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!2 to 20 bars, 20 to 24 Redstripes, and a few snacks mixed in!
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Usually starts with a walk from which ever property we are staying at on the beach to town and back preferably before the sun hits the waters edge. Love the stillness of the water and the quiet time on the beach before the business day starts. After that its all about the fabulous flavors washed down with Red Stripes and whatever adventures present themselves!! Like to wing it on holidays as life is so scheduled back home......
Either a long walk from Barrys to Cosmos or further to Hedo, or run the beach from Barrys
to Treehouse. Then swim, read a book on beach till 12:30 then a patty, a beer, and a spliff
on porch at my room. Back to beach read and swim. 4 back to room for indoor recreation.
Dinner around 6. 9:30 find some music on the beach.
LOL PGW!Quote:
Originally Posted by poolguywindsor
After all the work...
Cheers
Usually hit the beach/bar around 8:30 or 9:00. Towel on the lounge chair,first red stripe 10:ish. Love saying hello to old friends from years past as they pass by. This year the beach/bar will be moved down a few properties to Treehouse. Looking forward to a new perspective.
LOL when by myself it goes something like this : out on the beach about 6 am for a walk or run on the beach from nbcc to around cosmos watch the sun rise buy some Oj and Pineapple juice on way back to room talk with some of beach vendors just getting in to set up shops. Lounge in room until 7:30-8:00 when one of my friends that is bartending somewhere will call and say they are bored. Walk to those spots. 10:30 ish head to St. Anthony's Kitchen until around 12:30-1:00. Walk back to room grab a patty from Juicy on way back to room, grab my bags of toys,balls and books I have brought for craft market kids under the bridge, head down there as kids are getting out of school. Hang with the vendors for a couple hours maybe gamble a few games back with the fisherman, catch a game of soccer at the beach park and join in sometimes. Head up to Xtabi to jump and lounge in the sun and plug in my own non reggae music over the sound system and drink my dinner in bananas. Catch a music show at night or head to cosmos or beach house villas for a dinner of pepper shrimp. Sometimes if I head out with locals I have known for many trips at night we go to scrub a dub or the roof top. Return to room 2-3 am and walk down to pier docks by the roundabout and walk out on them and sit to relax with the sounds and smells of the ocean waves crashing against the stone talking with all the street folks on my way down there. Return to room 3-4 ish. Sleep a little and start all over again. Getting a little too old for Jungle and Scrub type activities so this trip kindle will be loaded full of books and other than craft market, and st. Anthony's I will be found on the lounge chair next to the jump platform at Xtabi with a hell of a smile if you dont see me there look in water below.LOL
Wake up whenever I want....have some tea on the veranda and think about how lucky I am to be able to find an island that I adore! Possibly, wake and bake...and later have some fresh fruit for breakfast. Hopefully, chat with the folks at the resort and maybe have a swim. Very slowly......begin to prepare for the day. Maybe take a walk on West End and chat with friends from long time.
Well, by now it it probably about noon...so tink about a beverage! Ok...now mi ready...grab a route taxi and hit the beach. Not an everyday occurrence...but always a fun day. Walk about 7 mile and browse the area...take a swim...repeat....grab a quick drink and of course....talk some more with the locals. To me, every single day in Jamaica is an adventure. One never knows what will occur or who we will see...it seems magical. There are always familiar faces from previous trips and it seems that they will suddenly appear!!! I may be thinking about Niah (the infamous patty maker) and I run into him at the Corner Bar. I may be thinking about Errol from the former Royal Kitchen...and suddenly, I see him walking about.. That is the magical, ethereal wonders of Negril. Before I know it, my day is made full with the wonderful folks that I have been blessed to have met and call my friends.
Somehow, this wonderful island always delivers. Well...almost...sometimes the days or evenings can be met with a few that take some effort to deal with..but that is life. Generally, every single day is truly a wonder. Jerk chicken is one of my favorite snacks during the afternoon...then later...shower, dress....and hang out for a while before dinner. Choosing where to eat dinner is always a big deal. SO many choices...hit dinner, chat and chill....maybe luck out and hit a concert....Rest and repeat!!! :)
Captain...thanks for reminding me just how wondrous this island can be. After typing this reply, I am taken aback just how relaxing every single day can be. No, I am not blinded...I have had some days that ...well, rather sucked!!! But, overall, nothing...can compare to a good day in Jamaica!!
Wake up early to watch the sunrise,take a few pics, walk the beach for a bit, find my beach ladies and buy fruit for the day. Go back to my room and shower then get dressed. Do my hair,etc. I go look for breakfast...I usually have a meal under $500J. Back to to the beach, people watch then walk downtown, exchange cash and find something interesting to do. I check the little shops out. I look for Bob Marley Shirts or dresses. Head to value master, buy some snacks and give them to the kids hanging out near BK and the pier. Then head to Sav to look around and to grange hill to hang with family for the day. I dont plan anything but this is usually what I do.
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Originally Posted by poolguywindsor
A few less bars, about the same beers, my favorite Jamaican veggie all day, a shot or 4, and usually a killer breakfast with extra OJ to hydrate. And SUN all day long.....
Wake and bake about dawn. Sit by the ocean as the sun rises counting my blessings. Coffee, breakfast, more coffee. Back to the room for a likkle "nap". More recreational combustibles. Walk or taxi to visit with old friends. Maybe some shopping in town. Snacks, drinks, meals whenever & wherever the mood strikes and plenty more time for contemplation. Maybe catch a webcast. Maybe head out for some live music, maybe not. Sit by the ocean under the stars till I start to doze. Hit the sack for a few hours and do it all over again.
Nice! Had I only known as you were the first boardie I ever met, on the bus to Seastar, my first day ever in Jamaica. My wife and I still laugh about that day as we hit all sorts of great places, little did we know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ras Walleye
You never forget your first:)
Lol! That is the funniest $hit I have read in a long time......Quote:
Originally Posted by Ras Walleye
Wake up late ..get ready while my partner does his waking.baking…take a nice walk to out of town pastry or nice breakfast at Jus natural.. come back and have a coffee or early drink at ltu and hang out with other local characters and reason for awhile…may go back for a nap or off to the beach..depending on my mood: i need entertainment and laughs-so we go to bourbon beach (good jerk too) or if i want a mellow ,quiet day but with good food and classy service i go to Cosmos-way on the other end….may walk down to boat bar to hang and play pool … depending on the time may go to canoe for two for one wicked good rum punch-or up to murrays new place mango tree …then go back to where ever staying and may go out for the nite…or just go hang with good friend at ras rodys -and wander over to leesa place and ah-bees …then back to the crib and lounge on the verandah enjoying some good cook shop food we broguth back plus drinks,etc..listed to treefrogs, local music coming from where ever and enjoy the rainfall if were lucky ..
Our typical day starts with me being awake way too early, often before dawn. I catch up with the board, emails etc until daylight then pack up and head to the beach. I read a book and watch the beach come to life until Mr. Nutz rolls out of bed. Then it's off to get coffee for him and breakfast for me. We buy a bottle of fresh oj from Flex and it's time for mimosas on the beach and people watching. Usually a nice light lunch from a beach vendor or we head to Niah's for a patty. Lot's of cooling off in the sea, a few cocktails, likkle short strolls here and there and before you know it, the sun is setting and it's time for happy hour! More often than not, dinner is something from Best in the West. A few drinks on our patio, listen to some tunes and call it a night. It's amazing how quickly the day goes and we've usually done very likkle!
Thanks Capn for reminding me how utterly relaxing our lazy days in Negril are!
That is the first place I remember meeting Ras Walleye as well, on the Seastar bus. I was sitting right next to him? I think I apologized for my behavior the next day ?
Lots of good peeps met on that bus either coming or going. Pgw I remember just being glad you survived the night. You were a man on a mission.
I believe that was the night the lady was telling the driver to turn up the music, and Rock Robster was complaining about not getting a cupcake on the buffet? lol
Waking up at Seastar Inn, we usually hit the Veranda very early and enjoy the sounds of Negril coming alive. Roosters, neighbors beginning their day with music. Back inside to watch the "Smile Jamaica" morning show on T.V. to get the latest Jamaica news and weather.
A hot shower before breakfast and then to the Seastar dining room for a delicious continental breakfast. (eggs 2 dollars extra).
Then it's back to the room to get ready for the beach. We leave at 11 on the Seastar bus for Sun Beach or wherever else we want and swim, lunch, move along the beach to sample the drinks at several other bars/resorts and then usually make our way to the road and cab it to either the round a bout for shopping or back to Seastar for rest or a nap. Happy hour starts at 4 p.m.
Dinner at the hotel where the food is so delicious or a walk to a nearby restaurant like LTU for dinner.
After that, drinks and party favours on the veranda and maybe some web surfing or t.v. before bed.
Exciting eh?
Sounds like we have the same itinerary! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by poolguywindsor
Get up have a beer, cook breakfast, hit the beach, drink beer, have some Jamaican food, drink beer, find a place to hang for the evening, drink beer, go back to room, sleep, rinse and repeat daily! :)
Up walking on the beach by 8am(I don't party late) to see what I can see.
Meet the wife back at the hotel and go from there. 80% spontaneous ....
Well, I get up just as the sky starts to brighten over the mountains with sunrise still about a half hour away. I meditate on my verandah and hail up the farmers heading for the fields in the bush and the pickney on their way to school.
About 8:30am, Marshall comes back from the bush and fixes me a cup of bush tea (usually cerasee, John Charles, fence post, bah cedar, strongback, susumba leaves, etc. and, of course cinnamon) while he fixes a breakfast of some vegetables and whole wheat bread or ackee and veggie chunks [my personal favorite!]
We sit down and reason for about half an hour before he is back to the bush making coal or tending his dasheen crop.
My afternoons vary from a walk of about a mile to the community center Internet Café, reading a book or writing.
About 6pm and it is about time for dinner. We eat no meat so it is usually fish or veggie chunk related with lots of veggies and wheat bread.
We watch the news at 7pm and then stick in a dvd from a neighbor or a street vendor in Santa Cruz and after about an hour, I look over and Marshall is sleeping. He has seen about 30 minutes of every movie known to man! :p
About 9pm, I turn off the movie and head to bed. Tomorrow will always be a blessing!
Peace and Guidance
OK - just have to comment - first of all - this web site and message board has been so incredibly helpful in planning my trip. One concern was airport transfer to negril - which I don't have to worry about now b/c of this board and it's recommendations.
Also - this thread has me soo ready to come down there - especially Big Franks comment since I will be at Sea star and his post pretty much is exactly what I am looking for too! Thanks all.
I really cant think of a average day...nothing happens according to schedule, thats about all the average we see............:)
each morning i am up before 7 am,make my coffee, let my wife Lisa sleep in till 7:30, get our breakfast, then she goes with the other women...Arlene... and anybody else to do some shopping, by the way inculding picking up a couple more cases of r.s., i do my own pub crawl with Larry , dash and anyone else ,which includesTonys, FunHoliday, Firefly ,Aunties Thrill corner, and our favorite...Sunnyside ,we have his and hers ja cell phones, so cheap, then meet up at Rooms in the afternoon to watch the sunset and party with our large group of boardies, take pics, lots of swimming , both the pool and sea, and after the sunset , decide the big question... where to eat tonite.
Breakfast,smoke, beach, smoke, freshen up, smoke, dinner & sunset, smoke, freshen /rest up, party, bed...repeat
Up before sunrise, generally a walk around the property (wife is never up this early). Back to the room to read til wife wakes. Breakfast, then off to the hammock hut for a series of naps, generally waking myself up with snoring, eat, swim, read, repeat. Best relaxation ever.
No such thing as an "average day" in Jamaica for me. To others it might look like I do the same thing everyday, but they all feel unique to me.
Sometime around 5am the rooster next door will start to crow. He has no idea he is really early, but I've found out he is the pre-crow for the other rooster to get up at 6am to crow. By that time I wake up, put on my shorts, pour a glass of sour sop, and walk out to the hammock. Put on some music (congos, bob, gladiators, greg isaacs.) Connect to the internet if it's working and see if anyone has posted comments to my first day pictures that I tease them with. Then I walk down past the lighthouse to get some fresh coco bread. Walk back and continue to drink sour sop and eat. Around 9am I wake up the wife. Nicole at Bananas Garden will bring a vegetarian breakfast around 9am. Put guava jam on everything she brings us for breakfast because I'm addicted to Guava Jam. Wife drinks her coffee. Then I get in the pool. About 10am we head off to the beach. Go to about 6 bars, walk the beach, several drinks, eat a late lunch. Head back about 6pm and swim in the pool, smoke a cigar, smoke a couple spliffs. If we didn't eat on the beach we head to De Bar for a few drinks and food. After we eat I enjoy another cigar while laying in the hammock. Wife reads her nook in the other hammock. About midnight I take a shower, put on some lovers reggae and chicky chicky bow wow.
We will hear the guard turn off the lights out side. Then we now it is time to get up even if we just went to bed. Get up roll about 15 splifs and wait for my coffee. Then we go out to the beach to look for coral that we collect and talk to some our friends. Then we get the dice out and play farkel we like to keep a running total as to how many games each of us win because for one its all about bragging rights and winner gets choice ill leave that thought up to your imagination. Go back and get our towels for the chairs because this is going to be commmand center for our daily thoughts about our 2 decisions for the day what and where we want to eat. Get a thought and grab a hun and start walking and see where it leads us .Thats why we never say what time is lunch or dinner because we dont know what shape we will be in. Then in the evening we start at the Treehouse bar then back to the porch and party on.Unless we get a real bright ideal about doing something else we end the night there with alot of bull being thrown around amoungst friends. Then repeat this all over again.
the wife and I have 2 different ideas of how we enjoy our holiday away from the grind of life...I want to party and meet as many like minded people as I can. I like the crowds, I like to people watch, I LOVE to walk the beach and take in all the sights, soounds, smells, and people it has to offer...i enjoy hanging and meeting both tourists and locals alike ..Janet likes to relax, enjoy the smae sights, sounds, etc, all from either her chair or from the bar...she could sit at the same bar ALL day...the great thing about Negril is that it offers something for everyone...and she is GRADUALLY coming over to my side....
my day starts any where from 6-8 am, depending how late i was up....get my roll on, and head to the beach to start the day, either on the lounger or a walk down the beach...this is where i reflect on yesterdays adventure, and make a TENTATIVE game plan for the day...i have a calendar of our days from home with the different options for each day, (wheere the webcasts, bands, happy hours, excursions, moving days,etc are for that day) but we rarely stick to our plans....there are places we have planned on eating at for the last 3 trips, Chicken Lavish and Swordfish, that we still havent made it too yet....
anyway, my morning ritual takes about an hour or so...i grab Janet some coffee, head to the room and wake her up.
after that, usually lounge, people watch, not much at all until it is time to eat...i make a run for whatever we decide for lunch, while she just lounges...after lunch, we do the beach crawl thing.....we mix in dips in the sea and pool all day, of course...this takes us to sunset, then get ready for supper....we usually hit a show at night about every other night....
Wake up, coffee, wake up properly, shower, wake up REALLY properly, eat fruit, hit beach, drink & smoke (repeatedly), fall off lounger, crawl, drink & smoke, eat Jerk chicken, sleep, shower, drink, smoke, eat, drink, smoke, wobble, bed!
REPEAT!
Wake up about 7, make coffee. Drink coffee, read for an hour on the balcony. A little yoga in the room, bathing suit and sunscreen, then walk the road or beach for an hour for exercise. Grab a lounger, more coffee and my kindle and head to the beach where Carl or John-O has set up a lounger for me. Fruit for breakfast, an occasionally swim to cool off, then walk the beach in the other direction. Lunch is a patty, more sun, maybe play on the floaties at Margaritaville. Four o'clock means happy hour in the room- two drinks and a cigarette for the hubs, then think about dinner for a while. After dinner, done drinking so head back to the room for a nap if there's a late concert. Get back up around 11:00, get dressed, head out for a while, then back to bed.