** on-site Trip Report ~~ Sunday evening ...... 5/31

[smith744]

how many mangos
can an old-man eat
if the old-man really likes mangos
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i'm in heaven..!!..

"..Bill, you want some mango punch..??.."" <<<<:: said one of my neighbors
"..Sure.."" , me-SAY

'twas a *blend* of mangos & carrots & ginger & the obligatory sugar

* sigh *

always gotta(???) add sugar and/or syrup.

""..you wanna go hunt crabs tonight..??..""
mi-SAY::>> ""...not sure ... don't think so ... have somethings going on that might not let me do it.."

i really wanna go crab hunting
but have that looong loooong trip over-to Kingston in the early morning ..... leave house 'bout 3-AM-ish.

crab hunting wise it should be a good night,
'cause there's a full moon...... plenty of light

plus,
it just finished raining a likkle while ago,
so crabs be running for sure

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
i wonder how the crabs are over-so in Negril.

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weather-wise
this humidity is whippin' my behind
:-(
but (hopefully) i'll be acclimated with a few more days.

i sure hope so

the up-side
is that the heat & humidity is pushing OUT all those from-foreign toxins in my body.

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An Observation
Jamaican food-stuffs are GREAT for the digestive tract.
No stool softeners required ::::: which to old-folks like me, is BIG-deal.
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Two Things I'd *Forgotten* about Jamaica

1...the stars in the sky ACTUALLY twinkle twinkle twinkle

2...the rattle-rattle thump-ity thump thump sound that mangos make as they fall from tree, thru the leaves & branches, and hit the ground.

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Money, Exchange Rate issues


this trip,
i've not been in-character
and watching funds and the exchange rate

at least, not-watching and calculating as i usually/normally do

there's something((???)) funny about the current rate and the prices of things
...i can't put my finger on it..
....hard to explain
.......weird

yesterday,
while waiting in line to check-out,
a lady & likkle boy-pickney
were ahead of me.

the mom looked stressed
.....her funds were low
.......she was pondering what items to put-back (i.e., not purchase)

the likkle boy
reached in his pocket
and pulled out a US$1.00 bill

me-say to self>>> where he get that

his mom asked him":::>>> how much is that worth...???
likkle boy, 'bout 10 years old say:::>>> Jamaican $117

* sigh *

pickney KNOW the exchange rate
but
idiot foreigner don't know

.... continue in a likkle while ...
'bout 1-hour

likkle more

[n8urist]

"Are you smarter than a 5th grader"?
Chuckle
I really enjoy your posts Mr. Smith, keep up the good work!

[smith744]

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to be continued
in 'bout an hour or so ... maybe

likkle more

[VVHT]

Bill, video's aren't working????

[Big_frank]

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[smith744]

opps..
:-(
my bad

me an idiot