** on-site Trip Report ~~ Friday evening ... 09/11/15

[smith744]

'tis 6 pm
..got 1/2 'til they put me out of the cyber-cafe-place
.....will type fast ...and WILL type MORE tonight
..maybe couple of videos:::: of which I've got a bunch

for now:::>> Some Ramble-ing Thoughts, Things, blah blah

was in grocery store
at check-out counter
..fumbling around for my money to pay

i always feel so rushed in Ja-supermarkets, and other stores at check-out
...unlike my experiences in-foreign,
in Jamaica they get you OUT of there quick ... NO delay when it comes time to pay

so,
me pay
..money all out of order ... fumble-ing fumble-ing .... i dump cash on counter and let cashier pull-out what she needs/wants.

likkle girl, behind her bags my stuff.

i feel a tap tap on my shoulder

""..Sir .... you drop-ed this money..''

'twas another bag-ing pickney, who handed me Ja$500

* sigh *

folks sooooooooooooo honest down yonder here na tru

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the Jamaican women STILL are sooooooooooooo beautiful AND nice

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as previously mentioned [[ i think i mentioned it]]]
landlord is fluster with my house-for-me plan
... me no care :::: he has 6 more days to marinate over it

every day, he's gonna be hearing my portable blue-tooth speaker playing:::>> Kenny Rodgers singing ''..The Gambler..'' ...... you got to know when to hold 'em,,, know when to fold 'em ... la la la la la la know when to run, etc etc.

am gonna put Teddy Pendergast singing '''...If you don't know me by now, etc etc...'''
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i could put together a nice likkle play list with various artist on that one, na tru

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we got water-issues up in country where i stay
:-(
no rain ... things dry .... water tank getting waaaaaaaaaaaay too-low ... government water pipes turned off

I MUST HAVE drinking water .... and i don't mean paid-for bokkle water
and
i AIN'T drinking no tank water

oh well
me no worried ...'cause The Man upstairs will provide

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with the current exchange rate,
my USofA dollar$ go a looooooooooooooooong way :::: am reaping big-big benefits & bonus-es .... in fact, the rate is even better than it was on my last-reach.

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do you's remember that carton of duty free CravenA's...???..

well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, me and a Lucea-neighbor shopkeeper guy *worked-out* a likkle $omthing-$omething *arrangement*
...when i told him how much dem CravenA's cost-ed, you should have seen his face.
lol
lol
lol
each one, *help* one

tip:::>>> on YOUR next-reach
STOP at the duty free place on your way thru the arrival gauntlet,
and pick-up a carton or two of CravenA's for YOUR vendor *friends*

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remeber the electrician guy
from my last-reach & trip reports...????....

well,
i ran into him in town, this afternoon

we chatted
..i thanked him for his great-work

he mentioned::>> '''... I might be coming to the States late-Fall........ going to SanFrancisco ... blah blah .... working on something-something,,, a job, which have done MANY times before ,,, blah blah blah .... the client is Stanford University...'''

my jaw
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p to the ground

i walk off ... shaking my head
he smiles.

oh oh ... 'tis 6:30
gotta go
will type more
this thread later to night

likkle bit

..to be continued...

[smith744]

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weather...???
STILL hot, but not bad,
or
i'm getting acclimate

had a short-short shower earlier
so,
my laundry got wet-up,,, i.e., a second rinse
but
me no worried...'cause they'll be dried quick quick in the morning, by 'bout 6 AM...Guaranteed..!!!..

for my in-foreign and *new* in-Jamaica gear
i got a couple outfits of this & that
made by::::>>>> Duluth Trading Company

folks..!!!... you MUST put Duluth's stuff in your luggage on your next Ja-trip .... the stuff is GREAT..!!!.. .PERFECT for the island's tropical heat, humidity AND showers... light weight,,, dry fast and a bunch of other benefits..... get the underpants, and the long tail tee shirts/under shirts.

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bugs & mosquitoes and the itchy's

i'm test-driving some stuff brand name Sawyer insect repellents ..... so far,
it's OUTSTAND-ing

stay tuned, for more test results

should know more soon...since it rained a likkle today, i'm expecting those bug critters to wake up, and get active, with their foolishness

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a bug story

shortly after i arrived back at-yard,
landlord drove up,
hopped out of taxi

before coming in house,
he pulled some box lunch leftovers from a black plastic bag and set it down on the ground for one of those stupid Ja-dogs.

dog gobbled up the grub

a big-BIG-GIANT bug came flying around the verandaH light,
hit the wall
fell on his back, struggling to get up

i grabbed a broom and flick-ed the bug over-so by the dog.

dog POUNCE-ed on the bug
and gobbled him/her up.

* sigh *
NO need to buy dog food down here..!!!..
''''...... la la la la ...land we love....'''

....continue-ing soon later tonight....

[smith744]

...continue-ing...

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remember Rasta Vin,
who built my NICE bamboo bench..??..

well,
when i reached yard
i went to check him

to get him to
build a likkle stool & table for me,
and if he can/will
to have it COMPLETE by Monday coming

he said can do.

i told him to check me in the morning with a TOTAL price for labor & materials.

stay tuned

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a likkle while ago
my landlord called me
to see his new Jamaican passport

MORE 'but THIS soon come ---- story is *developing*, as we speak
lol
lol
lol

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last night
got a text message
from my Lucea mentor:::>>> '''...you should come to church Sunday.... 'tis Harvest Day.... you might like..'''

TODAY,
this afternoon
when i went to check her
at her new place
to deliver school supplies
she ordered from Amazon,
which were deliver to me in foreign
and i carry-with to Jamaica.....she reminded me AGAIN about the Harvest Day church thing .....

she described previous Harvest Day things, activities etc.
....sounded like a USofA state fare, with live stock, and things, and whole roasted pig, and live & cooked rabbits, etc etc

I WILL be there..!!!...


had a GREAT-visit with mentor
and her new-landlord lady
...lots of laughs, jokes, fun, serious things, much-chat::::::::::good times

btw---landlord lady has a NICE property ...almost like a resort/guest-house in a Ja-tourist area

oh
oh
oh...i forgot to mention::::>>>> a couple months ago, i asked my Ja-mentor to re$earch lodging for me around Lucea, to rent,,, just in case

:-)

stay tuned.


stay tuned... should be some great videos

continue-ing WITH-in next 2-hours,,,,WITH a couple videos, i hope

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[smith744]

....continue-ing...

JUST as i hit the post-button
on last post

a voice called:::>> ''''... Bill ...Bill..'''

'twas one of my Lucea-country-shopkeeper-guy's associates

shopkeeper sent 'em with Ja $xxxxxxxx '''..for another of those pack of CravenA's...''

lol
lol
lol
lol

business good, eh .... afterall it is Friday happy hour na tru



'''......la la la la .... land we love...''''


...some come back with more post....

[smith744]

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[smith744]

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i forgot that it was so breezy in mobay
yesterday when i arrived

was so hot the breeze was kinda sorta toasty

ginnep price ... Ja $50 bunch.... so, i got two bunches ... landlord and me still eating them

[smith744]

THIS [[ video below ]]]
was a BIG mistake...!!!!

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here's the deal
....i was out and about in the Ja-heat

and that likkle alcohol in the beer
did something something to my body.... dunno what was wrong but i was woozy, and wobbly in a bad way .... so, i got some water and things got better

* whew *
me guess, me no drinker eh

[smith744]

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[smith744]

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will do another video on the peg bread at another time

the three straw hats were a *favor* from my Lucea mentor.... more about too, later

this is the last post from me in this thread:::::after-all, it is now Sat-day ... no longer Frida.
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[Markospoon]

Very nice videos Smith.
Keep em comin.
Maybe your stomach was empty when you drank that Heineken Beer.
But, glad you recovered.