I know dwight, fast car and Cash money!
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I know dwight, fast car and Cash money!
these photos of the sunset have me stumped....I took these in the order that I am posting them, don't understand the orange sky in some and not the others....
It was cloudy that night and I think the sun was darting back and forth behind the clouds, and they were taken from different angles but posted in order that they came off my camera. maybe one of you experts can give me an answer...
oh well, here goes....all on wed night sept 12th....
from legends....
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you can barely see them, but that is Danny from Chicago (I called him chicago, he called me georgia the whole time) He is staying in the room right above me...those 3 girls are part of an orphanage that he built or helped build in st ana....same girls in photo above, as the mystery of the photos still confusing me...lol...
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wednesday night was scheduled as wet and wild night, but again not enuff people for the event, so it was dj alli....dj alli plays in the west end gang, among other musical things...tonight I asked him make me a couple of cds...I picked them up from him on thursday...he made me six....a couple were favorites right off the bat, with some of the more popular songs, but now my favorites are some of the songs that I never heard...we listened to them a couple times a week...when I do the cooking for the night, I am jamming to the music and almost drift off into my own little world...Janet will walk in and just laugh, bringing back to reality....
my attire for the evening had Janet ragging me all night...U llook like a typical tourist...well, it was the end of our 2 week stay, we were only going to our home at bourbon beach, and most of my stuff was used....I dont care anyway.....well, several drinks and subs later, I was very touristy looking, especailly since there werent many people there and most were locals....towards end of night, we are swaying the a good beat, and fast car, dwight, mario, patrick and I cant remember the other couple that were all partying with us at our table, well for some reason, I just thought it was time to take off my tourist shirt and start spinning it around my head and really getting into the music, they are all dying and rolling on the table laughing so hard....my wife still laughs when we see the shirt in my closet or something...you had to be there, but oh so funny...the guys kept laughing about it for 20-30 minutes, until we finally had to call it a night....
guess my batteries are running low after 2 weeks off partying....
only pic of the night
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thursday morning
today is our last full day, we will be flying out tomorrow...
we are meeting larry and rina at samsara at 2pm....
Janet has a massage scheduled and larry might be getting one...they had never been to samsara and wanted to check it out...also gives us one last chance to hang with my new friends...
alwys looking for new places that we might stay at, I check out bar b barn. It is right down from Bourbon beach ...It is closed at the time, but I cut thru and take a couple of pics...herre are 3 of them
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look down the beach
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the infamous feet view
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Carl ricketts is everywhere, finally caught Janet sitting still
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I go take several photos from water looking back at the beach, come back and dry off, then go to the room to prepare a sub and get some dog treats as beach dog had arrived...I hear a knock on the door, and it was Janet...Carl had made a sale, and she was asking if it was ok....let me back track...we bought a couple of paintings on other trips and are running out of room to put things...the last on has not even been framed or displayed...so we made a pact not to buy any stuff this year....so, anyway, she caved in....but wanted me to negotiate the price...she liked 2 of them and had touble choosing, so I made a better deal for both...so I caved too...lol....
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legends from the water view
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jamaica tamboo from water
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kuyaba boat, i have several pics of this boat prettymuch every day as it is part of the breathtaking view down 7 mile beach
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closing in on the sale
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bourbon beach from the water
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beach dog 1
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beach dog 2
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and you don't see these every day back in the flint river
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we get fast car to take us to samsara....
Janet gets here massage...she has had several massages in our trips to Jamaica, and says this was the best ever....
larry and rina join us
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blue cave castle and the rainbow
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taking a pic of larry taking a pic,hehehe
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the bag of stuff that we drag with us everywhere we go
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rina and me in the wata
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ready to jump
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me and nester...nesters family own the samsara and legends property
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one more last dive
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rina and nester join me for the last dive..
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and the last sunset, taken from samsara on thursday night at different intervals
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a couple of boats pass by
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Our last night was spent at, .....of course, bourbon beach listening to the west end gang....
pics of the people we met and who made our trip great...we will at least try to say hello to these folks on our next reach...we always make new friends, cuz we've stayed someplace different each stay, but try to drop in on the old ones as well....
chris--bartender at bourbon beach
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dwight
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my brother, fast car
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mario, does eyebrows, face cleansing, Janet can tell you the list of things he said he would pamper you with, anything to make a dollar
he is very athletic, saw him swim almost every day and do a few backflips from a standstill....just jumped and flipped...
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shaba, with all his funny sunglasses,hardest working man at bourbon beach
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since these were all people from around bourbon beach,
I am gonna mention some other special peeps, just for my own use
cash money and his dog red bull
patrick and his dog bella (she had 7 puppies while we were there, he showed us the pics)
jeremy (janet made friends with this young guy, gave him some snacks...coouple days later Mario had shaved Jeremys head, he came up to Janet and she didnt recognize him...he laughed and laughed...you had to be there)
our longtime friend ann
bourbon beach security Jack
young daytime bartender everton
dj ali c
craig---long dreads--was at bb everyday, on his laptop, facebooking and whatever
kevin---turning bb around, lots of great shows lately...
fruit lady
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previous shown artist carl ricketts
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alot of you must know the one and only Culture
I have had a conversation or two with him on every trip to Negril...
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others that I have to mention
Maureen and Janice, security Stewie, and dogs coco and sheild
all from Sheilds
Octavious artist and gary lifeguard at Negril Beach Club Condos
rasta Jimmy by nbcc
rasta tony at errols, although we couldnt find him this reach
rasta rise and shine--garrieth reid
patrick---the respectful guy I met near mama flos between bb and grand pineapple...
bushman
pics from our peeps at legends
Jennifer
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andrea
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Terry and Iesha
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jennifer andrea shanna and janet
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shanna
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momma getting some wata
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paul, the resturant and bar manager, one of the nicest guys we met
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paul janet michelle
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and michael...we love Michael...he went out of his way to greet us every day by name....he did quite a few things above and beyond what we expected of him to make sure we were taken care of....he kept the hagglers away, and was very business like when doing his job....deep down a very good dude....
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Now, I REALLY can't wait to see my SamSara/Legends pals....soon come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know you are gonna enjoy your trip...bet u cant focus on anything else right now....
Oh yeah, I got the fever bad now after those updates. Thank you!
Well done, great report and pics... I am an old softball addict as well, use to travel to Georgia from WI to play in the Flag City Shootout years ago!
I played in EVERY flag city shootout....who did you play for back then?
loving this report and pics. Its good to see pics of people you met while there:)
Great Report and pics, thanks!!
I've been crawling this board off and on for the past 5 years or more. I can't remember anyone posting so many pictures of the Jamaican people and relating things about them. What a f*&%@ing awesome thread!!!
The beach and water are lovely. The weather is devine and the food is great but for many (all?), it's the wonderful people who create that "Jamaican vibe". You can't find that vibe anywhere else in the world. Once you go, you know.
Thank you for sharing.
Your Samsara sunset pictures are wonderful. Took me right there. The ones with the big cloud have great composition.
Super trip report. You had fun and thanks for sharing your joy.
Went to FCS for 10 years straight, played mostly "D" ball, one year played "B" and another Super "B", seemed like we played all over GA... Atlanta, Macon, Milledgeville, and Wrightsville one year when it rained really hard. Best year was '93 when we finished 7th of 141 in D at Softball Country Club. Remember beating Pops10 in first game and after the game hearing people talking about the team from WI, LOL!
One of the milestones was meeting Ray DeMarini in Macon, he interviewed our coach and some players for his TV show, then spent some time hanging out and autographed our team bus! Also met Gerald Perry one time at Hooters... Lots of great softball memories in GA!
And again, yours is one of the better trip reports I've read in awhile... Cheers!
flag city was so big it was played in several towns all across georgia...from 89 thru about 2005, it class c and d started on thurs night for the local teams and started fri at about 7 friday night and depending on where u were, straight thru until sunday....in 95, they quit letting out of state in the flag city unless you played b or above...btw, did you have super B, super c, etc..in wis...I think that was a georgia made up deal....the softball country club was about hour and half from us, we played there in the big tourneys, couple times a year...they had the 3 levels of fields, upper, clubhouse in the middle, and then the lower set...I remember finishing on the lower fields late at night, and them telling us, they are waiting for you at the top, you were wore out by the time you climbed the hill...they tore down the scc in 99 and built apartments...softball has gradually declined in georgia since...
I remember that tourney in 93, and I remember that team from wis...we took 13th, and was a round away from playing yall when we lost out...this was our best fcs showing at that point in our softball life....our scheduled gametime friday night was 2am, and it was behind, of course, and we started about 4am, won that game and had to play at 11am against a team from orlando named bennigans and they kicked our arse.....we batttled back and played several sat night and a couple sunday morning before we lost out, we played 9 games that weekend...I mentioned this to my brother last night, he also remembers yall, we got beat out by a team called white knights, a very scraggly looking bunch, dont know how they kept winning, and they went on to take fifth...we watched a couple of rounds before we drove home...
small world....
we had a few battles with pops 10 back then, think they wore purple...one of the hated north ga teams lol.....
we played in the class b worlds in 2001 in minn and in 2002 in mich...only 2 times I flew to play...felt like a big shot with my buddys strolling thru the airport, batbag in one hand, clothes back in the other...
those were the days....
I forgot where I was..I thought I was on serious softball message board for a minute...sorry..
well I guess this is my trip report...a good report went to a great report with a likkle softball talk...imo...lol
thanks guys for all the replies....didnt mean to drag this out so long, took a break at for the holidays and then it was hard to get back on it....Now I have one last half a day to report and it is over....I dont want it to end, since we have 3 months until we get back....for all that followed, hope you enjoyed....get to the last day in a few...
Yea,I had heard SCC was long gone, too bad, was one of the better places I ever played... And I think it was '93 when we played in five different states including WI, IL, IA, GA, and OH.
Always thought it would be fun to get a softball tourney going in Jamaica, but as hard as it was for us to stay sober for games in GA, imagine doing it in JA!
Cheers!
hey dj, just to rub it in a bit, got a call last night from some friends who need me to pitch, heading to play in a 5 game guarantee 1 pitch tourney today....
was gonna do bp today, this is better...
today is friday, sept 14th 2012, and we have to leave Negril today...what a buzzkill, but have to get back to reality...
I get up at 6am, do my morning stroll, I get Janet some coffee and she gets out at about 730..
Michael already has her chair set up by itself,
while I am enjoying watching the beach get itself ready for another day, I reflect on the trip we had, all the good times and all the friends that we will miss.
the locals are setting up, getting ready for the chance to help a tourist with their vacation needs, lol,
I guess life in negril will go on business as usual without us here, and it will still be here waiting for us when we return....
as I am sitting here, a local which I had not seen before, came strolling down the beach, you could tell he was selling something...remember this is about 7am, so not many people out yet, he stops at tamboo, and yells about his "clearance sale"....2 for 1 buds...he pulled out a handfull of big long buds and right out in the open, announcing his sale....he stopped at legends and showed one guy, heard him clear this time...clearance sell, new crop coming in...everything 2 for 1...the guy said no thanks, and salesman moved on to me...before I could say anything, Michael sent him away...he got to kuyaba, and these 2 guys were setting up their chairs, just got in last night, they told the salesman....he pulled out the clearance items, the guys asked how much, the said 40.00 a bud, but u get 2 for 1, lol....(It was a 5 dollar value at the most) about this time, the security from kuyaba walked over the break up the transaction...the guys paid what was asked and got what was offered...as the salesman walked away smiling, the customer looked to his buddy and said "see, i told you ...I told you we wouldn't have trouble finding it...You better believe me..." so both customer and salesman were happy.....I've seen many higgglers seeling the goods, but not out in the open like that...another only in negril moment....
while sitting on the beach, beachdog comes and joins me...
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last few shots down the beach, again the kuyaba boat in my pic
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michael setting up the chairs, you can see janets set up to the side with our stuff
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alot of times while we chill at legends, Janet will sit at the bar and socialize with the bartenders...I will sit in the upstairs perch, and people watch while I enjoy a smoke...
here are the pics from my last session there....
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Thanks for sharing the photos!! I am going to be at Kuyaba in a couple weeks. Their beach looks nice.
We like to sit on the upper deck at Boat Bar, have a smoke, and just chill...
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Don't forget the Boat Bar has live music every Friday 2-6 p.m. Good time.
The Boat Bar is a blast!
well, i will be trying out the boatbar in april....
we had not given away all of the candy and dog treats that we brought, so one last walk down to Bourbon Beach....we gave dog treats to cash money for red bull, and patrick for bella....
Ann and her group
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one last look at bourbon beach
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one last swim before it is time to change
legends from the wata
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2 shots of kuyaba
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I have a few drinks every day, but usually dont get hammered drunk, I enjoy a good fruit smoothie to go along with my sub about as much or more than a beer or drink...but today was not like that...the bar opened at 10, and i dont know how many I had from 10-1230 when kingsley picked us up, but it was many...I was getting them 2 at the time, and they were going down good...my plan was to get a good buzz and sleep on the plane....well I flew right on by the buzz stage and ended up on the drunk stage, lol....more on that in a minute...
as we were changing and packing, Janet made so many trips back to the bar for my drinks, to give Paul our leftover candles, to give michael our likkle radio, more drink, etc..she was asked by some folks about why she was running around so, and after tellling them we were leaving, they give us the AHHH, Im so sorry, you know the routine...
last couple shots before the ride
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and my drink of choice from legends
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all inclusive at legends had 2 frozen choices, from a pre mixed machine, pina cola and strawberry daquri...like a slushie and then she would add the alcohol...every once in awhile, when no other guests were around, they would make me a dirty banana or whatever I wanted, but this was quick and easy...she would mix them and add a splash of blue caruco(sure i didnt spell correctly) then add as much rum as I wanted...
Awesome report. Excellent details. Good photos, too. Clap clap clap ....