West End Tales: Nov 2025

Quick trip thru immigrations, duty free and then waited for checked luggage! It never came! Waited in a long slow line to file a claim!

Jet Blue is working on getting my luggage to Mo Bay!! Soon come.

Oz was patiently waiting outside.

On our approach to Mo Bay, many roofs have blue tarps!

Road to Negril was fine, just a brief holdup in Hopewell for traffic.

Stopped at Mi Yard for a few warm red strips! Lots of toasts to the ?Survivors?!

Checked in at LTU Garden. Then LTU Cliffs for dinner and cold beers. Opal and Serena did a good job. Fortunately there were several tourists at the restaurant.

Breakfast is open until 8:30. Need to hit HiLo to replace items in my checked luggage!!

No power on the West End without generator.

Hotels need guests to pay their employees! Please book pack and go!

Enjoy,

VVHT aka Happy

Having breakfast at LTU Cliffs. The generator is humming and WiFi is working!

Everyone I have spoken to has had damage from Melissa. Almost all lost some or all of there roofs!

No power for most is hard hard hard!

Headed to HiLo after breakfast with a friend to get food and bottled water,

Bottled water is expensive!

Crazy flying into Mo Bay, all the leaves off the trees!
Several areas all the trees knocked down!

Jamaicans are tough!

Driving thru Lucea the market was open and lots of people out and about.

Some guys were pointing at me as we drove through and shouted ?Tourist?! They were very pleased!

Pictures soon come!

Oz is okay, lost some of his roof, several akee and breadfruit trees and a lot of chickens!

All good

VVHT aka Happy

Hey Happy,
Glad you made it down.
Hope your luggage catches up soon.
Would you please inquire to Lucky's well-being when you visit the Village.
He is the last friend that I have not been able to contact.
Thanks!
Russ

Russ, Fisherman?s Village?

After breakfast headed downtown with Niah.

Scotia was jammed downtown, headed to Boardwalk village, NCB was jammed, drive thru not working,

Hit HiLo for some items in Mi lost luggage(soon come)!

Headed p toBoardwalk Village resort. They have an ATM US only, limited amount.

Stuck around at their bar fora cold red stripe! Not many guests.

Took a tour downtown past St Anthony?s and World Central Kitchen. Very very busy getting lunch ready!

Big operation feeding thousands of meals per day!

Headed to Red Dragon for a few cold ones.

Back to LTU and into the pool.

Chilling at LTU Cliffs, nice breeze blowing!

Update on places open for food on Westend, this list is incomplete and subject to change:

LTU Cliffs
Xtabi
Rock House
Catcha/Ivan?s

All have limited hours and limited menu. Most are CASH ONLY!

Please call in advance to confirm.

Remember generators run out of fuel or breakdown.

Please book pack go!

Hotels need guests to pay employees!

All good,

VVHT aka Happy


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Sorry Happy,
I am referring to what I have always called diver's village.
Across the lane from Seastar.
If you see Baker, he will know.
Thanks Again!
Looking forward to your reports and pics as always.
Russ

Russ, hit da Village tonight. Dem say Lucky good.

Absolutely amazing time. Jamaica rocks!
Having the time of my life!

More soon come!

Enjoying your trip report! Looking forward to your photos! :eagerness:

Thanks for the update Happy!
Enjoy.

Good morning Boardies

All good at LTU!

Headed to Red Dragon for some cold red stripes and jerk pork! Yummy!

Bringing my old Seastar crew

No luck posting photos yet!

Book pack go!

Enjoy,

Happy

Good morning Boardies

All good at LTU this morning

Up early for a swim in the pool. A bit chilly this morning!

Great time a Red Dragon yesterday! Ragga Bobes looked good. Oshin kept the cold red stripes heinikens and guiness flowing!!

Ashley did a quick run to Popeyes for chicken lunch for the crew

We had 2 pounds of jerk pork. I think it was 4,000 J

Stopped at Mi Yard for a round and then back to LTU for the night

Garrett, Delroy and Ricky joined me at the bar

Early to bed

Headed downtown today, maybe Best in the West for lunch???

Hilo and must get some cash.

Just chilling until the restaurant opens at 8:30

LTU Cliff hours are currently 8:30 am until 8:30 pm.

Please book pack and go!

Hotels need guests to pay their employees

Can’t post photos due to weak WiFi

Enjoy,

VVHT aka Happy

Sitting LTU Cliff bar, having a nice hot coffee! The view is awesome!

Book pack go!

LTU view


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Beautiful photo! :encouragement:

Good morning Boardies

All good at LTU

Went to Dennise?s in the village last night. Great time had by all!

Stopped by Bag Juice on the way back for a couple of warm Red Stripes

Went shopping at HiLo for several friends. Canned mackerel bully beef sardines salt fish Toilet paper rice canned beans oats bottled water etc?,

Every where I went people were happy to see me and very welcoming.

Enjoy,

VVHT aka Happy

Uploading photos is difficult with weak Wi-Fi

I’m able to text or WhatsApp photos occasionally

FYI, most of my Jamaican friends don’t have access to current or Wi-Fi, so WhatsApp doesn’t always work.

Cash is King, bottled water is expensive!

I having been buying Digicell minutes for friends.

Everyone is so grateful for the tourists that are here.

It has been very quiet after 9pm at night. No music, no cars or scooters on the West End road.

Generator is off around 9pm, so early to bed each night.

More later

Seems like a way different vibe on the west end than the beach.
Regards,
Bob

When you say bottled water is expensive, can you give an example?

Stoner, I don’t have receipts in front of me but the case price at HiLo was approx 1,800 J

Bob, very quiet on the deep west end. Especially after 9pm.

Any idea when electricity will be back on the West End?

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Any idea when electricity will be back on the West End?

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They're so close to getting current back. They (JPS) thought it might happen last night but ran into a couple of extra issues.

Street lights just came on outside LTU!

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