...continue-ing...
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by the time reach GreenIsland,
as if some-one(?) had flipped a switch
the rain stopped.
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was a nice drive
...however,
thru-out this trip
i've been concerned:::>>> everything is soooo lush & green .... the last-time i saw Jamaica with all this beauty, a hurricane came:::>>> MotherNature did some serious prune-ing ...... fingers & toes crossed, i'm praying that She's kind to Jamaica this year, and the next and the next blah blah blah.
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Passing thru Orange Bay

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folks,
this community has grown
by leaps & bounds
...a new shopping center
......the homes
which i remember when they were first built,
and were likkle-things,
are now LARGE structures::::: NICE homes.

as we speak,
i'm kicking myself,
'cause my from-Chicago play-sister
who introduced me to Jamaica, long time ago,
told me:::>> ""..Bill.....you should buy some of that land, with those likkle houses.... the prices are PERFECT ... blah blah blah..''

i didn't listen
:-(
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NOW i unna-stand WHY MissTrench,
the one of my Lucea-*associates*
who now owns/runs one of the hardware stores in Lucea
a few years ago,
opened
ANOTHER store in OrangeBay
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..continue-ing 'bout the Negril visit
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just as we enter Negril,
below Rui resort
there's now
an interesting looking gated community
....for some reason, structure & layout-wise it reminds me of Tivoli Gardens

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
no way, they gonna have *those* kind of issues
no way [[[ fingers crossed ]]]
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we reach the airport/gas station
@ the Rutland Point craft market

i hope out
Ja$250 ... for the 33-minute trip
..........gonna go check on some folks i've known for a loooooooooooooong time,
and who've been VERY nice & help-FULL to me over the years.

they were instrumental
in nurture-ing my love for Jamaica/Negril/Lucea
.....took good-good care of a then rookie-tourist
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* sigh *

i've GOT TO post
the friendly banter
between August & I

* whew *
i'm NOT ready..!!..

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a van with some tourist arrived
so,
August & I, and other vendors
stopped our chattin'

i got some lunch
while did their *thing*
.....they got GOOD GooD food at that craft market.
.........nice layout too.............Check 'em out..!!.
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...to be continued...