Marblehead we had a similar experience , read a Boston Globe article in 1981 about Negril and how secluded it was and where the hippies went in the 60's and 70's
so I convinced my soon to be bride that is where we should go 1983 for our honeymoon . We rented a car arrived to Negril in the dark after a 3 hour ride , we weren't sure we did the right thing but when we woke in the morning it was so magical and have been going back almost every year since then. Same owner of the villa's we stay in now . Interesting note the owner told us a couple years ago our villa is where Bob Dylan stayed for two years in the 60's ! Still magical to the wife and I 33 years later but now we stay for the winter . Got to love Negril even with it's growng pains .
Farmer