some exchanging later on in the day.
These two couples are really good friends of ours back in Regina. They are each others BFF’s and last year they went to Mexico as a group instead of coming with us to Negril. They regretted it and are WAY happier being with us this year. Marc is a Geo Cacher for those who know what that is. Apparently there are several around the island and he is determined to get a few of them. Later on the day he actually got a driver and went and claimed one of them. Its a GPS scavenger hunt kind of deal and yes....he's a geek too! :P
During our breakfast mi Doc showed up and we made plans to go and do some shopping. I needed my supply of Red Stripe and B’s wata! We also needed to fill our fridge with breakfast and lunch items as that is how we usually roll when it comes to Jamaica. We also needed supplies to make Curry Chicken one night this week. I love being able to cook in Jamaica and I love that we get to make whatever we want.
So after we ate we made our way back to NBCC as that is where Doc had parked his car. We settled up at the office for the room and headed out. We made our way down to Cafe Goa to say hi to Rob and Lisa as they were doing a webcast there. Rob was there but Lisa wasn’t as she was home with a sore back. We had a drink and chatted up Rob and then headed on down the road. Our first errand was to get our money changed. Doc informed me that the rate at the Chinamon store was the best in town right now so we went there. I changed cash for our friends, Miss B and myself. We did alright in the exchange and now everyone was flush with Jamaican. If you have never checked it out you really do need to go to the Chinamon shop!
From there we made our way up to the Hi-Lo. I spent like 350 bucks on various things…..Red Stripe…..groceries……Red Stripe…..groceries…..wata…..Red Stripe! We walked out of there with two carts full of stuff and enough supplies to keep us alive for a while. Last year when we were here there was a weird shortage of eggs in town but this year we were lucky and they were flush with everything we needed. We got all our breakfast and lunch stuff as well as our stuff we needed to make our curry later on this week. The guy who helped us did a double take when after loading my five boxes of Red Stripe into Doc’s car I said I would see him in a few days! LOL! Yes I do like my Red Stripe! :)
We made our way back to the NBCC and unloaded our booty. We thanked mi Doc and made preparations to go hang with our friends at Travellers. We chilled in the chairs on the beach and bobbed in the Ocean. The sun had its proper effect on us and before long we needed a nap. We headed back to the room. Brenda was in the lead and I got waylaid at the beach bar by our other friends. I had a few more Red Stripes before heading back. There are lots of characters at the club again this year and I spent an hour or so laughing along with a few of them before heading up for my nap. One of the nice things about our port of call is that you get to know the people that say there as there are residents and people who come at the same time every year. We enjoy each and every one of them.
After our nap we headed back down to Travellers for supper and Karaoke. For those of you who don’t know my wife is a professional singer and actress. Being a 5 foot tall white girl she catches a few people by surprise when she begins to sing. This night was the same. As soon as she began to sing the entire place was like wtf! She wowed them as she always does. Our friends are experienced singers as well so it was a pretty good night of entertainment. We rocked it!
After supper and a long line of Red Stripe we headed back to our room. I hadn’t slept much so I was really needing to go to bed. When we got back to the room our friend DK was still up and out on the deck of our Condo. Instead of heading to bed we sat and chatted about life and all the mysteries of the universe. lol….who am I kidding I was drunk….we talked about nothing and I managed a few more stripes! LOL!
Not sure what Monday is supposed to bring but I am hoping it includes more photos! :P
I am enjoying my 7AM jaunts to my office space lol. I think the girls are shopping today and I am going to grab Brad and make a foray down the beach I am thinking. Gotta hit up Bar B Barn and some other places. Or heck maybe I will walk into town and go have lunch at the Corner Bar(Seaview). I love their take away....best five bucks anyone can spend!
We still haven't see the jerk pork guy Dean....we did manage to hook up with our juice guy.....and yes I got my friends instantly addicted....that guy owes me commission or something! I haven't seen Jen..the Fruuuuuuiiiiit lady yet either! Man I miss me some beach characters!
That's it for today tune in tomorrow for some dumb ass adventures...when the ladies are away...the fat guys will play! :P
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sounds good so far . . .
Loving the report, and happy to hear about the Beach Club doing good. Beach club pics are getting me all excited. 13 More sleeps
Crusher what was the airport experience like as far as time in the line ups? Were you able to use/save time with those kiosk things people are talking about?
Your report is AWESOME and I have one question...Does the China Man give better currency exchange than the Western Union in Hi Lo?
Good to hear! Did they put you in Bldg B? If you still need a larger bed tell them to take it from my 3rd floor in B bldg. We are good with two double beds in each room -- no couples in our group.Quote:
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I think I'm about to burst with excitement! I keep checking back for an update!