It's Friday....I wake up rather late...9ish....I never turned that ceiling fan on.....so I'm sweating my balls off....but as a result of my inaction, I actually still have balls so the opportunity cost for the sweating is very minimal relative to the big picture. Anyway, let's move on from my testicles to the remainder of the day....

I enjoy a sub on my balcony at Roots. I'm hungry for breakfast and decide to hit Café Goa. I had every intention of going to the webcast this past Sunday. I flew in the day before, however, and as John Steinbeck once said....'The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.'....Well, at least I made it. ....I have a nice banana pancake breakfast. It's a cool little spot. On the trudge back to Roots to checkout, I run into my buddy Wally....I hadn't seen him since the late 90s so he didn't recognize me....We chat it up...of course, he knows me, so he shows me his sub collection....and I was impressed!! More to add to the drawer...lol....How many of us Negril sub users dedicate an entire drawer to such activity? I think probably all of us!!!!!!

I walk back to Roots to checkout. I'm due to check in at Sunset on the Cliffs at 4....That's my only knock on them....who the hell has a check in at 4? No worries, though....With my luggage in tow, I head for a familiar home base....The Tamboo...The staff glances at me with looks of bewilderment as I storm onto the property with my bag in hand. "are you back, Timmy Mon?' I'm asked by Rocky....'Nope, I'm just hoping I can stash my bags here for a few hours!" A 'no problem' is followed and here I am, back at the Tamboo hanging out for the day. I show my friend Sascha from Saskatoon the subs I just scored and he as well is impressed. I run into my friend and former neighbor Dave and we all sit out in the sun and have some Red Stripes......

Dwayne is meeting me at Drifters at 4. Yeah, I couldn't get enough Wednesday so I'm back for more....I'm there by 3, of course, because what's Drifters without the Luddy opening show, right? Luddy is dressed in all black today in stark contrast to the all white Wednesday attire....Again, if you haven't seen, I've posted a ton of videos...several from Drifters on the Facebook page 'Negril Boardies' I'm TimmyMon!

Of all the things I have done, I've got to say that my afternoons at the Drifters were the best experiences I had all week. The music, the element, the vibe.....they're just unparalleled...In October, on my 23rd visit, I'll be sure to do it all 3 days....Sun, Wed and Fri...The entertainment director from the Tamboo, Akiem, is at the show today....We party and sub it together....He drinks off my bucket of Red Stripe then orders us another....I actually introduce him to Luddy....How weird is that? We are having a blast, dancing, subbing it and enjoying the crowd. Dwayne shows at 4....We watch the show for another half hour then head out....If I wasn't checking into a new hotel today, I'd see Luddy's night cap....but I only have a day and a half (2 nights) on the cliffs and want to relish them

Well, not really that much time. Dwayne takes me up the hill to Sunset on the Cliffs. I'm impressed with the property. Yeah, it's older...but who cares? the rooms are HUGE! They are super clean....The verandah is gigantic as well facing the ocean.... I'll stay here in October too as well as the Tamboo....I picked it right.....My only complaint with this place is that the doors lock from the inside...i.e. press the button and close the door. I was OK this trip but I've been locked in hallways naked before due to such similar circumstances so the idea of the 'button push lock' hardly appeals to me.

I have less time in the cliffs because tonight was the night I agreed to go hang out in the hills with Dwyane and the fam. He lives in Green Island and man....if his house isn't at the top of that damn hill then it's pretty close...The roads are in rough shape...It's funny how he can drive, look at me, and navigate in and out of the crater like potholes with ease...Guess he's been up and down the road a few times before..

I hang out with Dwayne, his girl Nadine and his nephews Tevon and Kimo. I meet his mom and his daughter Nicoya....well, that's her formal name....she goes by Kelsea

I get the nephews laughing when I actually have them convinced that I had moved to Jamaica to become a pimp. I told them I would soon start 'TimmyMon's Rent-A-Dread' and I was looking to recruit potential candidates....They died laughing after I explained I was actually kidding.... They both told me they'd never meet a crazier white guy than me...I don't know if they remember...but they told me the same thing last April..

Dwayne has been up since 4 AM and he is tired...and i'm ready to walk the cliffs with my limited time. He, Nadine and I leave....hit a local pub by Grange...then head back to Negril....Dwayne is tired so Nadine drives....I get back to the cliffs around 9:30.....Quick sub ....now the headphones go on and I walk the cliffs!

Again, some don't recommend walking the cliffs or the beach at night and I respect their opinion. I enjoy it, however....That being said, however, if you don't have your senses about you...I wouldn't recommend it. I turn right out of Sunset.....headphones on, but one earphone always coming out around tight corners....I used to go to LTU on Friday nights in years past so I head on that way..They are closing as I walk in. I chat up a local woman and head out. I meet a man out front on his bike and we chat away as we walk back towards the Sunset. I'm sure we stop at several places on the way because I know I drank like 3 beers back on the walk....I tell him about my sub quality....He gets excited....He waits for me outside as I go into my room at Sunset...I grab a sub and we sit out front and enjoy. He notices the 14 to 15 Jamaican bracelets I'm wearing....and am still wearing, btw....and he tells me he makes them....He made one for me personally....wow....It took him like 3 minutes...pretty cool seeing him utilize his leg to tug the string, etc....It was impressive

It's getting late but I'm ready to party still. My friend, whose name I've since forgot, and I walk across the street to Eddie's De Bar. Eddie's is always open late. I chat up the bartenders and my friend introduces me to Aubie who happens to be there enjoying a beer. I remember him from the LTU days. I've been meaning to try his burger....

I have another sub at Eddie's and party til like 1:30.

Time for bed.
Tomorrow will be my last day in Negril ....The plan is to just chill out but once you add a few Red Stripes to the TimmyMon, only the universe can predict the journey

Good night my friends