Pattison Family Negril Trip report 2014

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Thanks Gerry Certainly love reading yours

[Seveen]

the smiles on your daughter's faces are priceless!

[Jamadian]

Love the descriptives of your travels and pictures. Your two little girls are very lucky to have such great parents. You know they are going to want come back evey year now

[jojo p]

Looks like your whole family had a great time, it says it all on your faces.!!!

[murph]

Awesome report and pic mang!

[kaycee]

Very nice. Love your pics!

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Day 7 - Day of rest for parents! We did the usual breakfast at Firefly, Than wife went for a nice long message at the booths in front of Chances, and we hit the Beach. The kids and I took taxi to the town end of the beach and started walking back. Stopping for a drink or swim when the mood struck us. We met a young rasta with a very small run down booth. He showed my daughters all the different fruits and let them taste a bunch. Than he make me a killer pina colada type drink with coconut water, peanuts, pineapple. Great! We spent an hour with him and was thrilled with his lack of hitting me up for anything except the price of the drinks and the fruit. Felt I had met a good honest man. I walked away for a leak and when I returned my daughters had bracelets on. Now my flags were up. He told me that the kids got bracelets as a gift from him for being so friendly. As I paid him ( handsomely I might add) for the drinks and Tipped him well for his time and experience it happened. he hit me up for $10 for the bracelets! Guess he wasn't the first local I met on the beach with out an angle. I was so hoping he was as I didn't want to taint the experience. I just wish they could deal strait with people. Not make everything a game. Than out of the blue I met that person. Mason! We got to his hut and went in for a look. He showed girls the wood he carves with, how he uses his tools etc. Spent 15 min talking to us. When I left he didn't ask for a thing or even try to sell me any of his beautiful carvings. This touched me. A man who works hard everyday, master craftsman who still takes time to talk to the kids. I walked next door to grocery and bought him a stripe and a few snacks and brought it back to him. Priceless! Little legs were tired so we headed back and lounged the rest of day away. Another great one!

[Starrgirl]

you are so right. I'ts very hard to find good honest people, that are not out to hit you up for things. I'm so glad I'm street smart. i think of how many good people they ruined.

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