One love crawl $?

[M&G Montreal]

When we were there I found that if they priced on their boards/menus in USD, they would convert the USD in real time (calculated the current exchange) to JAD if you paid in JAD; if they posted JAD prices on the boards or menus, the smaller places would do a 1:1 USD:JAD conversion (as in USD4 or JAD400). The bigger places brought out the calculators regardless. Guess it depends on how they are financed.

The economy sucks, and as the USD strengthens, all the rest of us are going to pay more for everything. Even at USD4 per Red Stripe, it's still cheaper than a freaking green pepper here ($6.15), and beer's more fun than a green pepper. Before we left on vacation, I was at a business function in a downtown hotel. I had a small-by-Jamaican standards rum and coke and it was $11.93 - without the tip. I only had 1 (found out after the boss was paying!) DRAT!!!! $4 a Red Stripe and $5.50 a rum punch looked mighty good to me PLUS they came with an ocean view and temps well above freezing. It's a trade off. Walk the beach and "plan" the happy hours! I think Yellow Bird starts the earliest.

It's still cheaper than home for us, so we were good! Plus the view and weather. It's nice to go for a drink or 6 without having to huddle into down parka. That's worth every penny!

And don't cheap out - tip the driver, the charming Lenbert! (The Love Bus itself is free! Can't beat that for a designated driver in Paradise!)