**Off-site Trip Report [[ part #1 ]]

[jamaicamarylance]

You crack me up to say the least. You really remind me of a good Trinnie friend. he always say grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and so on....LOL
Great post's

Cheers

[smith744]

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ok......... two more videos for the night
it's late, and i wanna go to bed

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firstly,,,,,, before leaving Negril,
without getting my haircut & trim
:-(
i made my way toward the BeachRoad,
to get a last-look at the beachfront
and a couple other things.

as i crossed-over the bridge,
past the craft market,
i looked at all the nice cars & vans that belonged to the craft vendors

* sigh *

some of them be-doing VERY-good with their craft-vending thing-y
..dem got some sweet vehicles

nevertheless,
i saw this guy [in video below]
, whom i hadn't seen in a looooooooooooooooooooong time

i approached him to chat.
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after shooting this video,
he and I chatted for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time ::::: about 30-minutes

'twas a HEAVY-discussion::: i won't bore you-all with the details ..... and i don't wanna prick no-Ja-bubbles...

i'll just say this:::>> we didn't chat about cold-est RedStripe, sunsets, ganja, etc etc etc.

[[[ continue-ing in a few minutes ]]

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p.s.... ONE-day, in the future, soon, I AM gonna buy/get one of those drums....!!!...

price..??..::: mi no know ... and me no care... I MUST have one of his drums ..... I MUST...!!..

[smith744]

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ok.
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THIS is the last video & post for the night....

sometime between now & Sunday, I'll continue my OFF [[[[grrrrrrrrrrrrr]]]-site trip report

stay tuned...
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'twas Friday afternoon....
at the arrival-exit/entrance of MoBay airport

i have a *tradition*::::: after checking-in and checking my under-plane bags/luggage,
i go OUT-side the airport,
over-to the arrival-area,
get a beef pattie (or two),
smoke a couple of CravenA's (depending on the time)
and sip on one last on-island Heniken

and watch the folks just-arriving to the island,
and watch the drivers, and other airport hang-ers on

i went over to a quite spot,
sat on a stool,
munched & sipped & puffed & watched

i looked down,
on the floor

:-(

idiot from-foreign me,
had pattie crumbs EVERY-where.

an airport lady, who tidy's up the area, walked by,
looked the crumbs around my feet,

glanced at me

i apologized profusely,
pleading forgiveness,
and feign-ing from-foreign stupidity
and my lack of pattie-eating proficiency

"..No problem..", she said.

THEN,
WHAT to my wandering eyes should appear..??... waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off in the distance,,,, in a quiet secluded corner of the airport grounds.....

a *familiar* sight... a structure, i'd seen before .... but NOT at MoBay airport.

"..What's that..???... over there..." ... i asked the tidy-up-lady.

she had a mi-no-know response

actually it was a "..I ain't tellin'.." response.

me being nose-y me,
got up
and moozy-ed over to the spot/area
with the *mystery* structure.
to inquire & investigate,
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i'm having mixed feelings about posting this video

:-(

'cause i KNOW why it's there::::::: it's a chill-spot,,, a hideaway ... an oasis ... for the drivers, and other airport staff personnel, etc.... their refuge ... a place where they can get away from us ---- us tourist/foreigners .... it's their likkle piece of *home*, pure yardie,,,,, a sanctuary of relief from their busy busy work-days at the airport.

p.s.. i chatted up a couple of drivers ---- dem said they got permission from the powers-that-be to build the '.hide-away.' .... with their own money.

as with the Ja-route taxi system,
this-spot is NOT designed for the tourist/foreigner


so,
when you're at MoBay airport,
DO NOT go over there..!!..



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more soon-come in a couple of days

stay tuned.

[kaycee]

Loved the vids! I want one of those drums too...very unique compared to the made in china jewelry thats always for sale.

[Lola]

So much love to feel in Jamaica!

[Nurse Marcia]

smith's statement:
p.s.... ONE-day, in the future, soon, I AM gonna buy/get one of those drums....!!!...
price..??..::: mi no know ... and me no care... I MUST have one of his drums ..... I MUST...!!..

Make him an offer - I have one and love it.
I'm surprised your conversation only lasted half and hour. He is hard to get away from once he starts with this stories and viewpoints.

[Lady Jane]

Great videos Smith. Sorry you are posting off site now. Your time seemed to go by fast!

[poolguywindsor]

I have a question?

Are you still using your laptop to make video,s?

I only ask because I kinda can invision standing right behind you when I watch them, so I can do this properly I ask this question>... :0

Oh, and if you ever want to feel back at home in the supermarket!\ I have pictures but cant find, In Ironshore there is Progressive Foods, just like a North American big! supermarket!

[Nurse Marcia]

I believe he is using his GoPro for this year's video's. Sweet little camera.

[HuskerJohn]

I have one of the Lion Claw drums. Bought it at his old location by the traffic circle. It's great, especially if you want to do a likkle nyabinghi drumming on occasion.