Been there, done that .............. but WILL be doing the Pub Crawl again in a week ................ always fun, meet lots of new people and always seeing some mew places to spread the wealth ................ lots of worse ways to spend a few hours and a few dollars ............. I can think of a few worst things to do - horse back riding on the beach, renting a jet ski, petting flea ridden, stray cats and dogs, etc.....
To each their own ............... let the party bus begin.
Been on it at least 6 times in 7 trips. I stay on the beach and cliffs. Either way, it makes that day's pub crawl easy (meaning I'd be walknig the beach or road anyway) and maybe I meet some people i like. thats why I keep going.
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I also agree that it is a can't be missed experience in Negril. We had a fairly uncrowded bus and met some fun people along the way. We tend to travel in the off season and stay in smaller hotels so sometimes it is a bit harder to meet people.
Lenbert also is a pretty great person from what I have heard and what I have experienced. It is a fairly small thing but when my bf and I were walking up west end road towards the beach, just seeing how far we could make it and planning to get a cab eventually, Lenbert stopped with his bus when he saw us (we were staying at Xtabi so we had run in to him more than once there and struck up a converstaion a few times) and then he drove us down to the beach, and wouldn't even take a tip. This was the first person we had met in JA that wouldn't take a tip, and it was nice to feel that someone just did us a favor to be a nice person.
Lots of people there do things just to be nice, of course. Yes nice gesture not to take tip and show that side. Great picture and looks like fun. Irie!
I have found Jamaicans to be a patient people but not when it comes to money.
It is hard to convince someone to make $1 one hundred times with the expectation of hundreds of more times rather than make $100 all at once and hope the chance will come again.
There is a saying in the Cockpits, "You can shear a sheep many times but you can only eat them once"
Many struggling businesses look at Lenbert and the One Love Pub Crawl as the Messiah coming to save them once and not to return so they want to "eat" it now instead of growing a new, steadier "sheep shearing" business.
Just my opinion.
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Arriving in Negril 4/22 and have booked to do the crawl that Friday. Will probably just go off on our own when we feel ready/tired of crowds/adventurous. Are cabs/route taxis frequent on that road if we don't feel like walking between bars but feel like going off on our own? I have traveled in other areas around the world with modes of transport much like route taxis so I feel comfortable giving it a try. We are staying on the beach but have heard great things about so many places on the West end that I want to be able to explore! We'd like to hit xtabi, canoe, rockhouse, sir d's, eddies.... any other recommendations?? thanks!
Quinn, you'll be fine. Everyone is a "taxi" and "tour guide" slash/ "farmer" - but seriously, make sure it's a red plate otherwise, open mind and mind and open heart. enjoy.
We are booked for that trip that Friday as well, eight people. We will see you there! Staying at Bar B BarnOriginally Posted by quinnrose
Arriving in Negril 4/22 and have booked to do the crawl that Friday. Will probably just go off on our own when we feel ready/tired of crowds/adventurous. Are cabs/route taxis frequent on that road if we don't feel like walking between bars but feel like going off on our own? I have traveled in other areas around the world with modes of transport much like route taxis so I feel comfortable giving it a try. We are staying on the beach but have heard great things about so many places on the West end that I want to be able to explore! We'd like to hit xtabi, canoe, rockhouse, sir d's, eddies.... any other recommendations?? thanks!
Taxis all over the place. No problem.
Been on the pub crawl numerous times, and it's always a good time, and always end up at at least one place I have never been! Just want to point out one thing .... have been with him at the start of the crawl, and on more than one occasion he has stopped to pick up people who had reserved ... and nobody was there to pick up. On one occasion, he went waaaaay out past Rui to pick up 5 people who had reserved, and nobody was there. I think I counted 11 no shows on that one crawl. That's more than half the bus. You can see how it can be a crap shoot for him as to how many show up. And he needs to fill that bus as much as possible ... hard to do if people don't show. Lesson: If you reserve, and change your mind, be courteous - call Lenbert and let him know you and your group of xx will not be able to make it.
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