Why Negril? And first impressions.

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My first visit to Negril was in 1983 when my now ex went on our honeymoon to Montego Bay. There was a tour going to Negril so we signed up. We arrived in the lobby of the hotel and the driver told us everyone had cancelled and the tour was off. I think he saw how bummed we were and said, I will take you, can I pick up my kids first. Of course we said. He drove to his house, picked up the kids and off we went. That was when they sold the "I survived the road to Negril" tee shirts. He dropped us off at the Treehouse were we drank and ate lobster sandwiches while listing to a band. I noticed a match box in the ash tray of our table, opened it and found a chunk of hash. The beach was very wooded back then and I just fell in love with Negril. Went back in 1985 and went an average of 3 times every two years up until 2009 when life got in the way. Going back this month and can't wait. I still have a friendship that I made back in 1985 and we joke that we are Brothers, just from different mothers. Awesome place that Negril.

This post got me thinking about that first trip, back then you exited and boarded the plane from the Tarmac (always pouring rain when you left), but they had the woman as you came in singing "Come back to Jamaica". I always got chills from that. The smell when you left the terminal is amazing, have never experienced anywhere by Jamaica. Of course the tree frogs chirping is amazing. I took my mother to Jamaica in 2009 and she was actually unnerved by how loud they were. God I can't wait to get back, getting home sick from all the memories.