Nov 23rd has finally come!...
Plane ride was same as usual… Maine to Philly slept the entire way… then the excitement starts when you know everyone getting on to the next plane is heading to paradise… all smiles… each with their own story. Where they’re going, where they’ve been, family trips, weddings- it’s always fun on that leg of the trip.
Landing in MoBay and Im in the zone… “the get me out of this airport asap zone” I walk right by all of the Club MoBay workers holding up there little signs for all of the VIP arrivals… when wifey points one out to me. Holy Snikeys- it has our name on it! I see her smile and know she was up to no good! I love wifey and her little surprises… the young gentleman rushes us through everything nice and fast. Note to anyone bringing items down to Jamaica- using Club MoBay gets you around all of those silly questions… “are these 40 pairs of youth sized sneakers for you?...” So the gentleman asks do you want to go to your taxi or to the lounge… Hmmm the thought of free drinks completely dissolved my previous mindset of “get out fast.” Now Im on island time… we sit and drink red stripes and rum punches. We also fill our bags with their snacks. Before we leave the lounge we both filled our huge insulated cups to the brim with rum punch. Back home we call these “road sodas.” So off we go with our sodas to meet our new guy… Linston. But not before a quick stop at the duty free shop for some Appleton. $17.50 was the price.
Linston met us with a big smile. No rush rush hurry hurry for this guy- he’s as laid back as they come and as safe a driver as it gets. Quick stop in MoBay to exchange some loot and we’re off! This year we decided to bring our blender which was a wonderful decision- so one of our missions was to grab some fruit. So we stop off in Lucea at the market- as we landed in on a Saturday. The market was busy but we managed to find everything we needed. Cost was $15US for pineapple, papayas, mangos and lots of bananas. It was also the first time I’ve had a pineapple carved up for me- that’s a real treat to watch. Getting back to the car Linston got a ticket for 100J he laughed to the officers saying ‘he cant get security for that cheap’- as the officers were hovering around his car until we got back. We all laughed.
The vibe was perfect, Linston drove nice and slow and was accommodating to us in any way.
We arrive at Coco and the wave of accomplishment sets in… finally… we are here in Negril… we did it again… feeling grateful and blessed we walk into the office. Wifey and I have a little plan we have been executing perfectly recently… book the cheapest room in the joint, then when you get there try to upgrade to the best room in the joint for the least amount possible. Usually places are more than willing to get you to upgrade and this indeed was the case! We see our “deluxe” room and decide to see the beachfront suites and… yes... the Honeymoon Suite/ Coco Villa. Beachfront was $40 extra per night, Honeymoon was $60 extra per night. So I do some finagling and got the Honeymoon suite for $60 per night with one free night= bringing the upgrade to $45 extra per night. Done Deal! Here are some pics of our home for the next four days
Getting to Coco at around 4pm we ran and jumped in the water as fast as we could… you know how that feels- once you hit that sand and the warm water… ahhhh….
Quick change and call to Linston as its Saturday night... we gots things to do and people to see!!!
