I've really enjoyed this report groove! Possibly the best I have ever read!
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I've really enjoyed this report groove! Possibly the best I have ever read!
I have to say Groove that the shots you take of Janet really show how beautiful she is and you manage to capture your love for her thru the lens. Great pics! Wish we had spent some time with you guys but I am living vicariously thru you as it seems we were two steps behind(even if you could find us!!:p)
Thanks for the compliment! You are very sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lola
It is a old fashioned shag haircut with long layers. Some stylist can't do it. My hairdresser uses a razor to do some of it. Good luck!!!
Janet
Thanks you for the kind words. They helped brighten my day. I only wish I would have spent more time with you all that afternoon at Drifters. U both seem like a lot of fun. Maybe our paths will cross again. And right back at u girly u are beautiful, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by mmoffat1980
Janet
Thanks for all the comments...Yes, i have a very beautiful wife, and she has put up with me for 26+ years...
And we were so lucky to hook up with these other boardies who enjoyed Negril as much as we did....we don't go out at home...i do play softball on the weekends, but we never party like this..and janet is really out of her shell in negril...she is usually in bed by 1030, and drinks a case of beer a year, maybe, if nt on vacation....
we love the fact that we can listen to music and dance in the sand only a few minutes walk away from our room...wherever we are at...
the next day up on our trip was thursday 5/1/14...somewhere during the night, GerryG123 had asked Janet and I, along with Ben and Jackie, to join him in a trip to blue hole at roaring river...and we agreed, it was gonna be our only excursion this trip...well, last night was a long night after many long nights...lol...I got a call from Ben, he wasnt feeling well, and wasnt sure if he felt like going...I said, thats ok...we wont go either...well Janet really wanted to go....somehow, she talked ben into joining us...Thanks my buddy, cause I know u really didnt want to go...the van picked us up at travellers, and we had a FULL van, with Chickster, Tattoo Charlie, GerryG123, Flip and Jackie, and Janet and myself, along with Shayne, the driver...loaded the cooler with beer and ice, and we were off...we passed the blue hole that we thouhgt we were going to....lol...and on toward sav...
Negril did have an ambulance...i know because I saw it...It was on its side in the middle of the road....the story we got the next day was that it had a passenger on the way to hospital in sav when a motorcycle pulled out in front of it...flipped over trying to avoid the biker....
we get to the blue hole at roaring river...GerryG had called ahead and set us up with a tour guide, so we picked him up at the end of the road, and crunched up even more, we head up this dirt road for about .....20 yards...lol...got to an area where some constuction going on..as we toted the cooler towards the entrance, we are met by this lady...she explains to us htat she is the new owner and the place is closed for remodeling...what a disappointment...gerry pulls her to the side and talks her into letting us use the palce for a little while, since we drove all that way....
so here is the blue hole...basically a spring fed "bottomless pit" that is the beginning of roaring river...
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the river winds thru the property
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the group
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Gerry and his raft, LOL!
You didn't pee in the Blue Hole did you? I was told it is drinking water that supplies the surrounding area. Also, did you hit the cave? Place is pretty cool and sounds great if the drummers are playing. I loved the little area around there with a couple of rum bars here and there. They were charging $10 a head a couple of weeks ago, so we passed and hit the water a few hundred feet past the Blue Hole. The water was refreshing and our guide drank plenty from the flowing water.
great report Groove
It starts to rain...we head to a gazebo...
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as we are leaving, the goats head down the road...if u look under the house, they were getting out of the rain...
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we stop at this place for some lunch...chubbys...
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some really good food, fed all of us for 3000J
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and of course Janet finds a little girl to give goodies to..
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lmao...did not pee in the blue hole...and if i did, couldnt tell u now!!!no we didnt get to explore anything...it is now on our to do list...the cave, i think maybe benjis paradise is there, didnt do any of it...Quote:
Originally Posted by booger
hey booger, so is the caves and other areas separate from the blue hole....what all is there, exactly?
The cave is a 5 minute walk from the Blue Hole. You actually drove right by it on the way in. Make sure you check it out. Kingsley took us and set us up with a GREAT guide who looked after all of our needs. We had to pay a small fee to get in and tipped the guide, however I walked away feeling like it was a great value. He took us to numerous spots in the neighborhood and all the locals were very accommodating. I will for sure visit it again on my next reach.Quote:
Originally Posted by groove16
How far was the place you ate at from Roaring River? We ended up eating at a great place in Sav, but would much prefer to eat out in the Country.
yeah, i saw the path and gate on the left as we drove in....
the place we ate at was very close....i was in the back of the van, but i think it was actually on the sid road coming into the blue hole...about 5 minutes away, if that...on the right coming in....
that sounds about right GrooveQuote:
Originally Posted by groove16
Nice report Groove!
thanks for the comments, guys....
after we get back from our trip, Janet decides to take a little nap...i am not a napping person, so I go hang at the pool....here is where I had my only complaint with Travellers...for a last few days, there have been signs on the property warning of construction going on from 10 until 4pm...well, for the most part, it didnt bother us, because we were rarely in the room...and when we were, the noise was not that close to us...but today, they were jack hammering in the room above ours...and it was loud...and steady...at about 3 pm, I go the the front desk and complain....i mean, most places offer a little discount or something to put up with construction...this was loud...well it was only an hour, it was to stop at 4pm, i was assured....well back at the pool, after about 20 minutes, i am approached by the manager and one of the owners sons...they wanted to apologize for the noise, and wanted to know if they could do anything to help...they offered t move me to another room, but i said i am leaving tomorrow and we got 30 minutes of noise left...so i have been offered a discount on my next stay...i'll see if they remember me and honor it...lol....he also heard that we were going to the soup kitchen and offered us a ride with the hotel driver....more on that later...
well 4 pm gets here, and at 405, they were still at it...but not for long...i found them and let them know that it was 4pm, and time to stop...they were happy to oblige...lmao...there was a couple sitting on their veranda, and they laughed at me when i told the workers what time it was
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so we get moving and head to canoe for thurs party....lots of boardies there...Midiri, Babelew, spreadlove, Charlie, Big Shiny and Mango, ...
Sasanya entertains again
1st time meeting these guys..Midiri is a great guy...volunteers tutoring kids in math at the school...and the other two...just so happens they are the two that were on their veranda above, laughing at me yelling at the workers..they were also the couple we were looking for on our hunt a few nights ago...
Hi M and M...wish we would have gotten more time together..
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some great gals here
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after the party breaks up at canoe, we catch a ride down to the beach with an off duty constable...he is showing a friend of ours around, and was going our way...very good dude..picked his brain on a few things...lol
we decide on Step a Side for some jerk chicken for supper....Marshall has always had the best chicken, imo, and we have tried a few...never too dry....and he didnt disappoint us tonight, either...love us some step a side...
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and I just noticed as i was uploading and sorting my pics...i have this exact radio at home...it is my camping box...lmao
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we grab our chicken and head down the road to our room to eat...we walk the sidewalk...we see a couple kids on their porch as we pass....we get permission and give them some goodies
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we eat, freshen up and head out for a little night life....
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then we end up at bourbon beach for a few nightcaps...
it is pirate night at the beach...about 50 of them...think it was a wedding party...
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we plan on getting home early tonight because we have an early morning..next thing we know, it is 130am...hehehe
next up...st anthonys kitchen...
I gotta agree with obaygirl.....such a fantastic report! Thank you!
Great report, love it!
I noticed Shane the taxi driver in a few of your photos. He took us back to the airport for our flight home last feb, but we cant locate his number and we would like to see if he could pick us up in August. Do you have his number you could share? Thanks.
Groove.. I think those 2 girls were from Minnesota..
I know Gerry has it, so if he doesn't come around in a day or two I'll hit him up and get it for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaherring
if it's the same Shane that Chickster gave me the card to, it's 876-572-3599. He brought us back to our place from Seastar,
he's awesome.!!
that's the same guy Jojo...that's where my card wentQuote:
Originally Posted by jojo p
you arre right...Janet informed me of that last night...I did meet some people from maryland, though...not sure who right now...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Flipadelphia26
....shanesamuels1@yahoo.com...
the number above is correct...
Thanks guys!
Thanks for a great report. Too bad I missed you!
It is now Friday, May 2, 2014...we are up at 6 and in the car headed to St Anthonys Kitchen at 630...we made up about 60 individual bags of goodies to give out, and had a couple bags of gifts, toys, flash cards, books, ec...that we donated to the Kitchen...they give them out for birthdays, good grades, rewards for good deeds, etc....every morning the kids stop here for a meal before heading off to school...the also prepare lunches, cutting up veges, peppers, taters, etc...on this day, there are aobut 40 kids that come thru, of all ages...several pics of our morning...
waiting for my driver in front of travellers
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our friend bettye and her friend doing their morning walk, 630am, whew!!!
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at the kitchen
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this is Joan, who has her hands full today..the bus that takes the kids to school was vandalized and out of commision...she is arranging other transportation..
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it is early, not much activity in the street yet
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Someone vandalized the school bus used to take kids to school? How sad....
Hey Groove,
You and Janet are givers as that is admirable. I have learned that vacation is not whole without some giving back. Respect man. And respect for getting up that early after a late nighter. I did the same thing to Pooper on this last trip where she had to get up and do a spay and neuter clinic after a late night. Not sure how she pulled it off as the next day was ROUGH for me. But she did and came back to Seastar beaming. Thanks to Seastar for providing an awesome driver. He took us to Summerset, dropped her off, took me to the beach, and checked in on her throughout the day to make sure all is good. He took my cell and reached out when he was ready to head back with her.
this little girl really likes to see herself on the camera...she also took several of these photos...
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" I have learned that vacation is not whole without some giving back" I hear ya Booger and agree !! Groove asked us for a couple days before we went home to go with him to St Anthony`s kitchen but we never really committed ( 6am wake up ) maybe played a roll ( shame on me ) giving back will be a must do for us in November.
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Janet had a little trouble at the school that I didnt know about...she told me about this later at Drifters when we saw Joan again..there were a couple older guys that were in the yard...one came up to Janet and told her he didnt have any underwear on and then showed her...he asked for money and when she said she didnt have any money on her, he told her he put a curse on her and she would die tonight...when Janet told me this (5 hours later) i tell Joan about it..she says the same thing happened to her this morning and the guy was later arrested...good news is she made it through the night...lol...
back at travellers...we have to check out and move to legends...one last dip in this pool...im gonna miss this pool....
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"he didnt have any underwear on and then showed her" Shoulda told him you were staying at Hedo and it is FREE !!! LOL