New Years 2016 trip report, Groove style

Gonna try a trip report....havent done one in a few trips...

travel day is always long and exhausting...in bed about 2am up by 530....arrive in mobay at 215....i have about 1.5 hours until my boy Baby Face arrives....the boys have a couple days together until our wives arrive...I havent ever spent time in Montego Bay, so I have our driver (Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi) drop me off at Margaritaville in mobay...i was gonna walk the beach there...but no beach...just concrete and rocks....a few pics from Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville, Mobay...




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Nice bro! Can't wait for more! I don't know why but those floaty play areas look like fun after a few drinks or spliffs

I get a drink, get my roll on, explore the grounds and then i head out to the road....

in front of Margaritaville
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I walk back towards airport, to doctors cove, which is the beach here...you have to pay an entance fee to use the beach...hehehe...not this guy...

so i turn around and walk the other way....walk past the water park, walk through the city park, which i think was Old hospital park

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Christmas tree in the park...I saw some beautiful Christmas trees while I was in Jamaica this trip
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the bay in the park
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across the street a little past the park is the old fort with cannons and stuff....

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I walk past the KFC, and cross the street...I walk through the craft market...It was very different from the one in Negril...very little pressure....

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Jeeze you're quick hahah

I walk out of the craft market and then across the street in Pier one....I head in there...I stopped here last april for a drink on the way in....as i walk in, I get a call from (Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi)...he just picked up Roy....(Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi) is like family to us....he is very special....you will never go wrong with (Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi)....anyway I have a mango frozen drink with cocomania, vodka, and splash of pineapple....my favorite drink, and he made it perfect...a version of bill ritters FMU or f@ck me up!!!, and a smoke and wait for my boyz....

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(Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi) and Roy pick me up and off we go to Negril...I have a stop to make for supplies, the best supplies i have ever had on the island...I stopped here in November to visit Terryl for a drink and pizza....I met someone there and will stop in to say hello on the way in from now on...

T's by da Sea is a great place for a cold drink on the way to Negril...located in Green Island about a mile befroe green island high school...has a sign for fitness gym, etc by the road, it is on the hill overlooking the bay...i think it is called Cove....anyway...Terryl is a great lady living there from California....she has one room for rent on the property....
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check out the goats on the left checking us out on the way up to the bar...
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Baby face and (Driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi)
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the Beautiful Terryl (T)
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the hill
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the lawn mower
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view from her swing

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a few more from T's by da Sea

checking me out
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a couple of me by the swing
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brick oven and grill
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T and her bar
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Keep it going Terry,

Yea, a Groove report, much appreciated. I'll get a report together soon. Right now I've been busy with getting an MRI and xrays. Have an upcoming meeting with a surgeon to resolve some medical issues.

Terry is now worth the stop!-lol;) Definitely worth going to have to stop by T's by the Sea! Bucket list! Doesn't she have rooms for rent there to?

Going to check out T's in spring. Thanks for the recommendation.

We always use (driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi) also. Good driver.

This makes me smile !! Miss you guys ! :)

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Terry is now worth the stop!-lol;) Definitely worth going to have to stop by T's by the Sea! Bucket list! Doesn't she have rooms for rent there to?

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she has one room for rent....she corrected me this trip, her name is Terryl...i always called her Terry, which is my name...check her out on fb, T's by da Sea...i let her know when i was coming in, and was very happy we stopped in....no more shopping or sampling required....

we left T's by da sea and headed to Negril to check in to my resort...We booked Travellers and had a confirmation voucher dated may 23rd....On December 16, twelve days before arrival, I get an email saying due to overbooking at travellers, we have been bumped to Negril beach club....I was a little upset...we stayed there in 2010 on 2nd trip...not the condos, but the motel part....worse room we have had in negril...security issues while we were there...i have heard good things about jean and the condos, but not the motel part....so i called travellers from my office...was told sorry, but we are booked....i used Jerry Seinfield old scene about reservations...i dont think u know the meaning, because if u did, i would have a room that i reserved 6 months ago....how do u decide who to bump? anyway, i was assured we were not at hotel part but at the condo part of nbcc...my admin laughed and said that it is a good thing that u know the propertys or u would have been stuck....well i called nbcc and they did not know what i was talking about...finally talked to Valerie, reservation supervisor at Travellors and after a call to nbcc while i listened in, it was confirmed by nadine that i was in a condo...still upset that i was not at my place that i booked months ago, valerie threw in free breakfast and use of facilities at travellors, since nbcc pool not so great...i still had a feeling i was gonna be at the hotel part of nbcc when we got there, so i broke the news to baby face...he didnt believe me, but i showed him my letter....well Val pulled some strings, and when i checked in, we were at travellors...

today was travel day so we grabbed a bite from sing U, spring rolls, and had a beer or two at errols before getting to bed before midnight....

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Awesome report Groove!

That Margarittaville looks wicked fun! I would've never dreamed of stopping there, but now that I have a kid (aka an excuse to go) I'm SO down to hit that slide up!

that sign is great too man

day 2...tues dec 29, 2015...we decide to walk to town...we head to the police station...they have a bar there, so we gotta check it out...

we walk in and their are several people doing their work...they all stop and look up at us, prob wondering what these 2 tourists want at the police station...wheres the bar, we ask...oh, just to the left is the answer and they all go back to their business...

roy orders a beer, and after some small talk, i finally had to ask....well, can we smoke some ganja in here.....no is the answer....i thought is was legalized, i laughed...not in the police station, she says...lol...so i guess it is out of the question to ask for some cocaine and a prostitute...she didnt think that was funny.....lol...so it was time to go....lol...
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LOL! Maybe it was because Roy rolled in with his shirt off???? Nice to see you riding around with (driver name removed as they are not a legal taxi). He is my go to around Negril, safest driver I have used, hence why I use him as do so many others.

Hahaha! Awesome!! I think I want to take my lady there and not tell her about the bar.. She would trip out so hard

Great job Terry and you Know that FMU wasn't as good as mine but when your by the water anything taste good!!

great report~~

we walk back through town and go to the corner bar for lunch, but it is packed...so on we go...stopping for refreshments at many places along the way...we say hello to kirby at canoe, stop by to see elvis at peewees, but hes not there, stop in connies to say hello...connie is having some medical issues...she needs surgery in kingston for her veins or she might lose her leg....she welcomes all her old friends to visit her at her house...we stop by the old sky bar, which is now Doc's 420...

i live in the bible belt of Georgia....we will be one of the last to legalize it.....so i have never been to a smoke shop...closest thing i have seen to it....they have hash, oil, wax/dabs/shatter, high grade ganja by the gram...pipes, electric smoking devices set up to sample the products....

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Nice. We'll have to check out Doc's next time down. I really didn't think you could find real butter, certainly not shatter, in Jamaica. That is great news. Do you have any pics of their waxes/butter/shatter? All is see is charas (finger hash).
Nice report Groove, keep it coming!

They had wax a month ago. It was shortly after the Cup, so it's possible it was imported. Nice dab rig too.

Nice. It's definitely on my to do list now. Thanks guys.

What kinda prices for the highgrade?? Iam taking the stuff to make my own wax when Iam over there.. Besides the buds of course

see the little blue containers in the 1st pic...each contain either 1 gram of hash or wax....10-15 per gram....10 per gram for the high grade... the prices were high for the bud, but I found better for a lot less on the way to negril...and the cookies i got were made with lots of butter.....came with a warning....do not consume alcohol with them...lol...

Considering the top shelf stuff I buy here runs anywhere from 40-80$ a gram of concentrate!! And bud in the stores is anywhere from 3-15$ a gram plus a 25% sales tax!! I have my concerns at that price tho.. But I'd certainly give it a chance, but we're so far ahead of the game here that I have super high expectations when it comes to concentrates... And flavor is number 1... I don't want any bad taste... Clean dabs taste like heaven!! I've actually quite smoking and strictly dab... Much healthier as long as your product is clean

Yeah, the wax prices are decent, but I would never, ever pay that much for bud. I don't even pay anywhere near that here in Michigan, and that's for the highest of the high grade. I'll stick with my usual hookups on that end, maybe give a try to Groove's other supply stop...

Hahah yeah that's why the black market still thrives!! I would be much happier to buy from the stores of the prices weren't so laughable... And it sucks because I want to see this tax money do some good..

Sorry groove not trying to jack your thread! Love your report and pics.. Can't wait to check out the herb shop in negril

my person is from Cali, and has a couple sons...one is with high times and had something to do with the cup when it was there....i told her i wanted what they smoked...supposedly same as the musicians get....

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Yeah, the wax prices are decent, but I would never, ever pay that much for bud. I don't even pay anywhere near that here in Michigan, and that's for the highest of the high grade. I'll stick with my usual hookups on that end, maybe give a try to Groove's other supply stop...

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exactly

trip report cont....

we continue our walk up the hill.....i dont remember every stop we made for refreshments...it was a hot day, and a good walk....next set of pics from Xtabi...I had Omar make me a dirty banana...Xtabi has one of the best....we did some jumping and swimming in the beautiful blue water.....just what we needed to cool off....

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this is Kevin...last April a friend of ours, Shane, recommended a local swimming place about 30 mintes from Negril...so my group checked it out...it was Venture River...Kevin was there swimming in the river...Roy talked to him and found out he lived right there near the river...roy recognized kevin and we spent some time with him...he loved to talk college football....I said something good about Frank Beamer and he was my best friend....lol
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Christmas tree in the lobby
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a couple more
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we leave Xtabi and head up the hill...we are on a tour...lol...we are on a mission...lol...

we stop a sip and bites for a late lunch...heard alot about this place...it was all true...very good local food, box food prices....later in the trip, one of our friends told us we could not go in without a shirt...well on this day, we were not told that, i can promise...i went in the weiss store next door and did have to put a shirt on...lol...

as we were eating, Cindyrella walked in for lunch...there was a group hanging at the pool next door at sunset on the cliffs....so that was our next stop...just so happens we know several people at the pool...so this is our spot for the next hour or so....

we both took about 20,000 JA back home with us in november so we wouldnt have to worry about changing money on our first day....well we were running low...it was about 430..we have a couple hookups that work the cambio, mr whitey, and troy...called and troy said he was leaving at 5, but would wait if we hurried...caught a taxi back down to travellers..it just happened to be Dwayne....we have known dwayne for years...he is a legal red plate route taxi...worked for rockys for years, now on his own....he is my other go to driver....it pays to have more than one, in case one is busy....more on Dwayne later.... made it to cambio by bourbon beach with 2 minutes to spare...lol...

Loving the report, man. I like the cut of your jib (I don't actually know what a jib is, though).

so we have our cash put in the safe and it have about time for some beach...first walk on the beach in daylight for this trip....

the beach at Negril beach club condos....
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the walk continues...i am on a mission for another round of dirty bananas...not as good as xtabi, but very close...and a little cheaper...two for one at yellow bird...
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from yellow bird
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the first sunset of the trip
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Loving the report, man. I like the cut of your jib (I don't actually know what a jib is, though).

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It's just a saying, like the way you guys roll.

so to recap this day.....we walked from travellers to the police station, back to town and up westend road to sunset on the cliffs...taxi back to travellers...walk to yellowbird and back...i take a dip in the pool, and swim for a bit...talk to my neighbors at travellers, who are also at the pool...when i get back to room, baby face has showered and checking in with the lady on facebook...lol...a long hot day...he is asleep and snoring by nine...lol...well, being an insomiac, i am far from sleepy...go to the bar at travellers, and the ladys from next door want to go out to a party...they can hear the music down the beach, and want to know where it is coming from...so i take them to bourbon beach....lol...my fitbit stops recording at about 1130 so that is when is take my last step that day...over 27000 steps, and 12.2 miles....

just want to say thanks for all the replies...means alot....these reports are a labor of love...lol...i know most of you guys following along personally from the rock, and others i feel like i have known for years, and have never met...tah, and 541lion...,