**on-site Trip Report [[ Tuesday evening 12/17 ]]

[smith744]

Well,
my friends
I'm HERE..!!..

:-)

BUT::>> I'm tired
haven't slept in 2-days,
in preparation to get OUT of USA

so,
this is gonna be a likkle short
but bigger-post-ing soon come

be patient

LOTS to share.

#1 -- just finished chilling on Lucea verandaH,
munching on a NICE ginger bulla
'Twas REALLY nice
a *new* MUST-DO.

earlier:>> drank a warm jelly coconut,
and of course i scooped & slurped the jelly
ummmmmmmmmmmmm
good good

cost::>> $150 for jelly

single CravenA @ local bar:::>> Ja $35 each

likkle more

will continue in 'bout 10-minutes

stay tuned.

[Seveen]

glad you arrived safe --- ready set go . . .

stay safe! walk good, embrace your instincts (RUN)

respect!

[smith744]

continue-ing

the ginger bulla was *new* (for me)

Observation:::>>> there IS NOT a whole heap of over-the-top Christmas decorations, and other foreign-thing-ys here in beautiful downtown Lucea,,,, and in the surrounding communities ---- no lights, no special store displays, no whole lotta chat about buying this or that for Christmas

it's weird (to me)

i'm posting from a *new* alternate internet place
here in the bus park
Rate::::>> Ja$200 per hour

not for sure, YET,
but it *seems* to me that Jamaica is STILL a wonderful place with a cost of living that's significantly lower than what i'm used-to in-foreign. And the bonus (this trip) is the slightly better exchange rate (for me).

as mentioned,
right now,
me TIRED..!!..

on auto-pilot,
relying on past-knowledge/lessons learned.

been away for 2-1/2 years.
NOTHING important has changed.

Weather:::>> NICE..!!..
kinda-sorta hot, but a nice hot

'tis dark right now,
humid,
and still nice

rambling some more

so far,
i'm being constantly amazed at how the likkle pickneys dem, that i remembered from last trips, have now GROWN sooooo much and are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mature, in comparison to from-foreign-pickneys that i'm aware of/exposed to

everybody is happy to see me,
but NOT alot of chit chat....... they-ALL got stuff to do, places to be ---- NO time for too much chattin' ....... I like that Jamaican thing-y ... like it a lot

rambling still

me vex-ed..!!..

at airports,
things were TOO-TOO Easy..!!..

they weren't too concerned with overweight baggage in USA,

and in Jamaica,
they weren't concerned with what i had i my bags

cho..!!!..

there's sooooooooooooooo much more stuff i could have/would have brung down if i'd KNOWN *they* were in such a nice friendly holiday mood.

rambling still

earlier:::>> had a NICE TanTan beef pattie::::>>> Ja$100

as i always post,
Lucea TanTan is best-est (to me)
and cheaper
and made fresh on-site daily

dem bigger too (i think)

still rambling

the Jamaican women/ladies STILL looking Gooooood..!!.. as always is, and always will be

still rambling

Wednesday morn i'll pick-up my cell phone from my Ja-mentor ...... and deliver the nuff-pounds of prunes, raisens, currants, and marachino(sp?) cherries she requested. ....... dem plan on doing a LOT of baking ...... i'm gonna try to talk her into giving me some backing lessons..... wanna learn how to make that Jamaican Christmas cake.

rambling

saw some mangos on sale
:-)
my land-lord said they were "..long-mangos.."

.... likkle more....

be right back
in a few minutes

[smith744]

* sigh *

i'm tired
:-(

next-post:::>> pics, maybe a video or two, and first-impressions of our beloved Negril.

stay tuned

hint, tip, suggestion, observation::>> as is always the case, on the drive from the airport,
after about 10-minutes i could feel my body & mind coming alive ---- again, that's with just TEN minutes of island time

my point:::>> all you's out there who are or have been dilly-dally-ing, procrastinating, sour-grape-ing, make health excuses, etc etc:::::>>>> if you got problems, issues, health problems::>> come on down...!!...

you'll be over-glad you did.

what dat you-SAY:::>> "... got money issues.."

NOT a valid excuse:::>>> it DON'T cost that much to come visit here...!!...
the fact of the matter IS:::>> it's least expensive down here ---- ESPECIALLY when you don't have to deal wit a Winter heating bill

likkle more

will do my best to post a better report tommorow, after i'm rested.

been here since 12:30 pm
'tis a good time to get my first beer, eh
a nice Heniken (for me)

lata

[ackee]

) happy fi u mii fren!

[smith744]

a quickie post-ing

1......Hennekin ! local bar (warm or cold) --- Ja$200

2......just asked the jerk chicken man setting up in-town, how much... he say:::>> Ja$350

3......saw a lady with this gigantic ice cream cone thing-y ... looked like grapenut ... single scoop:::>> Ja$250 ... I'm soooooooooooo glad they've now got (for now) a ice cream place in Lucea

likkle more on Wednesday

lata

[smith744]

) happy fi u mii fren!

:-)

[captaind]

Go find your bed man. Tired you tired.....

Hope you get out to Spring Garden some time

Cap

[Kahuna3]

Welcome home Smith - see you in Negril, maybe tomorrow,,

[VVHT]

Smith,

Glad you are home! Breathe deep and rest up. Us poor folk up in foreign need our On-site fix!

FYI, it is snowing AGAIN in Boston. Temp is a cool 21 F!

Enjoy,

VVHT