Indeed Rob, vacation is a state of mind.

Many years ago when I first started visiting Negril life was a much more simple place. Airfare from NYC was like $200 and Miami-MoBay RT was about a hundred bucks. All you needed was a birth certificate for ID maybe even a drivers license. Airports in MoBay and Kingston were much smaller and I don't think either had AC. I remember the blast furnace effect stepping out of the plane and walking down the steps onto the tarmac. The fragrances were intoxicating... Standing in line at immigration dripping beads of sweat. Finally stepping out into the brilliant bright sunshine and navigating the taxi and bus drivers to find a good ride to Negril.

Being that getting down to JA was so simple, and once there so much fun, I would visit several times a year for a week or a month depending on my life circumstances. But I really never needed an excuse because the vacation was a state of mind and despite what might be happening at that point in time otherwise while I was on vacation everything was cool.

I like many of your other "Boardies" now face the reality of having grown up, having family, children and many complicated responsibilities, along with the other "Real World" stuff we are faced with don't have as much time or leisure (at least me) to at any given time spontaneously book, pack and go.

But you are right Rob "Vacation is a state of mind".... Good for you to have figured out how to capture it as "The vacation that never ends".

Thanks for doing such a great job for all of us who love Jamaica!!

johng