ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
GREAT post der, Mr. 'spoon
:-)
you got me antsy :::: you gonna make me book a ticket and get OUT of here..!!!..

lol
lol
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for a quickie

nevertheless,
some ''commentary'' (below) on things you *said*



Different sort of people were in the Lucea Taxi
then the usual up the beach road folks.


actually,
'tis the SAME people,
but with '''different'' missions

f.y.i.... a LOT of folks who work in Negril, LIVE in & around Lucea

in & around Negril it's all about ''''the tourist indu$try'''
in & around Lucea it's normal-life thing-ys

at least, that's the case thus far :::: things are change-ing (slowly), but steady-ly ... in recent years, been seeing more tourist around Lucea town, doing tourists-type-stuff, similar to what goes on in Negril........ ESPECIALLY with that gigantic Grand Paladium Resort :::: tourists staying there are starting to creep over to Lucea-town for a look-see.



It was not too crowded, none of the "4 in the back"


now days, they got some sweeeeet taxis and bus/vans ..... rides much better(??) comfort-wise,,,, at least that's the case on the main-routes .... however, in the more-rural country-side routes, they're still using a lot of smaller, older vehicles,,,,, depending on the time of day, you might encounter the 4, 5, 6 in the back seat.... and 3-4 in the front with the driver.



Folks had bags and cases of stuff that they were bringing to Lucea.


and and and:::>> on the weekends they'll be tote-ing a LOT of stuff FROM-Lucea ..... taxi trunk be stuff-stuff-stuff-ed



When we arrived in Lucea that Bus/Taxi park was bustling.
Folks selling all kinds of stuff here and there.


yep yep .... gotta make that dollar..!!!..




It was like an mini outdoor mall.


yep yep ..... free-lancing to the max

"Man, these guys really move fast and talk fast here."


lol
lol

yep yep .... no time to waste ..... money to be made ..... no lolly-gagging and time-wasted chit-chatting, like they do in Negril.

Man, the bus was not even close to being ready to leave.
It seems that they don't move until it is full up.


yep yep ..... it's ALL about the money, my friend
why pull off with a partial load..?? !!! ???
:-(
Once upon a time, a Chicago-hussler told me::::>>>> '''...if it don't make no cent$, then it don't make no sens$e...'''


travel-ing in-Jamaica via public transportation is a ''''soon-come'' experience.



Man, I could have got some food over there, a drink over there, etc., etc.


NOT a problem..!!!
...NEXT time, get-OFF the bus ... tell 'em to hold your seat and go-buy what you want/need,,, and get back on the bus

OR

open the window and yell-out to the vendor:::>> '''... SELL me a bag juice .... sell me a blah blah blah....'''
vendor WILL come running running running to serve you and take your money.

'tis business ... always business
whatever it take$




One day during the week, Tuesday or Wednesday will be my tentative travel day.


sounds like a good plan
but
keep in mind it might not be that busy ..... at least not during the work-day hours ...... at end of business-day, Lucea-town will perk-up as folks get off from work.

the country-side will be DEAD..!!..
...nobody around --- most at work or children in school

final comment::::>>>Because the tourist industry is doing so well, Lucea town has changed a LOT ..... folks got more money to spend,,, so supply-ers are doing a lot of this & that to meet the demand.