**OFF-site Trip Report ~~ Aug 2011 ~~ Part #2 of several

[smith744]

I've been *back*
here in-foreign
for 'bout 40-hours

feeling re-newed
...ire
...mellow
...happy-er
...stronger, mentally & physically
...healthy-er

THANKS Jamaica..!!!..
i love you so much

as i fried some apples (i.e., foreign-apples, not Jamaican-'.apples.'...there IS a BIG difference), i was startled, by a familiar sound...... i ran-outside to listen

...'cause the foreign-cricketts were chirpin' like they do in Jamaica
.....i smiled

and returned to my pot of cooking apples
..cooking in my new 9-inch pot,
...brought back from Jamaica
......cost::>> JA$1,650 ... (approx. US$20)

* sigh *
i love Ja-pots
..cook nice

with this pot i now have 4,
..of various sizes & types

apples were fried with some freshly-from-island grated nutmeg

ummmmmmmmmmmm
yummmy
:-)

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[smith744]

but i can't cook like they do down-yonder der in Jamaica

:-(





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this trip,
I did get over-to Negril a few times
...but not much gwan on there
:-(

did get to shoot a few videos
...soon come later

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[smith744]

Jamaican craft-manship
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[marley9808]

Smith...where did you get your dutchies from?
I shopped for a good jamaican dutchie pot on one trip and I went everywhere and couldn't find one, but I was looking inNegril
So I figure you obviously purchased in Lucea, so can I ask where, or if anyone else knows where I can purchase. I have one large dutchie and we use it all the time to cook, especially for rice and peas....would love to have some more!

[smith744]

Smith...where did you get your dutchies from?

as you probably already know,
if it's NOT-tourist related,
finding certain items in Negril can-be/will-be/IS a challenge

from my observations, in this regard, things are getting an itty-bitty better in Negril. The town is growing, and more *regular*-folk stuff/services is popping-up around the town:::: (e.g., the bra & ladies-panties vendor)

always keep in mind my #1 Ja-Rule:::>> "..IF you looking for something, and can't find, just ask somebody .... ANY-body(s).." .... Ja-folks are nice & helpful ... if the *thing-y* is there, they know where it is.

as for my pot(s) (in pic above),
got it in Lucea @ ".Rainbow."
..one of the China-man shops/stores

sometimes you'll see a pot-vendor
vending from the trunk of their car/van
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oh
oh::>> they jus' *might* have a few pots in ValueMaster
i vaguely-recall see-ing some in there some-time ago

[captaind]

the guy in video above,
was near 'Hurry-Hurry." ((aka 'Sinclairs')
..where i got my school uniform......

Is this Negril or Lucea? If Negril where?

After 28 years I don't recognize much of anything except the people

Thanks

[smith744]

the guy in video above,
was near 'Hurry-Hurry." ((aka 'Sinclairs')
..where i got my school uniform......

Is this Negril or Lucea? If Negril where?

After 28 years I don't recognize much of anything except the people

* sigh *
in 28 years, Negril AND Jamaica change

the fact of the matter IS:::>> things WILL change within 28-days down there
...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

make that 28-hours

i got a video to upload,
which will *explain* my point

NOTHING is permanent in Jamaica/Negril
..ALL-ways change-ing

those who're *stuck*-on the '.good 'ole days.' need to give it a rest
...dem times/days are gone, done, finished, kapoot, never to be seen nor/or experienced again

[smith744]

Entreprenewmanship (sp??)

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the guy in video above,
was near 'Hurry-Hurry." ((aka 'Sinclairs')
..where i got my school uniform

it's kinda-sorta like a department store, but it's Ja-stylee

NOT Nordstroms, NeimanMarcus, etc., but nice nonetheless

all-this-trip, it took all my strength & willpower NOT-to buy the Clark shoes they had there. The prices were PERFECT, too....less than US$100

anyhooooooooooooo

more videos & stuff soon come

[marley9808]

Yes! Thanks Smith
And yes, when I was searching I asked everyone in Negril, I even asked them at 3dives as they always have there nice Dutchies and most everyone said try Valuemaster but they had none.....so I was hoping there was some secret other place that someone knew of but every time asked mosteople looked like they had no real other ideas! Lol
I will check again while there inOctober but might just take a nice trip to Lucea....I can't believe I never thought of that before to check in Lucea, thanks!
I bet Sav would be a good place to look too

[smith744]

every time asked mosteople looked like they had no real other ideas! Lol

* sigh *

yep YEP..!!!..
:-(
Over-in-Negril, *they*-do tend to not-know this-or-that when you ask 'em something
....drives me UP-the-wall
......'cause i KNOW they know
..........for some strange-reason(s) they don't/won't say

oh well
one of those Negril-thing-ys

sometimes mi-*think* they-be thinking::>> "..if that tourist money ain't coming/going in MY-pocket, i AIN'T making no referrals.."

anyhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

yep... check Lucea... only an easy 30-minutes from Negril
...and tru-tru, Sav will have-too, fi sure

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an aside::::>> THIS is one-reason i encourage folks to EXPLORE ... get out of the resorts ... get -OUT of Negril .... check-out the surrounding areas/towns/etc. .... there's sooooooooooo much to see (FOR FREE) .... and the further-away you are from the tourist places, the better the prices, and always big-fun to be had.

....and it's safe