Manda's first trip to jamaica sept 2011

[Manda81]

DAY 2 PART 1

“Have you ever woken up in a bit of a panic and you’ve completely forgotten where you are?
and not only that but you think you’re definitely late for something?
Ya well imagine me flying off an unfamiliar bed tripping over my shoes and banging into a table…

“Where the hell is my phone? What time is it? Where am I ??
I hear a grumble in the dark, "OMG! WHAT IS THAT??!!”

Rubbing my eyes I look around….

I’m in JAMAICA, I’m in Negril .. that grumble??!! .. ah that’s Andre.

He sits up..kisses his teeth “Manda what the hell are you doing?”

Now I’m wide awake and I’m giddy like Christmas morning.

“It’s time to wake up!! Let’s go out I need to see the beach it’s morning time”
He reaches for his phone “kiss teeth” "Yuh muss be mad, it’s 3:32am, go back to sleep!”

And now I’m sad and well my leg kind of hurts from bumping into that damn table but I’m crushed.
It’s like waking up on Christmas Eve and thinking it’s Christmas Day.

6:30am

“Manda wake up!! What in the hell is that some sort of blow horn in your suitcase??”
“Huh?, what?! Oh damn, it’s my work alarm, THERE'S my phone!

Time to get up this time I know. Note to self I should turn off my work alarm.

Shower, Brush Teeth, Get Dressed. I’m starving!! Where to go….

We leave the hotel and head out to the road and Andre flags a route taxi down.
Jammed in the back between Andre and a local, next stop Sweet Spice! My stomach rumbles.

Sweet Spice was great, small cute restaurant reminded me a bit of some old diners here that I’d walk into.
The older lady that brings us coffee asks if I want milk and pours something that more looks like beige-ish glue??
I’m sure I made a bit of a face because Andre chuckles at me but I pay no mind Damn that’s good!!
Best coffee, keep it coming. All sold out of Ackee n Salt Fish though DAMN!

Coming out of Sweet Spice

“You aiight to walk”
“What does it look like I don’t have two legs Andre?”
“Why you gotta be so feisty”( #1 )

Small child across the street probably belongs to the house that’s just right there
he pssst pssst pssst me Andre tells me pay no mind but I can’t ignore this child
and I look over at him.. "Buy me something?"
Andre tells me "DON’T", He then begins this rant about
how he doesn’t like to see these children put out by some of their parents to beg.

I look across the street and I see the sign for Scrub a Dub,
“Look Andre there is Scrub a Dub’
“What you know about that?
“I know I wanna go
“You mad ?

Why does he keep asking me that??