Happy Monday, ya'll...The reggae marathon is Sunday Dec. 3. Before coming to Negril, I had been working out back on the frozen tundra of western Minnesota. The Buffalo ridge area. I can see South Dakota from my house. Well, didn't get good sleep again, {so I think?? Ever wonder?} Up at sunrise, out the door for a long walk/jog down to CSA. Came back, had a nice swim. Swimming is really good exercise, but ya just gotta DO IT!! Time for breakfast. Another Callaloo/cheese omelette is in order, made exclusively by Chef Kevin. New chef starting today, a rasta fella named Dale. Nice guy. After breakfast, decided to go to the grocery store by Tree House. The Hi-Lo. Kinda cool to look at all the different stuff. Ran into George Henry a.k.a. "Pinky Dread". Such a good singer, Our favorite. On the way back, stopped at Rayon Hotel to say hi to Pansy. She wasn't there. Then stopped at White Sands to confirm our reservation for February. It's getting really hot dis morn'. Have you ever thought about the White Sands hotel "front desk"??? The front desk is ALL THE WAY to the BACK of the property!!. It's a long walk, especially when it's hot out. It is what it is. Maybe overtink tings mon' ? Got the reservation confirmed with Michelle, she's a cousin to Garwood at WB. Kept walking down to Times Square to see Adrian at Shop #10. Changed some money. Real hot mon' Hung out on the beach at WB. A large family from Wisconsin are here, and are leaving the next day. Fun to watch them play beach volleyball. This 63 year old Minnesota farmer opted out of playing, but I turned into the un-biased totally fair referee. Getting to really like the cold showers back in the room. This cottage we have is called Tody. Or simply "Family House". There are 3 bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 full bathrooms. {one with a au natural shower outside}. Wait til the wife finds out about this??? Full refrigerator. full kitchen wares, hot plate, blender. etc. Could live here. Going to the Boat Bar for afternoon live music. Crystal, Tish Brown and Otis are scheduled. to perform. Frank will probably be there. Nice crowd. Raymond from Drifter's was there. Hung out with him, and bought him a couple rum cokes. We had a lot of fun! Skip and Ernie showed up. They seem to boost the party atmosphere for a bit. Crystal was just on fire! Just nailing all those Tina Turner songs! Everybody was dancing. The boss Angie was really having alot of fun dancing. Then Otis melts all the women's hearts with his love songs. Frank was there. Time to venture back, said goodbye to Raymond. Time to eat as well. Coletta's it is. I really like to have at least one Tuna sandwich, when in Negril, so, I ordered up the sandwich with French Fries. {They take longer}, but so worth it! With Grace ketchup! The Minnesota Vikings are playing The Chicago Bears tonight for Monday Night Football. The Vikings lost, didn't watch it anyway. Time for bed. Nice long day. I must learn how to post pictures here. Golly, so much to learn. Good night. Tuesday...soon come.