Your Latest Greatest Moment in Negril ***

My last reach we sat on the big lifeguard chair at CoCo,,sunset,drinks & products.

We gave the singer guy with one leg, $1000J and he was below us & the sun setting in front of us. Told him to sing "his" songs,not touristy.

Last night,going home tomorrow at CoCo. Sun already set,getting showered to go eat somewhere... Then ?

We hear Drums from the beach,,we follow the sound and next door at Haven place the Seastar Drummers (3) doing a free show ?????? Danced then across the street for Best in the West.

There are always magical moments.

Fred, how can you start a thread and steal my answer:) Every sunset I would grab a cocktail, climb up that lifeguard
stand in front of CoCo, and watch the sunset. Magical. Lucky I wasn't there when you and the wife were, it would
of been very crowded!!!

I beat Graceann at tony's hut at UNO.

My greatest moment in Negril, as of this week.... was seeing all the beautiful children on the Get Kids to School bus :)

St. Anthony's Kitchen

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Fred, how can you start a thread and steal my answer:) Every sunset I would grab a cocktail, climb up that lifeguard
stand in front of CoCo, and watch the sunset. Magical. Lucky I wasn't there when you and the wife were, it would
of been very crowded!!!

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I don't know why more folks don't go up there? I mean there isn't a "lifeguard"??????

I told my wife I wanted to bring a whistle and sit there and tell swimmers to MOVE LEFT.

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I beat Graceann at tony's hut at UNO.

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I left out hanging at Tonys because I already had two scenes.

Last reach,,,we are hanging at Sunbeach next door to CoCo in a sunny afternoon (again)....

This guy with a guitar walks up,sits and sings and plays. He had a Very High voice. I said you're the guy who sings at Seastar last night? Yes.
He is very good and we had a Jamaican who sang Johnny Cash songs in his dialect. Very cool. Bought him drinks. Magical & Free !

The musician with the one leg...His name is Ermine, his song "Keep on doin' what you're doin' Sammy" is great. and the singer with the high voice must be Stephen West. Most moments in Negril are GREAT! Can't wait for some more moments in December! Respect, Irie

To sing karaoke with Sasanya & Okema {from Seastar} is a pretty cool great moment. One least great moment is doing the "dollar dance" on stage at Seastar. Sorry, honey you are soooo right.

I love Stephen West. I have two of his CD's and play them. I wish he played somewhere for the whole evening (not just a set).

Oops obviously I play them.....meant to say all the time!

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I laid eyes on my daughter for the first time in 12 years

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love the Seastar Drummers, soon come

being on the Redstripe Catamaran when 2 dolphins were swimming 3 feet away from my overhanging feet, awesome, made my trip, soon come

First time in Negril 1980 staying at T-Water walk through to the beach found paradise have not missed a year since.

Getting married at Sandals in 1992, scuba diving the next day and drinking purple rains in a huge rain storm in the hot tub after an amazing dive as newlyweds. To this day whenever we clink glasses in celebration we say SCUBA instead of CHEERS! So if you are in bar in Negril and you hear the couple next to you say Scuba and raise glasses, that's us. Join us for a drink won't you? We leave tomorrow for Jammi jam. See you there boardies!

Three years ago,staying at Grand Lido on the nude side area. After a short afternoon rain there was a Huge rainbow that went across the "entire" bay .

This February my sweetheart surprised me with a beach day at Half Moon...WOW....I felt like we were the only people there...I will never forget that day.

Last March being on the pub crawl with my wife and children and their spouses. Having the time of my life with the people that mean the most to me in the world in Negril. In every picture single picture we were all laughing and smiling!

Going to have to go with the two evenings and two meals I had at Swordfish so far this trip. Fast becoming one of my favorite places to be.

I'd have to say standing on the beach at New Year's with Mr. Nutz - the bands, the bonfires, the waves, the chinese lanterns being released, the people - it was magical :)

Seeing newborn goats and their mother cleaning them off while they stumbled around her, on the upriver side of the bridge.

Finding a starfish about a foot across

Watching my beautiful daughter on her daddy's arm as he walked her down the aisle...
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Sitting at Catcha having Dinner and Toot's comes over and just started talking to us......Spent about 20 minutes talking to him........Great Guy!!!

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Sorry, this experience is not all that recent but is my favorite Negril moment and we have taken 12 trips. in 2001 (our first Negril visit) we were walking in the cliffs area not knowing a thing about the cliffs. We walked on the side of a property to see the sun set as it was getting close. I guess it was a hotel resort though there were no people..just a huge lawn in the back. We were standing there looking at the ocean and a fella asked "would you like dinner?" (I thought he was going to tell us to leave). We said "sure, where will we be seated"? There was a gazebo right near the rocky shore with 3 tables I think. I told the waiter that we would like a fish dish any way the chef wants to make it. I asked for a Red stripe and I think he had to go across the street somewhere to get it. We watched the sun set by ourselves (this was our delayed honeymoon by a year) and the food was amazing. We can't find this place again though we search every trip. We will be back again in 7 days : ) We always stay at Treehouse. We took 1 year off to go to Boston.

Laying on the beach on a moonless night with my wife; looking up at the stars. It's amazing how many more stars you can see when you are away from a large metropolitan area.

My wife and I were fortunate enough to be invited to a private residence for a traditional Jamaican Christmas dinner. Met a lot of great people and the curried goat was delicious!!

Last reach,snorkeling at Xatabi,find a Go Pro camera by the ladder underwater. I got it back to the guy who lost it TWO weeks ago in the water. HoW ?

When I lived in a little shack in sav for 4 months back in 1990 and seen first hand what life is in Jamaica, It changed my forever and feel blessed because of it. An awsome experience

Attending a "dead yaard"....wake...in Negril! Truly, a magical experience! The celebration of life...Jamaican style!

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Attending a "dead yaard"....wake...in Negril! Truly, a magical experience! The celebration of life...Jamaican style!

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I never knew about the Dead Yard. I just read up,very cool. Not everyone can just play the drums,you must have the spirit within.

I already have the book "The Dead Yard" didn't read it yet because I got it along with A Good Walk (which I passed on to a friend at CoCo ) I am motivated to read it now. Most drummers are of Maroons decent.

Now I know what a Duppy Band is. Thanks.

In 2008 we got engaged under the waterfall at Travellers, In 2011 we got married on the cliffs at Samsara and in 40 more sleeps we will be back to do who knows what!!!:D

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In 2008 we got engaged under the waterfall at Travellers, In 2011 we got married on the cliffs at Samsara and in 40 more sleeps we will be back to do who knows what!!!:D

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Id watch out if I were you. That means its either a baby, or a divorce this time. LOL

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Id watch out if I were you. That means its either a baby, or a divorce this time. LOL

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I spit my coffee out when I read this!!! LMAO. We are hoping for just some red stripes and rum punch and a good tan but I will be mindful of your warning!!

Standing in the water talking smart with Fred Stripe...

nothing could be greater then our first trip in 1984.....I cannot describe the sights, sounds, and smells of Montego Bay, in the backs streets walking on foot at 2 AM, or Red Ground at sunrise, or the surf hitting the cliifs at Hearbeat while the Moon rose............."make mi eyes leak".....................

Makes my eyes rain (to quote Tropical Thunder) ( I do two shows a day with a packed house,why should I go home?)

Standing in the water, drinking Red Stripes, and solving all the world's problems with fargoman.