The 2015 Crusher Negril Tour - A Self Centred Trip Report

I am not really that self centred but it sounded like a title that might catch some folks eyes.

I am starting this a day early as it always one of the most exciting and exhausting days of the reaches we have had to Negril. We have been blessed to be introduced to what we consider a little piece of heaven. We have stayed at some of the best AI's on the island but I much prefer what our reaches to Negril have evolved to in the last number of years. It started with a day trip from Ocho Rios where we were staying at the Riu there. The moment that I stepped on to the beach in Negril my perception and attitude towards Jamaica changed. We on this board have all had that moment where it just seems like you found the place where you were meant to be. For us that's definitely Negril.

I am sure that those of you who have read my previous reports know that I am married to a beautiful women who is unfortunately dealing with Cancer. She's a warrior and has done and been through things that would have easily claimed others in their struggle. She's as tough as nails but has a heart as big as the world. The ironic part about her Cancer is that it reacts positively to sunshine so when we are in Jamaica its the best she feels during the winter and we try to time it so that she can get enough of the good to ride it out until spring/summer. Our 16 days aren't just about adjusting our spirit its about healing the body as well. We are certainly looking forward to our days in the sun for many reasons.

We have good friends that live in Jamaica and we look forward to spending time with them every year. This year is no different but a bonus is that we are bringing along our home friends so that they can meet the people we gush about after every trip to Negril. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't have the sense of connection that we do. For that we count ourselves lucky. It also adds to our excitement.

Things I plan to do while I am in Negril:

Drink Red Stripe
Lounge on the Beach
Eat Amazing Food
Cook Amazing Food
Drink Red Stripe
Visit a Webcast or Two
Watch the SuperBowl
Drink Red Stripe
Maybe do a trip.....still haven't seen the Appleton Tour
Hang out in the West End
One Love Bar Crawl
Visit AhhhBeees
Hang out with Colette at her Bar
Drink Red Stripe
Visit the Corner Bar(Seaview Bar)
Drink Red Stripe
Boat Bar
Drifters
Bar B Barn
Bourbon Beach
Alfred's
Seastar
Best in the West
and of course.......

DRINK RED STRIPE!!

Not sure if everyone is sensing a trend here or not but that's the tentative itinerary lol! We have newbs along so everything old and familiar will be new again as we see it through their eyes. I love taking new people to Negril and watch that gradual change that happened to me years ago. That moment when they get it and you know they are going to want it again. We have great friends and they deserve to know what we know and experience what we have experienced. They are half way there as they left this morning. Their flight landed in Toronto 20 min early. Sounds like a good sign to me.

I will try to share some pictures for those of you who are landlocked and stuck in the snow. I will try and update every day but forgive me if I miss a day here and there. I will try and capture some of the spirit of the place in my words and photos so that you all can have some report therapy!

One love folks......21 hours until the adventure begins again for another year!

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One of my favourite sights in Jamaica!! :)

Look forward to your "on-sight" reports/pictures ~ Happy travels :cool:

Geez, I've never even gotten around to writing a trip report after and you manage to get one started before you leave, impressive. Will be following you by one day, same arrival time, not sure why we in the coldest part of planet have to fly out at 6 in the morning but hey once it starts its all part of the adventure. Hope you and lovely lady have another great adventure and that the sun and fun takes away her worries, hope we run into sometime as your plan looks pretty similar to mine, especially the red strip part!

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Geez, I've never even gotten around to writing a trip report after and you manage to get one started before you leave, impressive. Will be following you by one day, same arrival time, not sure why we in the coldest part of planet have to fly out at 6 in the morning but hey once it starts its all part of the adventure. Hope you and lovely lady have another great adventure and that the sun and fun takes away her worries, hope we run into sometime as your plan looks pretty similar to mine, especially the red strip part!

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I'm not hard to find so hope to bump into you. Another Saskie is always welcome in my world! :)

AHHHHHH chit!!!!, this is going to be a good one!!:p

Hey Crusher and Rasthai save some Red Stripe for this fellow Saskie I wont be there for another 6 weeks!! LOL
Best of Luck to your better half as well Crusher. Negril is good for the Body and Spirit.

The first picture is AWESOME!!!! I love Red Stripe . Keep the posts coming Crusher I am having a hard countdown this year. I hope the sun will bless your wife.

Hey Crusher, I hear what you're saying loud and clear.
You made me remember my first trip to Negril.

I got hooked just like you.

Happy trails to you and yours.

viper, Red Stripe is going to have to restock after Crusher crushes through Negril on a Red Stripe mission!:)- I'm sure they don't mind to keep Negril stocked up on Red Stripe!:)

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viper, Red Stripe is going to have to restock after Crusher crushes through Negril on a Red Stripe mission!:)- I'm sure they don't mind to keep Negril stocked up on Red Stripe!:)

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LOL I may have to Call ahead

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I know I called ahead to warn them they are going to need a second truck! :)

LOL!!!, Dang bro, on the 2nd page of this trip report and it sorda hasn't started yet! :)- I think everyone is excited on dis one!

Have a wonderful Relaxing Healing vacation~~~

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The ironic part about her Cancer is that it reacts positively to sunshine so when we are in Jamaica its the best she feels during the winter and we try to time it so that she can get enough of the good to ride it out until spring/summer. Our 16 days aren't just about adjusting our spirit its about healing the body as well.

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In addition to the healing power of sunshine (vitamin D), walking barefoot near the ocean has some profound health benefits. Google "earthing". It's pretty interesting stuff. Being grounded makes you "one with the earth" so to speak. It's the body, mind & spirit thing. The rastas know we are all one people. We are also "one with the earth". Shoes protect your feet but also disconnect you.

Looking forward to your report Crusher! Enjoy, relax, and take in all the healing powers of Negril!:) Safe travels...

Safe travels you two. Something about Negril helps us feel so much better.

Cool Runnings .. see you there 13 more days! :o

Hoping you and your lady have a fabulous trip. Be safe in your travels and I want be mad if you have a red stripe for me :rolleyes:

Great start to your Stripe Centered Trip Report! Can't wait for more, enjoy. 16 days time 20 stripes....

:) sounds like an awesome trip report...already...

Where did you get the red stripe coozie?

Love your trip report! It expresses your love for your Jamaican family and pays great tribute to your brave wife.. Please keep writing. I look forward to it.. Great writing style.. i like the lists, lol

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Where did you get the red stripe coozie?

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I think we have bought that last couple(they seem to wear out) at the little store at Bar B Barn! The owners always seem to have a dress for Brenda and a coozie for me! :)

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Love your trip report! It expresses your love for your Jamaican family and pays great tribute to your brave wife.. Please keep writing. I look forward to it.. Great writing style.. i like the lists, lol

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I will do what I can....I am no Kahuna but I will give it my best! :)

Crusher fellin the VIBE!!!!

yes...the ladys name is Pinky, i think...we stop in there every trip...

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I think we have bought that last couple(they seem to wear out) at the little store at Bar B Barn! The owners always seem to have a dress for Brenda and a coozie for me! :)

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So I had an interesting day. Laundry and packing went well.....probably slightly over packed but MUCH better than years previous. My wife forgot her locks for her bags in BC so I was enlisted to head out to Wally Mart to grab some replacements. Seems innocent enough.....but wait....I wore the wrong shoes. Its actually pretty warm here right now but that didn't stop my front step from having a thin layer of the slipperiest ice in the world on it. Needless to say.....I went one way.....my ego went the other. Good thing I was a professional faller for 10 years or my trip report would have ended right there.

I have some interesting bruises....but nothing I haven't dealt with before.

I did get all our errands done after the mishap so that's good!

Just waiting to hear my friends landed safely and then I can drift off to a fitful sleep and wait for my turn in the agony known as the evening before blues!

We are going to have to get up at like 3:30AM. One of our wonderful friends is coming to take us to the airport so its going to be shorts for this guy at the airport! There should be some interesting stares I am sure!

Well I am going to have some supper and then some pain killers and hopefully come to in Jamaica! Have a gooder my friends! :)

I'd post a pic of my butt......but NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THAT! LOL

Have a great trip Crusher and Mrs. Crusher. Can I ask which airline you are flying on, is it a direct flight? Crappy thing about living where we do, hard to get direct flights. Bummer you are leaving during the warmest part of winter in 3 years lol.

We are going WestJet and through Toronto....no direct flight for us....but on the plus side there is an awesome English Pub in the airport for the layover! :P

I will take 30C over this any day....when there is a beach as great as the one I'm about to arrive at! :)

No doubt about that.
Never realized there were so many Saskatchewan people on this site.

Yes. We want to see the butt pic and what it looks like after the butt gets to the rock. I'm sure others will say otherwise, butt you might have just opened a door to the wonders of JA healing. Share the Butt!!

"professional faller" hahahaha that's a classic! Hope you & Mrs. Crusher have a great trip. We'll overlap a few days so if we see you on the beach we'll buy you a stripe (assuming there are any left!)

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I'd post a pic of my butt......but NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THAT! LOL

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Hold the butt pics! :cool: It always runs through my mind just before a trip. Afraid of an accident, sudden death or something and not make that last reach. That would really piss ya off. I'm trying to be careful. We fly next Wednesday................

No worries John its so white right now it would burn some folks poor monitors or screens on their laptops. After pro wrestling for so many years I literally can fall where no others can and walk away with relatively small injuries. I slipped off the top step and darn near cleared the remaining three....darn near that is...hence the bruise on my posterior lol. I hit and was up in a second or two. No brains no pain! :)

I am writing this with 6 hours to take off....i did manage three or four hours of sleep......but its fleeting right now!

My friends got left at the airport as their transfer ditched them for some reason. They managed to get it but it was later than usual. The rooms were mixed up too so they are going to get that figured out tomorrow as Travellers put them up in one of their new suites for the night. I suggested they should just leave them in there for duration but I guess we will see how that goes.

I guess I should try and sneak in another hour or two. Continue this when we hit the airport here in Regina and an update from Pearson in Toronto!

At least I'm entertaining....even before I get in the air!

It was a pretty early start to the morning. Around 3AM I crawled out of bed and start herding gear towards the front door. Our ride was on time, we are blessed with a friend who volunteered to drive us to the airport, so we loaded up in some pretty nice weather. Not near as nice as Negril though.

We made it to the airport...its so nice here that I was able to wear shorts! Woot!!

Line was pretty long at security for our little airport but it went smoothly. There are like four or five flights leaving at the same time....first time I've been here when that happened. Sounds like the flight to Toronto is only like half full or so. That should make seating easier. We leave in like an hour. Sounds like the weather in Toronto is good so there shouldn't be any delays. Knock on wood! :)

Safe Flight Crusher and Mrs. We will be there in 2 weeks and your report is going to be a great one for us to read while we are waiting. Have an extra Red Stripe for me.

crusher, westjet runs directs out of winnipeg every wednesday and saturday from early november to end of april.
closer to regina than toronto. seems unnessary to fly further east and then down . . . just saying . . .

Great start to what should be an awesome report. Have a few Red Stripes for me please!!! You and the Mrs. enjoy and soke up the healing vibes.

Crusher and Mrs. Crusher should be hitting da rock SOON!!