Hey RR...Originally Posted by RockRobster
he was quite ill...been off the island for a couple of years now...
Hey RR...
he was quite ill...been off the island for a couple of years now...
I think the same guys have been coming for years possibly when they were in their 20's. Loved it so much kept coming back. After much water has rolled over the damn they keep returning.
spending a few weeks in Negril is not the same as spending 6 months.....play it out...think of your real necessities over a stretch of time .....and don't forget your medical needs.
I thought ragamuffin was used to describe someone who knew the runnings and could hold their own in Jamaica and took it as a compliment. Wait till I see a few old friends when I get there lol. Guess it has different meanings for some people
Does any of this sound like a compliment? True that sometimes Jamaican "jook" (joke) with each other and say bumba dis an dat and use terms like ragamuffin but it is not a word one should refer to a Jamaican as being.
I realize that in a Donald Trump world sometimes what you say just doesn't have the consequences you would expect but I live there and I certainly wouldn't use it except with VERY good friends and then only as a "jook".Rag-a-muffin
1. One who looks a bit like a homeless person.
2. One who does not comb their hair.
3. One who wears old beat-up cloths.
4. Someone who is physically a mess.
Sally would look like a total rag-a-muffin till she bathed, did her hair and put on clean cloths.
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I found my first time being single in Negril fascinating. I was able to travel anywhere, anytime at will. Meet TONS of people. Young-old, male-female, American, Jamaican, Norwegian you get the picture. I have been home 10 days now and the vibe that I got on the West End has left me changed, I hope this feeling never goes away! Everybody sooo friendly.
The west end is the best end. We hit the beach once, maybe twice in 10-12 days we stay. It just doesn't have much that I'm looking for, other than a few particular places. It is nice to walk it once in a while, but we're cliff people for sure.
This may sound like a stupid question...... I have been staying on the beach the last 4 years and visiting the cliffs via scooter. This next trip I will spend 3 nights on the cliffs. What do you do during the day? Do you just hand where you are staying or do people hop around as they do on the beach visiting different bars and resorts. I may not be wording this right, but I am just so used to my beach routine, but so love the vibe of the cliffs I really want to graduate more towards the cliffs.
This will get a bit rambly (not a word)...
A typical day for us is wake up around sunrise, drink coffee, have a sub, get breakfast, go snorkeling (sometimes snorkel before breakfast depending what time it is) for an hour or so, lay around on the rocks a bit, more subs, go for a walk or scooter ride, get lunch (it's usually noon or a little later by this point). From there it just depends what we have planned, if anything, maybe back up to our terrace to lay around naked (our spot is private, nobody can see us) and just watch the ocean and boats (we actually saw a whale shark one time while doing this, usually see at least a couple dolphins), snorkel some more if the wata is calm enough.
The weather is really what dictates our days there, we are in the water as much as possible, we love to snorkel and I like free diving so that can consume a lot of time weather permitting. Maybe a trip to Hi-Lo for supplies, or the cambio, sometimes the beach, just depends. Then we start to think about what we want for dinner, we do go to the beach for dinner fairly often. After sunset grab dinner, then usually back to our spot where we entertain ourselves until we crash around midnight. We really don't need to be entertained, so the mellow vibe on the west end is just about perfect for our pace. We're pretty happy to just find a quiet spot where we can entertain ourselves, and enjoy the setting and nature.
When you come for more than a couple weeks you get to feel at home and 'just hanging where you stay' is a pleasure, especially if you have a kitchenette and a patio or balcony. Reading is my primary 'occupation'. There are more than enough stores, street vendors, restaurants, and places to hang out (and even beach/swimming) for my needs between Miyard and the bus park in town that I rarely go farther, even staying 3 months time. When friends come on vacation that's when I get out to other restaurants/venues or the beach. My first couple years of long stays I went out more, until I realized my preferred routines.
I LOVE that there are many different places to go in Negril, whenEVER I want. Its so convenient, so many options! If I get bored food-wise I go to Hedonism on a day pass to graze the buffets and chill on the beach where a cigarette guy and a charter fishing boat are the only vendors. ($50 women, $100 guys OR couples)
What do you do at home on weekends and during the summer? If you are very active at home, then you will get out and find things to do in/around Negril and beyond. Seems like the more active folks get around on bicycle or scooter. I don't see how a person can run short of things to do in Negril, unless they burn through their money faster than their time.
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