TRAIL OF ASHES TOUR: The adventure continues as Gerry G returns to Negril

[gerryg123]

Saturday night was the big Seastar Inn party, and it was great. Once I settled in for the night around 9 or so, I alternated between drinking rum punches at the bar (they're wicked with a total of at least 3 shots, I would guess) and mixing some rum punches in Room 6 (not quite as powerful); it was fun!

I met Rock Robster (great guy, funny funny funny) and Steph (big ball of energy, very enthusiastic) and others.

After the last note, the party continued in Room 6. Mostly, it was just me, Gary and Chris shooting the Sheet, talkin' about our lives and how the Seastar first started and some of the business aspects of being a hotelier in Negril. Chris opened up, Gary opened up, and so did I. There was no music, just the three of us talkin it up until deep into the morning -- and it was one of the funnest times I had the whole trip.

[gerryg123]

Here's a special pictorial of M & G Montreal (w daughter Alice):

[TizzyATX]

Awww those are GREAT. Fun looking family

wish I could pop over to ivans for lunch

[MoFromMonroe]

No need to eat alone Tizzy...I'll come with you

[TizzyATX]

Yay good company! I'll scoop ya up on the way Mo

[marley9808]

I'm hungry too, so please swing by and get me as well!
I may also be VERY thirsty after lunch

[bherald]

GerryG123, I know you enjoy hanging at Xtabi, but do you ever consider staying there? I'll be there this November for a few night but I never have been in the seaside rooms, do you have any opinion of cottages?

[gerryg123]

I would love to stay in the cottages if they had AC -- I am very picky on that issue, whether it's midnight in the dead of winter or the hottest day of the year, I need VERY cold AC at all times of the day.

On the other side, it's nice n quiet. I almost rented a pool side room there about four reaches ago as an extra room but, alas, an issue with the AC blew the deal .... For all the great things about Xtabi, it's kind of quiet at night -- no vibe at all after 10 p.m. -- and I much prefer being able to do a midnight cocktail or perhaps some late socializing with yardies when the urge hits.

[gerryg123]

Here's some video from the Rockhouse hotel:

[gerryg123]

Sunday is always a great day in Negril. I jumped to Out of Town pastries just as they opened, enjoying the freshness and great selection. Nice fruit juice, sit and kick it with the locals for a few minutes, all good.

On the way to Keith's house, there was beautiful miniature donkey -- a donkey pony is how I put it on my silly ya-mon video -- so I skidded to a stop and said hi to the donkey, took a couple of snaps. It's beautiful and well-cared for (I think).

There was a lovely church service going on, too. I didn't want to be too intrusive, but I do enjoy services of any religion -- I relate to the spirituality -- and this one is always fun because there's lots of singing and dancing. A lady was singing to a kind of fast, rock beat provided by a drummer, plus a guitarist (no bass); the drummer was actually quite good, an older fellow but he really mashed -- with a break or two and a move to Los Angeles, there's a good chance he would be a millionaire by now.

Anyway, some of elders in the church kind of recognize me, maybe from the street cause I drive by all the time but also I've been to this church two or three times by now over the past two or three years, and they posed for pictures last time.