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Thread: TiCtOc pon di rock LIVE AND DIRECT **TRIP REPORT** On a Zero budget.

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    p.s.... PLEASE PLEASE post:::>> how things '.go.' on ChristmasEve,
    and most importantly:::>> on ChristmasDay, and BoxingDay
    around Negril.

    for example, what is open and what is not

    how many folks are out & about on ChristmasEve

    again:::>> joy-up ya-selves

    oh
    oh
    oh:::> walk-down
    to the riverside
    under/near the Negril bridge/river

    buy your fish THERE,
    from the fishermens
    ..they'll clean it for you

    you might get lucky,
    and somebody(s) will cook-it-up for you, right there, on the spot, if you share-some with the cooking-person
    be hapPpy

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    Hey Tic, Greenleaf Cabins quoted me something like $35 or $40 per night for the end of the month, and they had space. Maryann@greenleafcabins.com
    "Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold" R.N.M

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    I agree with Smith, I asked a couple of locals, that had found some shade on the beach, where they got there box lunch, and what they paid. They directed us to Sweet Spot down by the shamrock, and we enjoyed many lunches there. We also stumbled across a couple of local spots down by the round about, we where the only tourists some times, but, i think that is why we stay away from the AI, we enjoy the conversations. When in Rome, do as the Romans.
    Last edited by canuk cpl; 12-23-2011 at 07:16 AM.

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    Mi bitin mi tongue with this thread .. to avoid confusion..I've been broke in Negril ..not the first one and never the last ...but partying like a rock star ..then 'moaning" about the kids wanting to eat ..just toooooo much of an oxymoron for mi to handle ..
    When "survivor" Negril is over.....I'd love to see the "rehab" England sequel .. hope tings aren't as bad/destitute as they seem here .. Bless ..
    ps ..Smith ..always a pleasure to see your 2 cents ..my sentiments exactly ..as per usual .. sorrel ..ahhhhlllll ..in a Homer Simpson sort of way
    The carrot juice at Sweet Spice is always a favourite also .. for those times I'm Red Striped/OP Rum filled..

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    smith!!! what a perfect essay on finding and eating things in Negril. You the man!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NEGRILJAIL View Post
    Mi bitin mi tongue with this thread ..
    ...but partying like a rock star
    ..then 'moaning" about the kids wanting to eat

    ..just toooooo much of an oxymoron for mi to handle ...
    lol
    lol
    lol

    i'm definite-ly *feeling* you, on that-one

    I-too wanted to '.go-there.',
    but bit my tongue & fingers

    after reading more of the thread,
    i've come to realize that *they*'re doing JUST FINE

    the '.zero-budget.' broke-broke thing-y AIN'T as bad or as *real* as I at-first *thought*

    again::::>>>> dem fine & dandy

    no worries
    be hapPpy

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    Makes for good reading......keeps ya coming back!! lol

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    Smith those are excellent suggestions thank you for sharing I will have a deep read of those and take them all in wish I would have had this insight 4 weeks ago!
    That is great information though .
    Negriljail - I am not moaning my children want to eat it is hard to explain to people who most often do not believe me how much they want to eat.Our first week we dined out full cost restaurant style 4 times per day.We can not afford to do that at home so I was just wondering why my eldest who were told before we came about food cost etc why they think we can do it here.
    But it's all good I never moaned at them I knew I could not afford to dine out 4 times a day yet they are my kids so I did it WITHOUT moaning and spent everything doing that.I know I moaned a bit to you lot!
    But never to my kids never over food.
    They do like to eat a lot it is how a lot of English people do it.
    4 meals a day plus mine want snacks
    sample foodie day at home for them would be:
    sausage , egg toast and beans for breakfast sometimes they may have onions mushrooms cheese and tomatoe on depends how they feel sometimes some bacon too this is about 8am later on weekends
    12pm lunchtime usually at school so pie and fries and beans or jacket potatoe salad and a bag of crisps and a drink
    5pm-dinner time chicken curry, naan bread rice poppadoms or something like that or lasagne with potatoes and veg if there is no dessert they will want a bag of crisps and biscuits and soda or juice
    supper time about 10pm they will want egg on toast or egg cheese on toast or more dinner if any left over!
    sausage cheese and toast.
    Quite a lot of toast here there and everywhere so its been a bit hard for them with no toaster
    So you can imagine my shock the other day when I had said lets try cut down the big 4 meals a day thing so instead of cutting it to 3 meals -perfectly acceptable they put it up to FIVE LOL that is when I started moaning to you all.5 full meals a day is just human explosion
    Many times in my life I have felt REAL hunger , my children have thankfully NEVER had to experience that and hopefully never will while I am around.So stop the worrying about the kids there is always plan B they can eat ME!
    I am sorry I have still not uploaded all the pics I will do that straight after breakfast I promise!
    It is my husbands birthday today he is living it up like a king because we ordered him bacon with his breakfast
    Not sure what we will do yet today.
    I had a lovely day yesterday , we all did, just hung with the family at seastar then headed to canoe in the evening for their thursday night event.I have been each thursday since arriving and I have to say it has been consistent and enjoyable.Rum punch is good strong and cheap vibes are nice band are great.Always been full nice little place.It's on the MAP!
    arrived home around 9-9.30pm I would have stayed later but the kids were ready to leave.So I came back and saw boardie yetta down near the bar.So we had a loooong girlie chat which ended up in me gatecrashing her verandha party and it was nice, her hubby went to bed so we went back down to the bar.I would have stayed chatting all night but my husband was wondering what I was doing and I must have been wearing my cinderella name tag again
    So I retreated to my room around midnight, someone offered me a drink at the bar and kid you not I turned it down OMG
    Because a few of the seastar crew were heading down to the jungle and I wanted to go so bad and I thought if i have one drink i will want twenty!and a jungle party so I gracefully declined LOL
    Fantan Mojah tomorrow night is going to be the absolute bomb , who out of you all will be attending.I know a few of us who will already be staying here there will be me and my family tawnee and her husband yetta and husband bnewb and rob and another boardie is heading down I think she is coming to stay with my family.But if you are in Negril you all best get yourselves down to this show.It is very reasonably priced.Even I would definately pay it.It is the only event planned in the whole area it will be the place to be there are no more shows until mid Jan IF they happen apart from the seastar inn christmas eve and new years eve, so makesure you get down here! Seastar pick you up at your hotel for free too door to door service.It's a no- brainer.
    See you down here! I thought I would have lost lots of weight by now to fit in my dress but with not being on the beach I have not been swimming and walking every day so I am not sure if it will fit right yet! I have to do a wardrobe check later!
    Ohhh I was laughing as when I gatecrashed the verandha party we had all had been having a drink me at canoe them on the verandha so I have no idea how it came up but someone said about a fish being in a bag getting released into the ocean so I said a puffa fish?So they said yes a guy from this hotel jumped in a car with clarol and her son and they released it on the way back home it was funny at the time you had to be there I guess , They wondered how an alive fish arrived at seastar in a bag just looking at them with big eyes and I was like yeah we brought that as a present LOL but did not know what to dowith it so they went on a rescue mission and released it back.FISH DRAMA LOL took us all day to catch that too! Well it was not even us who caught it actually it was clarols son.I just wish they would have taken a picture releasing it back! I was so relieved to accidentally find out the outcome of mr or mrs puffa!

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    Wow! Interesting what people eat. When in Europe, I find it interesting that people have eggs for dinner and eat lots of breads, baked goods, fries but rarely ever see anyone overweight. Obviously, the problem in the US with obesity has to do with portions, though what you're describing sounds like a lot! Lol at your fish drama!
    Last edited by Maryann; 12-23-2011 at 10:17 AM.

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    Us bigger ones in the family not my son would not have been harmed by cutting down a little I know personally I am 32 lbs over what I used to be and if anyone is thinking times are hard or they cannot eat all day every day wait until we visit family in just over a week.ONE meal a day they have they prepare from early cook most of the day and eat at about 4pm This could get interesting.Usually I have a driver and take the kids to mothers or KFC or buy 20 patties at a time and I usually do that each day..No driver budget this time though and my in laws do not have a car so I did try to explain and ease the kids in gently.As my in laws say HARD OF EARS.
    ONE POT ONE MEAL PER DAY COMING SOON LOLOL
    I will buy lots of snacks think it will become snack week!
    I could have got samsara or merrils for about 1600Usd per week without airfare that probably would have worked out cheaper for me but it was just the idea of paying 4 weeks upfront at that price that would have been 6400US WITHOUT airfare which was 5000us and transfers rides spends party fund and suchlike that is a lot of cash to stump; up upfront but we have pretty much spent that and more anyway it would have taken out the food issue but even then the whines of i dont want that i dont like that i wont eat that would have surely still come into play so when i pay all inclusive and then my kids still have me buy food elsehwere now that makes me moan...a little!
    An old song was playing here at breakfast called wherever I lay my hat thats my home well I have laid my hat here at seastar Hope I never have to leave I love it here everyone is so good to us and nice and friendly and kind and professional everything is on time every time no messing about and if a plan is made the plan happens.Just how I like off to enjoy the sunshine now after I have uploaded the pics chat to you all later tune back in tomorrow to see if the bounty killah and beenie man concert happened or not.You know how long I have wanted to see some of my dancehall singers OMG since FOREVER.GOING TO BE A GREAT COUPLE OF DAYS
    i FORGOT to say handcut fries and onion rings at canoe 400j each we allhad a nibble on them for supper lastnight, they were exactly how I make them at home thumbs up all around!I could have eaten ten plates of the onion rings yummy

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