gettin our Groove on, trip report april '17

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we have not staYed at barrys..i had a friend stay there this trip...he said he would stay there again

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the next day was Sunday April 16th...it was Easter Sunday...it was also my Birthday...It started out with a slow morning on the veranda...they were clanging and banging stuff together next door, taking down the stuff from last nights party and moving it over to cayenne beach, for todays party...It is a wet and wild soaking wet party...that has been my plans all month for my birthday...I take a walk down the beach this time towards town...I get to the river and decide corner bar again for lunch...I cross the river behind burger king and go get my lunch....I walk back to sunrise club...I get my beach stuff and set up my base at BarBBarn...Michael Dendy, long time security always takes care of me when I hang there...I lay in the sun, bake for awhile, swim in the sea, bake, swim, repeat...It is getting to be about 2pm...I have now decided to go to drifters for awhile before cayenne beach....cayenne beach runs from 2pm-until??So i head to the room to get some money and supplies for the day...I leave my beach stuff set up at my base...

Here is how quick plans change in Negril...As i am crossing the street,, I see Lenbert and the party bus pass by towards the AI's...I give him a call...new birthday plans...a pub crawl.....I forget about my stuff on the beach and head out to meet the bus...(the next morning, I couldnt find my towel and beach bag...I guess I left it on the pub crawl..as I walked by BarBBarn, michael yelled at me that he had my stuff...lol)


As I get on the bus, Lenbert introduces me as the guy who has rode the bus more than anyone else, 20 plus time..it is actually 17...he then told the bus full of AI people that it was my birthday and led them in singing Happy Birthday...he saw my birthday on facebook that morning...

we go to a new stop for him on the road towards Sav, past st anthonys...it is the mega vibe...I went to a Monday madness party last april with booger and sandy



I walked down the road to look around.
this is the field across the road.

a look at the bus from down the road



a group shot

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a few colorful signs on the road

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The next stop on the pub crawl is No Name Bar...this is the first time I have been here and was looking forward to it....




from a distance, I see Terryl, owner of T's by da Sea...


Terryl, Crystal Axe (awesome singer) and Chris, son of Otis Gayle

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Another change in plans...I decide to stay with Terryl at the No Name Bar...the Overtakers are performing with Crystal Axe and Princess Tia...We listen to music for an hour or so, then she was going to do her sunday routine...Live music at Chances for sunset.....Ok another change in plans...I'm game...Let's go

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I see some friends we see every April...Tami, and Lisa, along with their friend Sara....





Terryl and Tami


Lisa and Tami


Chances Pizza...Yummm..thin crust

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And my favorite pics....SUNSETS.....sunset at Chances on my birthday 4-16-17....











I walk back to sunrise club, regroup and then head out...again bourbon beach with a very small boring crowd...Alfred's for Live sunday jam.....the music was bad and the crowd was small....everyone was at cayenne beach...I sit on the wall outside sunrise and watch the people for an hour or so before bed...a great birthday in my happy place....

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Monday was a regular beach day, lunch at Alfreds...Fish and Chips




My longtime friend, Patrick


fish and chips

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I was sitting at BarBBarn when I saw a truck coming out the lane and take a left up the beach...he got about 10 yards before he was stuck....about 3 hours later, and 1000's of suggestions by the crowd, he was finally pulled around by a 4 wheel drive toyota

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The next day was Tuesday...Janet arrives this evening...I am moving to Fun Holiday...I get my driver, go to Hi lo for Janets supplies and then I ove...I love Fun Holiday...they gave me a free upgrade to one of the 2 bottom floor ocean front suites....I get treated like I belong there...Janet was supposed to land at 8ish and in negril about 10pm...but she was delayed..landed about midnight, in negril at 140ish...Dwayne Taxi and tours waited for her like a champ....most reliable tranfers service in negril...

more in a day or 2....