Day 1 (cont'd)
We get to the north end of Seven Mile beach and Petey starts pointing out to us all the resorts we are driving past. My lady sees a sign for Hedonism II and asks him about it. He cracks a little smile and makes a comment about the crazy naked people. We get down to the roundabout and start heading up into the cliffs.
If my lady was scared before, that first drive up the cliffs really got her nervous. Those blind curves, combined with driving on the left were intense. Needless to say, we arrived in one piece at the castle, ready for anything.
Now I somehow stumbled across Blue Cave Castle on the internet, so I’d seen tons of pictures and knew exactly what to expect. Seeing it in person however, is another story. The sheer size of it, in comparison to everything else in Negril, is amazing. Standing at the edge of the seawall looking down I knew two things. I had found paradise, and I was getting laid tonight.
We reserved the upper tower room at the Castle, and it was everything it claimed on their website. Directly over the ocean with the most relaxing sound of the water hitting the rocks. After throwing our bags in the room, Petey gave us a quick tour of the grounds including the old pirates cave.
After our tour, we were hungry and asked Petey where we should go. He took us to one of his favorite spots, Chicken Lavish. He introduced us to the owner, a good friend of his. I can’t remember his name, but he was a very nice guy. My girl had to get a picture with him, after telling him how delicious the food was. She still talks about Chicken Lavish to this day!
After our lunch, Petey dropped us back off at the castle. We chilled out for a while, watching our first Negril sunset. I must have been in shock (or just a little too zoned) as I didn’t take on photo of that sunset. Right after the sunset, we decided to head down to Xtabi for dinner. In retrospect, it was stupid to go there after dark, with all the gorgeous views. Regardless, the food was delicious and it was super romantic.
After dinner and many drinks, we made our way back to the castle to “go to sleep.” Some damn good “sleep” was had that night.
