I'm troublemaker, and I have a problem....... My first visit to Jamaica was to Couples Negril, in 2004. It was our honeymoon, and for that purpose, it was great, and was what we wanted and probably needed at the time. However, we knew there was more, a vibe we could only feel ever so slightly form the confines of our resort....something we wanted to explore. "We'll go back...." we kept telling ourselves. Maybe for our five year anniversary? Nope, didn't happen. Finally our ten year anniversary rolled around last year, and we suddenly decided that the only reason we couldn't afford to go was that we weren't even willing to try...and made a 7 day....which got extended to a 9 day trip when we couldn't go home just yet....happen. We forego the beach almost wholly, and stayed at on the West End at Seastar.....and found much of which we found missing from our experience ten years previous....so much so, we managed a trip this year as well, a longer stay of ten days, and fell in love even more......with the vibe, with the people, and even with each other. We just got back Thursday night. Made many new friends, became reacquainted with old friends, shared many laughs and good times, and generally had the best vacation I could have asked for. Before leaving for this trip, the wife and I told one another that this was the last trip to Jamaica for a a bit, maybe a couple of years. Three days in, we were already making plans for a longer, 2 week stay next year! We looked at what our time in Negril does for us, and decided we couldn't afford NOT to return....but at this point, its a sickness, and I'd probably say anything that justifies getting another fix. Each trip gets longer in duration...and harder to come home from. Only home two days, and I hear her whispering in my ear, stirring my heart, making the mind wander. Tomorrow night, I return to work, and can only imagine how her memory is going to haunt me......
