OK here we go, folks:

I arrived late Wednesday, just past midnight so early Thursday I guess.

I shared a ride to Negril with another tourist, a nice lady from Miami. As soon as we got into a cab together, we rolled one up – that’s always the way it is in Negril, unless you’re on a big Juta bus or something.

A few crabs scurried across the street as we headed here from the airport, and I immediately began to feel like home .... I was greeted at Sunset on the Cliffs hotel by Gooden, a big, tall, friendly security guard. He checked me in, and it turns out the hotel gave me a very nice room – better than I expected. I’m right on the ocean in a corner unit, downstairs. The room is not fancy but it’s very clean and very nice, and the AC blows cold (no ceiling fan, though, a bit unusual for Negril).

I rolled one up, walked across the street to DeBars, a great chicken restaurant. They had stopped serving but Eddie was there, and he was happy to see me because we had hung out quite a bit last time because Nicky had lived across the street at Dreamscape Villas. He made an exception for me and brought out a plate, plus I had a cold drink there, and Eddie got me kind of caught up on what’s been happening.

I guess most of residents have been cleared out of Dreamscape, he said, and now there’s a big gate in front that was not erected the last time I was here six months ago.

Oh, the chicken tasted good. Super spicy, but good.