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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
looks like a great time in Treasure Beach, me and mine have been on a couple of day trips but have yet to spend a few daze, this trip report is making me think it's time we ventured further and stayed in Treasure Beach area,
great reports (both Negril and TB) thanks alot!!
Peace,
Islander
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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
We love the Treasure Beach area. We almost stayed at Barukamba last year, but opted for our usual guest house there instead. Maybe next time we'll go for it, but we really prefer to be on the water if possible. I like that shower though.
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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
Like all the pictures, but the old bus looks kool! Irie views!!!!!
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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
the stained glass is nothing i've seen before - love it
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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
I didn’t sleep very soundly the first night because I kept wondering about what everything looked like outside, plus the goats were up most of the night having a party on our stairs. The anticipation of exploring the area kept me awake too. As usual though, husband doesn’t have that problem so he slept like a log. No worries for me though, I’m just so happy to be in such an amazing house in this great country of Jamaica 
In the morning I learned why the goats were up having a party on our stairs all night – we left the gate at the bottom of the stairs open – lol! We didn’t even realize that there was a gate at the bottom when we arrived the previous night, so we never thought to shut it! Apparently, the goats were given more freedom that night than usual so of course they decided to party it up
It had also rained the night we arrived which isn’t common in TB. It’s very dry and arid there normally. It sounds like the rain also gave the goats a reason to celebrate. Everyone was happy for the needed rain!
This is the view from the main bedroom level of the home –

Here’s where the goats stayed up, partied all night and left their mess -

This is the view from the second deck. The bus was cool to see. I wonder if there's a story is behind it?

The house is perched up above all the surrounding homes. Notice the gate that we left open our first night. If you are considering a stay here, keep in mind that there are 80 steps to reach the main living level of the home. Barukamba, the house of Mutabaruka –

There is a lot of art and interesting décor and furniture in this home. We really loved the openness of the house! At night, the lizards would hang out behind the mirror in the bathroom waiting for the light above it to be turned on. When the light was on, the moths would come, which meant dinnertime for the lizards. YUM!!! It was really cool to watch!
Here’s some pictures of the beautiful backyard –


I was finally able to capture several pictures of the Doctor bird –


This is a bit grainy, but these Doctor birds were mating in the tree right in front of me. Was it rude to watch and take pictures? They were very noisy!
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Re: First Trip Report - First Time in Treasure Beach
We decided to rent a scooter for our visit as Billy’s Bay is a little remote from the restaurants in TB. It’s not really that far – maybe 1-2 miles, but we wanted a quicker option for getting around. I am so happy we had a scooter. It gave us more freedom to explore further and it was a lot of fun zipping around on it.
It’s funny because in Jamaica, the OCD, anxious, over-analyzing, need to be in control side of me is gone. I’m not sure what it is about this place, but I’m sure others must agree and maybe that’s why we all keep going back? Not that I’m an uptight, crazy person at home or anything
But things such as insects, birds (which normally scare me – lol), dirt and germs, lizards in my bathroom, riding on the back of a scooter with someone else in control, and other normal tension inducing activities don’t bother me at all. We even had a cat that ran through the house during the early morning and I barely flinched! Those who know me would be impressed by that – haha! I really think we should move here!
Getting the scooter was an adventure in itself. We planned to get it at Smurf’s and have breakfast. Actually, we planned to get two scooters because as previously mentioned, I’m averse to not being in control. But once we saw the size of the scooters, I decided to ride on back. They are a heavier than I expected and I'm more wimpy than strong - lol. I was expecting a smaller type, similar to a Spree and I’ve never driven around on a scooter myself either. It was a great decision. Riding on back was super comfortable and I was able to take tons of pictures from there too!
The walk to Smurf’s from our house was the first time we had been out and about in the daylight. We walked the road with the goats and once in a while a car or bike would pass. It was a beautiful walk and coming from Negril, it was great not having anyone trying to sell us anything or ask us for money
Everyone we saw said hello and smiled and we found that the residents were always willing to help and answer questions without expecting anything more than friendliness in return. This is one thing we loved about this part of our trip!
We had a wonderful breakfast, then went into the bar area to rent the scooter. I think we ended up paying $3500Ja/day for it. As we were about to take it we discovered that it was only ½ full of gas. We didn’t know where a gas station was yet, so we asked if they could fill it up. For an extra $500Ja we had them fill the tank. At first, no one in the bar knew where the gas was. They finally found it stored under the bar in a giant Wata bottle. They poured it into the scooter by making a funnel with a small Wata bottle and we were on our way. It was amusing to observe 
Today we planned to explore a beach or two and check out the area. The beaches here are gorgeous and not busy at all. Most of the time we found ourselves all alone with the beach to ourselves
Here’s some pictures from our first day outing –






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