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    A "Shiny" new Trip Report!

    A sneak peek into the boring a$$ vacation of Big 7 and Julie

    I've never had the desire to do one of these, mostly because our trips are pretty dull by most standards and also because I suck at writing, but with Groove and Flip both doing one, I want to see if we all end up at the same places.

    I'd like to start my first ever (and possibly only) trip report off with a bit of a....

    DISCLAIMER***************
    (cue the TV announcer voice)
    Do you like reading reports about amazing places to go and see when you are in Jamaica? How about hearing stories of people eating fantastic meals in one of Negrils fancy restaurants? Or maybe reading about other folks that like to go out for crazy late-night debauchery is more to your liking? Well.....if that's the case.......you might want to skip this one.
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    However......if you can handle hearing about 2 people that really just go on vacation to RELAX and have fun, make a few new memories, and meet some very cool people that we now call friends........then stick around and we will see where this thing goes.

    Now then, it seems to me that some people like to start out their first trip reports by telling you a little bit about themselves. (which is fine) I would just as soon avoid that this time and try to sprinkle some of that stuff in throughout the tale. Like this...

    This trip started out like most others with the whole no sleep, way too long of a drive, stand around, sit around, and wait around thing. I know some people don't mind it, but I personally hate the whole airport/flying experience. Of course it doesn't help that I am a rather large man and I don't really do too well with the small seats, no legroom, huge crowds, germs, strangers being real close to me, babies crying, elevations above 20', etc. etc. You get the point.

    After reading all the posts about Club MoBay I did a little research into it and decided it wasn't for us. We have had pretty good luck with the lines and such for the last several trips and this one was no different. We always try to come (and go) midweek and that seems to be doing the trick for us. We had about a 10 minute line at immigrations and the customs lines were even shorter. We did a quick price check of our favorite brands at the duty free shop for future reference and away we went.

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    Sweet!!! Looks like we are through in near record time again. Don't you just love that feeling when you walk through the double doors out into the pick-up area? The hotness and humidity that almost takes away your breath after sitting in the AC of the plane for however long. Believe me, after this last winter it was a welcome feeling to experience that heat once again!

    So we find our driver and......he has a little surprise for us this trip.
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    "Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
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    Re: A "Shiny" new Trip Report!

    Carry on...

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    Yay! Love it - is it LEGAL to take pictures in the Immigration area??? LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmtripoli@earthlink.net View Post
    Yay! Love it - is it LEGAL to take pictures in the Immigration area??? LOL
    Nope, I wouldn't do it in the US especially. I hope Big Shiny doesn't break any more laws while in a Jamaica. On with the show!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmtripoli@earthlink.net View Post
    Yay! Love it - is it LEGAL to take pictures in the Immigration area??? LOL
    You should've got a picture of the sign that says no pictures lol

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    You most certainly know how to write! Can't wait for you to continue!

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    I think your writing is pretty great, your sense of humor comes through very well. Looking forward to reading more.

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    I can't wait to read this one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    maybe next time we can try a combo trip report, all of our crap in one thread....lol
    2009 trip http://www.negril.com/cgi-bin/discus.cgi?pg=prev&topic=196641&page=272185

    2010 halloween---no TR

    trip 2012
    http://negril.com/forum/showthread.php/5589-Trip-report-sept-1-14-including-pelicanbar-catcha-legends-samsara-pubcrawl-etc

    trip 2013
    http://negril.com/forum/showthread.php/8323-gettin-my-groove-on-quot-TRIP-report-quot-boardie-bash-style-april21-may11-2013

    .trip 2014
    http://negril.com/forum/showthread.php/11962-Trip-report-Boardie-Bash-2014-best-trip-yet

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    Thanks for the positive feedback so far folks! It helps more than you know!

    Quote Originally Posted by bjritz View Post
    Nice start, don't stop, we are hanging on every word.
    That guy in the black shirt spun around and pressed his camera timer, then nonchalantly spun back like nothing happened. "Wasn't me!" Shiny.
    Quote Originally Posted by mmtripoli@earthlink.net View Post
    Yay! Love it - is it LEGAL to take pictures in the Immigration area??? LOL
    Quote Originally Posted by 2nutz4travel View Post
    You should've got a picture of the sign that says no pictures lol
    Quote Originally Posted by dash View Post
    Nope, I wouldn't do it in the US especially. I hope Big Shiny doesn't break any more laws while in a Jamaica. On with the show!!!!
    Yes, Julie already yelled at me for doing that. But I just couldn't resist. I was pretty carful about it though. I don't think anyone noticed......untill I post it on the internet anyway.

    Quote Originally Posted by jojo p View Post
    I can't wait to read this one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    You SURE about that? Hehe!

    Quote Originally Posted by groove16 View Post
    maybe next time we can try a combo trip report, all of our crap in one thread....lol
    It would be an honor sir! Your reports are the bomb! (you would have to do the pics though)


    Anyway......I suppose I got time for another little installment, but don't expect this every day like those other guys.



    And The Adventure Continues:

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    Disclaimer #2.....I guess what I meant by "I suck at writing" was that I can't actually type, (2 fingered pecker) and that I have the computer skills of a 5 year old. In fact, I've only just recently learned the difference between your and you're. (jk) So, please bare with me if the posts are too slow and full of errors. Thanks!
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    So, this trip we decided to take the mountain way into Negril from the airport. The Anchovy road I believe it's called by the locals. We don't go that way very often but we had a couple of stops along the way that we wanted to make so.....off we go right? Not so fast.

    Our driver greets us in the usual hugs and fist bumps manner. It's always great to see our good friend Sparrow smiling at us when we walk outside the doors. He has become a true friend over the years and.....even though we "pay" him for his service, I think he feels the same way we do. He is definitely one of the good ones!

    Well, this time he has a strange look on his face and he keeps looking towards the bar area. I ask him wa gwan? He looks strangely at me for a second and says, I think you might have one more person coming along with you if that's ok? I say well.....ok, sure, whatever you got going on, thinking it's probably a relative or maybe some girl he likes.

    It turns out that before he left Negril to come and get us, a gal who was staying at our usual resort had asked him if she could ride along with him to the airport. Since this isn't really very customary, he explains to her that the vehicle will be full and he doesn't think that there will be enough room to bring her back. So she says, "that's ok, you can just leave me at the airport then". WHAT???

    Turns out the whole thing worked out fine and we ended up having a great commute. There is a bit more to that story however and I will share it when the time comes. That's another thing we love about our trips to the island......nothing we do there is really ever the same. For any first timers reading this, one thing I always tell newbies is......Expect the unexpected!

    We stopped at Border Jerk on the way and really enjoyed it. The jerk chicken was cooked to perfection and the cow skin soup was excellent.

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    Brother G getting himself some jerk. Man it was Goooooooood!
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    Up next......Mass confusion at the bar.
    "Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
    -- E. Gary Gygax

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