Why Negril? Because they took Popeye the Sailor Man off the air and replaced it with Gilligan’s Island. This happened in about 3rd grade for me, about 1973. (Gilligan’s Island was already in syndication by then.) My ritual was to come home from school and watch Popeye and have a snack before going out to play (for you young folks, going out to play is something my generation did because the TV only had 3 channels and there were no computers or smart phones, just outdoors....even in the middle of winter in Nort Daakoda we went outside to play). Anyhew, I started watching Gilligan and loved it. The tropical jungle, the beach, the “lagoon”. From then on I always wanted to go to a tropical island. It took until 1991 when I finally had enough money. After talking to a travel agent, we (my girlfriend, who is now my wife) narrowed it down to the Bahamas, Mexico or Jamaica. I excluded Mexico right away because it was not an island and I remember the agent had some poor feedback from others about the Bahamas. So Jamaica it was. Why Negril? We wanted to see the sun setting on the ocean (hell, we never even saw an ocean up to this point) so we picked the west side of the island. One of the best decisions we ever made. A place that has remained near and dear to our hearts. And a place where we have met, and continue to meet some of the best people in the world. First impressions? Had a rum punch and bag a weed in my hand before leaving the airport for Negril......This place is FRICKIN’ AWESOME!