West End Tales: July 2023

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Photos:

Rick’y 22 PAC Birthday Bash

Canoe beach

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After breakfast we walked up to the West End Road and grabbed a route taxi to Mi Yard, had settle up the bill from last night.

WLked to Canoe and Carla stored our phones and keys behind the bar.
Into the water with my new snorkel gear and short fins. Went left around the pier then across to the other side of Canoe about 50 yards out. Abundant fish of many varieties!

Water was nice and warm, no seaweed and crystal clear!

Absolutely marvelous time. Spent an hour snorkeling.

Chilled the porch and ordered an early lunch. Carla did a great job keeping Happy happy!

Route taxi downtown to ATM, then another one back to SeStar lane. Quick jump in the pool to cool off and now nap time.

Dinner tonight at LTU.

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Beautiful morning here at Seastar.

Sunday night at Ricky’s B’day Bash Fernando showed up to sing a song or two. He used to sing at Seastar Saturday nights. That night there was a 100 Year Party on the West End Road for Inez Hylton. She had 13 Kids, 49 grand kids, 76 great grand kids and 18 great great grand kids! It was a major party, we tried to stop by, but no parking.

Yesterday was a chill day after snorkeling. Garret drove us to Meka’s bar on the West End not far from Seastar Lane. Then on to LTU for dinner and drinks. Serena kept us supplied with cold red stripes. Ricky stopped by, Garret showed up with his son and daughter, Kaneal and Adrianna. Dinner was chicken Lola, no pumpkin soup last night. Later on Scar face and Garret showed up on their scooters and we hopped a ride back to Seastar, were Osheen did a wonderful job keeping everyone at the bar happy.

More snorkeling today.

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Photos:
My favorite Negril shirt

Road work in front of Mi Yard.
One guy on a scooter with one bucket of cement.
Please express our gratitude to the MP for a job well done repairing the West End! The tourist dollars we bring in are being well spent on infrastructure to support the tourist business!! 😱

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Thanks for your trip reports! Always enjoy your tales! Yeah, the “road work “ on the West End has a lot to be desired…We were in Negril earlier in July. Went to the West End two evenings for dinner at Kool Vybz & Murphy’s. The road was challenging in places…

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Photo dump II:

Jamaican dollar coin

Fisherman’s Vllage

Rabbit hutches

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Beautiful morning here at Seastar Inn.

Chef Baker is back at Seastar cooking in the kitchen a couple of dats a week.

Roosters are cackling away across the lane, one of the Seastar cats is meowing for breakfast, and yard dogs are barking here and there, doves are cooing. All just part of the scene here in paradise.

Was up early and went for a swim in my private pool.

Early evening did a bar crawl in the Fisherman’s Village across the lane. Started at Tasha’s for a few cold one’s then on to Delroy’s for a few more.

Garret explained that the abundant bread fruit and Akee trees are free to anyone to pick from. I tell him, in the US, if they are on my property, you pay to pick.

Walking in the village, I spot a Jamaican dollar coin on the ground. No one wants to pick it up, not worth anything.

Make our way back to Seastar for dinner and drinks. Curried shrimp with rice and peas. Walk Baker home and call it an early night.

Enjoy,
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Decided today is a chill day. Will float in the pool and take a break from sun, heat and humidity!

Spanish omelette with a large fruit plate for breakfast. Baker did a nice job!

Tough decision to make: pool or hammock?

Enjoy,

VVHT aka Happy

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Just got out of the pool and chilling on my balcony.
Some guy across the lane is singing on a karaoke machine.
Me say to the housekeeper “ him practicing”
She say “him need more practice”! I agree