Our first trip to Jamaica was a 4 night Valentines trip in 2000 with several couples and the island was new to all except one guy who had traveled to Negril for years.
We stayed at the Westender Inn and it was such an adventure - renting island cruisers and driving the dirt road back and forth along the cliffs and to the beach.... and places in between.
Looking back it was that first trip that sealed our love of Negril. We have been to many islands but almost immediately knew that Jamaica was it for us - people, beauty, music, food, and wonderful culture. Every trip when I step off the plane upon arriving my heart lifts.
I've lost track of exactly how many trips but it's near 30 and through the years we have stayed at many places, met great people, we got engaged on the cliffs at sunset and 3 months later came back and got married on the beach.
I'll start separate post and begin to share some of our experiences.