Ok... so my Queen and I will be trying the EP route for our April reach to Negril... first time, and I'm looking forward to it. But my Queen has some things she cannot do without, whether we are camping in the wild or living large at an AI.

We'll be staying at Negril Palms for the first half of our vaca... and I see on the Negril Beach Strip map that there are a couple of grocery stores nearby. Would they have such things as yogurt, cereal, milk and snacks... as well as beer, soda and rum for her worthless knave? (that would be your's truly...) I know there are some larger stores closer in to Negril, but would rather go for the convenience of something close by if we can.

How about the restaurants in that stretch?... Any good breakfast options that would include cereal or omelettes and such? Good'n'plenty coffee? Reasonable prices? Lunch and dinner, we're sure we can forage our way through... we know there are a lot of options for that from walking this stretch of beach in the past. We just want something more convenient and close at the start of the day.

We are on a mission here... we'll be meeting friends for the second week of our stay at the usual AI... and we are sworn to produce a report from the other side... because we think that's where we are all headed in the coming years. So it is our duty to be a recon party to learn the ins and outs of a more bohemian and real beach style.

Oh... and by the way, our non-AI portion of vaca coincides with the Boardie Bash, at least I think it does. We'll be staying at NG from April 18 to 25, moving over to the AI side on the 25th. What day is the big meetup... or does it occur throughout the week? Anyone else holing up at NG? Hope to meet some of you folks...

Chris B