First Trip Report - Long Overdue

[Rambo]

nice so far..more,more

[Finny]

Day 3

After heading back to Just Natural for our second Jamaican Breakfast, we came back to the castle to chill.



After I was done with my chill session, we decided to do some swimming and snorkeling. The cave is pretty awesome to swim into, though I should have had some kind of shoes on to walk around in there. The stuff to see when you are snorkeling is amazing. I remember trying to figure out why I would go on a snorkeling tour when I could just jump in right at the castle and see all sorts of marine life.



After we were tired out from playing in the water we decided to walk down to 3 Dives for the jerk chicken I had heard all about. Walking up, I was a little surprised that it wasn’t a big building with a patio like everywhere else. No worries though, headed up ordered some Jerk Chicaken and some beers. After walking around looking at all the spots to jump off I went and asked how I get back up. I was told to use the ladder at Xtabi, so I said what the hell and took the plunge.



“Why go stand in line at Rick’s when I can jump right here,” I told my lady when I got back up. She gave me the same look as the cliff diver at ricks and said, “your crazy mon.” After some deliciously hot jerk, we watched the sun set over the cliffs of Negril, both realizing this would be our last evening in Jamaica.



It was a sad realization, but we both had to get back, as we had a long drive back to the college we were both attending at the time. Sitting at 3 Dives we both made a vow we would never again only come to Negril for anything less than a full week.
The rest of the evening was a blur as I tried desperately to smoke everything I had left. It was a valiant effort, but in the end it was a battle I lost. Falling asleep with the sound of the waves hitting the rocks 70 feet below us I had the most relaxing rest possible.

[Ti2m]

Day 3
The rest of the evening was a blur as I tried desperately to smoke everything I had left. It was a valiant effort, but in the end it was a battle I lost. Falling asleep with the sound of the waves hitting the rocks 70 feet below us I had the most relaxing rest possible.

Now that's funny! Guess I'm picturing a scene from a Cheech and Chong movie with the Castle room filled with smoke.
I really enjoyed your trip report and loved all the pictures. Hey 3 days is better than no days but even after a week it was way hard to leave. Thanks for the post.

[Finny]

Day 4

The next morning was a blur as well. We barely had time to enjoy Blue Cave’s delicious coffee before rushing out, thanking everyone we saw on the way. The drive to MoBay was awfully quiet as we were both sad we had to leave paradise and head back to Chicago.



Arriving at the airport, we had some extra time to mess around, so we looked in all the shops, bought some CDs, and sat in the Jamaican bobsled. Sitting at the gate waiting to board the plane, we both started trying to plan when we could come back. I would be graduating in two months, and had to worry about finding a job or going to grad school. She had another year left in school and was just as curious about those things as I was. But for those three perfect days in paradise, we had no worries.



Respect,
Finny