DAY 6 PART 2

On the way back down the mountain Andre tells me we’re going to stop for patties and I’m excited. This time I want coco bread
and I know to let it rest before burning the top layer of the roof of my mouth off. Andre also comes back with what I recognize
from so many other postings on Negril.com as guinnip(sp?) Damn those are good!

After this we are going to pass through New Market so that I can meet his brother’s Mother. His brother is a police officer in Kingston
but his step mom and father live in New Market so we stop there for a bit and I get to meet his step mom and his cousin who spends
6 months of the year in Chattam, Ontario on a farm. We spent quite a bit of time in the little bar having a couple of drinks and Andre
is catching up with family he hasn’t been able to see in some time and I’m happy for him.

We were starting to lose light it’s probably 6pm now and the days half done already.*sigh*

Everything takes longer in Jamaica.

We almost get into a huge accident as its dark it’s raining and there was a massive pothole in the middle of the road that someone
thought putting a large branch in it would be a good idea. Which theoretically is but with on coming high beams and wet road surfaces
we barely saw that tree branch before it was under us.

I thought for sure the branch was coming through the window which is probably a bit dramatic but that’s what I thought at the time.
We veered off Andre reacted fast and we stopped. I resisted the urge to yell at Andre as I know it’s not his fault and I can tell he’s
shooken up himself. And the one time I might have needed it, I wasn’t even holding my “holy s h&t bar” We check the car ..
other than a missing hub cap .. just one by the way, we’re fine. Even the tire is fine. Phew!

We get into Mobay and Andre has no idea where he is going, he’s unfamiliar with driving around this area. We call the Riu and
we’re told to head towards Ironhorse and it’s across from the Blue Diamond Shopping Centre. We are driving and driving.

“Andre maybe pull into this gas station right here so I can ask someone for directions.”

We pull into the gas station and I’m just about to get out of the car when Andre taps me on the shoulder and points out the window.
Right in front of us is the Riu.

”You still want to go ask for directions?”

“Shut up Andre”

Checking into the Riu was no problem. We were very late so we were the only ones checking in there was a young woman helping us
well me at first. Andre went to park the car. So we’re almost finished the check in process and Andre strolls up his heads a mess he’s
in a wife beater we’ve had what has felt like a long trip to mobay and he's got the bunch of guinnip in his hand.

I hear the lady at reception that is helping us “guinnip huh” and she turns to me with this big grin on her face.
“ahhh he’s a yardy aaa” and we all laugh.

We get to the room the ground are dark right now but everything looks beautiful I realize we probably only have an hour and a half to
catch dinner before it closes. Andre is excited over this room. We’re on the ground floor but each little building has elevators if you weren’t.
The room has an enormous king size bed and it’s own mini bar consisting of 4 full bottles turned upside down in it’s own slow pour unit.
The fridge is stocked with beer, water, pop, soda water. Who needs to leave the room?

Ok we’ve had patties and we’re hungry so we have to leave the room and grab some dinner. The buffet is good and considering we
are only staying 2 nights we’re happy with it. Afterwards, we head over to catch some of the show.

We spend an hour or so by the pool with a drink just talking. More about our lives and our past and catching each other up on
everything that’s happened between now and then and I’m ready for the “disco” so we head to the bar and surprisingly it’s packed.
Andre’s rum punches are going down like water and I think he’s feeling pretty good at this point. We do a bit of dancing well Andre
does a lot of dancing and drinking but I’m exhausted it’s been a long day so we head back to the room for a night cap.

Andre is one of those people that enjoy cuddling and I do too but I’m never quite sure when enough is enough so I lay down and
give him some space.

”Why you lying so far from me? Get over here.”

I curl up under Andre’s arm and lay my head on his chest and that’s the last thing I remember before waking up on my last full day in Jamaica.