A week in Negril (mostly pics)

Our approach into Montego Bay seemed normal, flaps were down and just when it seemed as though we were going to touchdown the engines roared as we were pushed back into our seats as the airplane climbed for a go-around. The Captain came on the intercom to explain that due to the heavy rain we were unable to land. He said we would make a big circle and try again. We did and once again the captain climbed rapidly before touching down, this time the Captain explained that we were diverting to Kingston to refuel after which we would return to Montego Bay once the weather was more favorable. Refueling took about 30 minutes after which we got clearance to return to Montego Bay and by this time weather had cleared and we were finally able to land.

Getting through immigration and customs was quick and Rocky was waiting to whisk us off to Negril. Rocky had three vehicles at the airport waiting for passengers that had all been diverted to Kingston. This was Saturday April 22 and instead of arriving at Rondel Village at 5:30 like we expected it was now past 8 pm. We quickly checked in and went to the restaurant for dinner. We ate a number of meals at Rondel during the week and most of them were pretty good. My favorite meal was the stir fried vegetables which I had a couple of times, the least favorite was the waffles with bacon crisp as neither was cooked very well.

As it was dark when we arrived I had to save a little neighborhood and beach exploration till Sunday morning.

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This was Sunday and it appeared that Drifters would be the place to party this afternoon.

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Hi Chuck, hi Kathy, great pics, miss you both, miss everybody !!!!! UMMMMM....Bill, your hands ..???? hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

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Hi Chuck, hi Kathy, great pics, miss you both, miss everybody !!!!! UMMMMM....Bill, your hands ..???? hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

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It's ok Jojo,i just washed them ,hehehe

Great pic's Chuck,miss you guys and all our laughs,it only happens in Negril!!

very nice!Thanks for sharing!

Hey, I know some of those folks.....Thanks for sharing Chuck....guess i need to get my act together and look at our pics....

Hey JustChuck, nice to have met you.
Pics are nice.

Monday was the day of the Bellyflop Contest at Seastar Inn. I will post some pics of the floppers but I only have some as I had to leave early that day.

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The Walmart shopper!! And groove. Great times! Thanks for the pics, Chuck!!

Great pictures Chuck,thanks for sharing!!

This is amazing. What a fun idea! It looks like it brought out all the best characters around town!

So who brought the blow-up doll for a date?

Love the photos!

Love your pics, as usual, chuck!!!

Tuesday morning arrived and we had breakfast at Rondel. I had the eggs benedict which were pretty good. After breakfast we took a walk up the beach. I wanted to go to Nirvana. I had seen pictures of a Voodoo hibiscus that I believed may have been taken there and I was hoping to get a picture. We got permission to roam the grounds and take a few pictures. Its a very pretty property with lots of space but I wasn't able to locate the hibiscus.

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Terry Dailey had arranged a private pub crawl for Tuesday. A bunch of us gathered in front of Rondel at 11:30 waiting for Lenbert to pick us up. First stop for the day was the Police Station. Yes, there's a bar there!

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Next stop was at Collette's

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Our next stop was the Red Dragon. Jerk pork was ready and it was delicious. I finished it all before I realized I hadn't even taken a picture of it.

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Next bar was The Palm Court

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Connie's CW Bar

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No Name Bar was next where we were entertained by The Overtakers

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We stopped at Xtabi next and I felt it was time for a Dirty Banana

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Our final stop for the day was Negril Escape

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Had such a fantastic time! Thanks, Chuck, for all the great pics and memories! ��������

Great pics Chuck,keep them coming,i feel like i am back in Negril!!

Love your photos Chuck. But what a bunch of "unsavory" characters sitting outside the police station :cool: ;)

Quite a "line up" at the police station! Hehe!

I am amazed that year after year with this group, no one has managed to get arrested, although there were some handcuffs involved this trip !!!! :)

I didn't take any notes on this trip so sometimes it is difficult to remember all the details, and perhaps that is just as well. On Wednesday we decided we needed to go to the pharmacy. We had a taxi take us there and then returned to the beach to go to Irie Vibes Cafe for lunch where we met Melissa. She was having lunch before departing on the Red Stripe Catamaran cruise. We both had a salad which was both huge and tasty. Right next door was Kamara's restaurant which we had dined at last year and they made great jerk chicken.

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Wednesday evening we decided to go to Quality's SeaBreeze Restaurant. We had planned on going there last year but never made it. Cathy had shrimp which she said was very good and I can't tell you what I had.

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Thursday morning we walked up the beach and had breakfast at White Sands and checked out the weather station. Later for lunch we wandered down to Alfred's, then it was back to Rondel for chill time.

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Awesome pics as usual, buddy....helps me remember some stuff.....so glad we get to share our vacation with you and cathy

Great pictures as always Chuck,keep them coming!!

Friday arrived and it was Boardie Bash day at Dru's. Dru's is a restaurant and bar in the Wavz lot on the beach. The food and drinks were great and so was all the company.

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The party continued to The Boat Bar

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Cathy and I were in need of nourishment so we went home to Rondel for dinner and dessert. The chocolate mocha cake at Rondel was great. I had it a couple of times during the week.

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Later there was another quiet party at Rondel

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Oh I love it! Awesome pictures, Chuck! Thanks so much!

Thanks for the report and pictures! Looks like a great time!

It was nice meeting you ! Nice pictures~~