I am now a firm believer in the saying "be careful what you ask for because you just might get it"!
Ok, see if you can follow. My originally planned trip with friend ended up with friend cancelling on me and I complained about it in another thread a few months ago. Got into the going solo vibe and was kind of digging it. Would have some friends come up from May Pen for a few days and all would be good. Last week I was talking to a different friend and mentioned how happy I was that my vacation was coming up in a few weeks. She wants in. A few days later she books. She posts on Facebook that she has booked New Years in JA and one of her friends, that I also know but haven't seen in years, now wants to go also. Just saw a post on her Facebook that she has now booked.
First friend and I went to JA 10 years ago together, not Negril though. 2nd friend now booked has never been. I know from previous experience I am not a good Newbie director. I am not one of those people. The one other newbie that came down with me I was so annoyed with when she wanted to stop every 5 steps to have me take pictures of her...her under a tree, her with the flowers, her on the beach, blah blah blah. I know, I'm such a nice person. lol.
Anyhoo, any advice from others who bring friends that aren't familiar with Jam? At least we will have different rooms so that will help. I just don't want to feel obligated to be a tour guide so to speak, when all I really want to do is spend the whole day on a floaty?