Good for you Jojo!! It was nice to see the other side!Originally Posted by jojo p
Good for you Jojo!! It was nice to see the other side!
So we head inside BAP and order a round of red stripes. I asked the bartender if I could use the restroom. They didn't have one but she said she'd go ask a neighbor if I could use hers (another retailer). So she comes back with a big set of keys and instructs me to follow her. We went through a series of about 5 locked gates in the back of the buildings and she unlocked the "bathroom" door. I was confused. I saw a bare shower stall and a toilet with no back or lid and no water in it. There was a large 20 gallon bucket in the shower stall and another little 2 gallon bucket. She instructed me to fill the larger bucket, directly under a make shift shower head with water, and then use the smaller bucket to get the water out of the larger bucket and pour that in the toilet. She handed me a wad of tissues and said she'd be waiting for me outside. I think it would have just been less complicated to pee outside but there just wasn't a spot with no people around so I was grateful but it was definitely an experience I won't soon forget.
So while in the BAP, Mr. T noticed a set of dominoes and told the bartender he had just taught me to play a few days earlier. Mr. T, the bartender and I played about 5 games. I couldn't believe I was actually playing a Dominoes, In Jamaica, In Sav. It was a really cool moment for me. Mr. T won every game we played.
Very nice report, thanks for taking the time.
After losing 5 games and consuming several Red Stripes, We went on a quest to find a book store. I tried to purchase a few books in Negril but couldn't find any for sale. While on the beach in Negril one day, I met a woman from MN that started a literacy program years ago. She also supplies the books. Now I see why. I found a book store in Sav and it contained about 20 used novels. I certainly wasn't going to find one about JA history that I was seeking. We went to a seed store to buy Callaloo seeds. That was a strange experience too. We gave one lady our order and she handed us a card. We then had to give another guy our card and he went to get the seeds. He handed us the card back and directed us to pay the cashier. After paying, the cashier gave us the seeds. I keep thinking of a joke centered around how many people does it take to change a light bulb. I ran into something similar to this process several times in JA. Just try buying a bag of ice at Mega Mart and you too can experience it.
We managed to score some movies for a dollar a piece. Pretty good price. And they actually played when we got them back home. Well it was time to roll out of Sav and back to Negril. Just Natural was calling my name. We hired a driver to bring us back for $10, again thanks to Mr. T. I did tip the guy another $10 as I felt 10$ was too low of a price for such a long drive. Especially after taking note of the gas prices. Here's a few photos of the drive out of Save. I think one is a police station, a parliament building, and BK with what looks to be some very satisfied customers.
My DH had bought a bottle of "ROOT" from some dude selling in on his bicycle for the ride back. Mr. T said it's really good for your health. He opened the bottle and that stuff smelled horrible. My DH however will try anything once. No way was I tasting it. But he couldn't get it down. Mr. T said it's fermented and is supposed to taste that foul. But I don't think so. Here are some random shots I took on the way back. There were a lot of people burning trash so that's where the smoke in some photo's is coming from.
Last edited by never2many; 03-15-2015 at 04:22 PM.
Thank you TAH!
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