This is a fantastic trip report. Your pictures are taking me along with you two. Really fun.
This is a fantastic trip report. Your pictures are taking me along with you two. Really fun.
I had lunch alone today and whipped out my phone and decided to read your report just because of the catchy title. I could not wait to get home and talk to you. You had me DYING laughing at the restaurant over the "mixed Drinks" incident.
YES!!!! I have never removed my suitcases and "the pile" from my bedroom floor from one trip to another, and if you can't deal with it, then don't come to my house.
You have a great sense of humor and I love your writing style. Continue please.
Wow! Thank you both for that! Very nice!
I have learned recently that it's ok to just post stories on here that don't need to have any truth to them so I just wanted all six of you still reading this to know that every word of this report is in all actuality fact that did really happen. You can ask anyone involved. I even have like.....8 pictures to prove it. (Dam! I knew I should have taken more pictures! Sorry about that! I really wasn't expecting to do a report but now that I started it, I must try to finish)
So, remember that gal we had along with us on the ride in from the airport? Well, it turns out she was actually staying in OUR usual villa. They were filled up the day we arrived and we learned that we had been "upgraded" to a newer and bigger villa. Well that's great but.....we like our usual villa! Then we found out after we got there that this gal HATED it in Negril????? (too hot, too many people, to noisy at night, didn't like the frogs chirping, etc.) So, the morning we arrived........she left early. Woo Hoo! Back to our usual villa for us! Like I said, she was very nice and I don't want to blast her too bad, but......who hates it in Negril? Oh well, it worked out great for us anyway.
We skipped breakfast on moving day so we were starving by the time we got unpacked, put away, and greased up with the mandatory amount of sunscreen. We got down to the beach and started walking......mmmmmm.....left? (such hard decisions) We needed to find something to eat. When we were walking by Rooms I heard a "hey Big Shiny" and there was Roy Mon and Sheri. We met Roy last year and they are a really nice (and funny) couple from somewhere near Toronto I believe. (eh?) So just before we head over to say hello, we stop the bread guy on the beach and grab a couple of coco breads and cheese to satiate our hunger pangs. Well, the whole time we were chatting with them and sitting on that ugly wall at Rooms, we were stuffing our faces with this delicious beach snack. We must have looked like a couple of ravenous dogs to them but they didn't seem to mind too much. So we just kept right on talking with our mouths full of coco bread. (my mother would be so embarrassed) I hope we didn't gross you guys out too badly with our horrid "American" manners.
We saw them again (and many others) a few times at Sunnyside bar throughout the week. We love Sunnyside! It's a great little place right on the water that you can get a cheap beer and there is almost always someone interesting to talk with. (or listen to)The owners are really cool people. It's Robert and Maureen from the old For Real bar so we have known them for quite a while now. (we used to go to For Real almost religiously back in the day)
Some more stolen pics of Sunnyside
Love this look from the Roy Man !
We spend a lot of time at this walk up spot at the bar. Our grand opening gift of the Packers playoff towel still hangs proudly above our heads.
We were signed up for the One Love Pub Crawl so we took it easy, walked around a little more, and made our way back to the villa to get "ready" for that. Let's just say that this one was NOT boring. In fact, the first hour or so was like being in an episode of The Twilight Zone or something.
It started with us waiting outside the villa watching the road for Lenbert to pull up, and then.... Here Comes The Bus.........aaaaaaaaaand there goes the bus. He just drove right on by and never even slowed down. Noooo! We both just looked at each other and shrugged. Luckily we've known him for a while and I have him on speed dial so I give him a call. He answers, "Hey Shiny! What's up? I am going to drop my first group off and come back and get you". WHAT? He has two groups tonight too? Normally that wouldn't have been a problem but, we were meeting up with jojo p and about a half dozen other people that were on the other tour. Now what?
How do they say it in Jamaica?
No problem mon!
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
-- E. Gary Gygax
Nice report.
Yes Big Shiny I agree with you , that is one ugly wall they have at Rooms. Lol But I am sure the break water project wall will look even uglier !!
We waited about a half an hour or so for Lenbert to head back to get us. When we got on the bus we didn't recognize anyone on this tour. Oh no! We wondered how we were going to hook back up with all of the other people we were supposed to be on the crawl with. The bus was full except for 2 seats. Julie took the open spot right behind the driver and I got the last spot, up in the front, right next to him. There was only one problem.......we were heading North......away from the Westend. So I say, hey Lenny, what's up man? He says that he just got a call from the RIU and they had a group of 4 that wanted to go on the tour. No problem, I say. The more the merrier right?
The sky started to darken on the way there and the wind and rains picked up. We were in a full on storm at that point and I should have taken that for the sign that it obviously was. But alas......I did not. When we drove up into the turnaround at RIU I saw a look on Lenberts face that could have curdled milk. He was understandably upset as he could see the group of four that was standing outside waiting for him. Two of them were kids (I'd say probably 13 and 15) and the other two were a guy and what I could only guess must have been his grandmother. (I'd say 80ish?) She was a sweet lady, but VERY frail looking. They sat up in front by us and we talked with them a bit. They were all very nice and I didn't have a problem with any of them at all.
When we finally got to the first stop, (Swordfish I think) Lenbert put his hand on my shoulder and said "you two stay right where you are and I will bring you to the other group...... your group". Yaaaaaa! We were going to meet up with our friends after all. After the bus was empty and we started pulling away the insanity switch was flipped. Lenbert went into this verbal tirade in patios that quite frankly, I'm glad Julie couldn't translate. He went on and on about the RIU group and seemed very upset about the whole deal. In fact, after a while, he told us he was going to call RIU and make them send a cab out to get that group and bring them back. I heard quite a few Bumba's and something about "mashing up his tour" but he must have got his point across quite well to them because they agreed to come and get them. That seemed to cheer him up a little but unfortunately for him, that was just the beginning of his misery.
As if that ordeal wasn't enough to get the crawl off to a bad start, that was not the worst thing we had to deal with. When we pulled up to Canoe bar to hook up with the other group (our group) something very non irie occurred. It seems that there was some confusion with the seating arrangement (or lack there of) and one of Lenberts guests didn't like the fact that someone (me?) was in "her" seat. I won't go into detail about what was said because it got pretty ugly. Let's just say that a little argument turned into an all out nonstop verbal onslaught. I'm pretty sure nobody was real upset when she finally got so frustrated by the whole issue that she called her own cab and left the tour at the next stop.
Which was......... Skybar!
It was raining off and on at the start of the trip and by the time we got to this place it was pouring out. We all hustled up to the bar as they were pulling the flaps down to stop the deluge from getting us all soaked. We made the best of it and had a couple of drinks as we all packed in together into this small area. It was an interesting way for us to introduce ourselves to this new group, but we all made the best of it. It seemed like we were all talking about the same thing anyway for some reason. I actually got a few pics at a couple of these places.
Like sardines trying to stay dry.
We decided to do a before and after selfie to see if there was any difference in the way we looked but guess what.......I forgot to take the after picture. Go figure!
Oops......sorry.....no idea how to fix that. Any help please!
Julie and Jojo
Looking fabulous!
The rain eventually let up and we headed back to the bus for the next stop. When the sun started shining again it felt like a completely different atmosphere from the odd start that we experienced on this tour. Everyone was laughing and having a ball. The vibe had really taken a turn for the better and the rest of the night was a total blast. Of course..... the beer, booze, and Jenny's cake might have had something to do with that too.We stopped at several bars and I'm sure I couldn't remember them all if I tried but I did manage to gets photos at four of them. So, I guess I will do as the pros do it on here and.....follow the picture trail. (condensed version)
Next stop.....Jenny's Cakes!
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
-- E. Gary Gygax
Glad your day got better after dealing with such non-sense!
Please keep it coming Shiny,it's been great so far!
OMG !! I remember that situation with that lady. you are on the one love bus in Negril and you still find something
to complain about, smh
The crazy thing is that you would be the first person to give up your seat for anyone, oh well, lol... What a fun day
with you guys and everyone else that day !!!!!
A "Shiny" new Trip Report!
A sneak peek into the boring a$$ vacation of Big 7 and Julie
NOT!
Nice job!
VVHT
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