Hello all, Not much of a writer but I think this might help some others decide to bring the little ones with them next reach. Was surprised at how few tourist children we saw and how fantastic Jamaicans were with ours!
Day 1 - At Toronto airport for 8am. Landed in Mobay at 2pm. No issues and smooth sailing at both airports but immigration line was very slow and long. Steve Positive was waiting with a smile and a cooler full of refreshments. Will talk more about him later but could not have asked for a better guide and friend through out the trip. With family loaded up we headed off to Mega Mart. Bought Juice, snacks for kids, a few cases of Smirnoff Ice, a few bottles of rum, and rum cream. While cashing out I noticed a lime booth in the store. Steve had given us a cell phone (with credit on it I must add), but we both wanted one, so I went over and checked It out. Wow! Only $900j for a brand new (basic) cell phone. Put 1000j credit on it and off we go to Negril. Arrived at Firefly to more smiles, checked in and hit the beach for dinner at Rainbow Arch. Although empty, they cooked us jerk chicken, curry chicken and fried chicken with great care. Fantastic first meal for everyone but Juliana (9 years old) she can b very picky! After, we took a quick swim and put kids to bed. The firefly one bedroom apartment was perfect for us. Large bedroom with end tables, large dresser, and armoire. Living area with double bed and couch. Full kitchen with large fridge, oven, 4 burners, and all the pots, dishes etc. and a nice large bathroom. Only thing missing was a microwave for warming leftovers, and to be honest they would probably have got us one if we asked, but we didn't. With kids in bed we wanted to go back to beach for a few drinks but were nervous about leaving kids in room. This was solved quick. After talking to security about it we got the "no problem mon" and he moved his chair by the steps to our room so no one could get up or down without his watchful eye seeing it. This calmed my wife and off we went to the firefly beach bar. After a few there and a few next door my wife was feeling wobbly but I was just getting tuned up. It was about 10:30 on a Thursday night but our part of the beach was quiet. Ended up at treehouse for a few and than taxied down to Bourbon Beach for a few final rounds. Good live music and very cool chilled crowd. Off to bed around 2am. Great first night!
