Rumpolephoreskin's Existential Wanderings in and Around Negril

[Rum-polephoreskin]

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We made a couple stops in town. First I picked up a nice, big piece of Mrs. Peel’s favorite chocolate cake. Then we stopped at the Chinaman’s (Dude, the preferred nomenclature is Chinese-Jamaican) for souvenir liquor.

As we were approaching Mo-bay I asked Alfred to let me know when we were within ten minutes of the airport because I wanted to have my cake as close to take-off as possible. Alfred looked at me like I was a rather backward child.

“You don’t go through customs until you land,” he said. He watched my face to see if his comment registered. I was still in the dark and I’m guessing my facial expression conveyed that. Alfred rejoined me with, “You can eat your cake in the airport . . . no one cares.”

Duh, then came the dawn. A couple hours later (because American Airlines has a policy against leaving on time) Mrs. Peel and I were sitting at a Bobsled table, a square of aluminum foil was spread out between us and we took turns pressing the remnants of our Jenny-cake into the tines of a plastic fork.

I’ve never liked flying. I’ve enjoyed it even less post 9/11, but I have to say that was an enjoyable trip. I’ve never been more relaxed on a flight. I may have even fallen asleep and I’ve never done that (before) on a plane.

That’s my report. I will back as soon as finances allow. Some one asked me why I was going to Hawaii (next) instead of Jamaica. It’s simply a question of money. We’ve got a time share condo opening in Hawaii (about $200 for a week – conveniently over looking the annual maintenance fee). As Gerryg would say, “My heart is in Negril.” I’d rather be in Jamaica than any place in the world (with the exception of Yellowstone NP - the difference is Jamaica is always warm and oh yeah, no grizzly bears). I hope in reading this report you’ve gleaned some useful information. I’ve noticed in using our board as a reference I’ve gleaned much more useful information by reading trip reports than by posing direct questions. Negril . . . soon come!

[LLAP]

Congratulations Rum & MRS Peel. Enjoyed the report!