Hettie & Chad December 2011 Trip Report

[Hettie]

The private swimming platforms at Citronella have showers (I think all do, but I know Round House and A-Frame do) and this turned out to be a better place to wash my hair at Round House because the water pressure was better. You could probably get naked and clean all your parts at the Round House's "sea" shower because it's sort of enclosed, you might just need a lookout for boats if you're shy. I just washed my hair and did the rest of my showering at the house's shower, which is also outside, but has a water heater.

Chad fell asleep in the hammock and I walked around the property to soak it all in and take some photos.


Here's the parking area with our awesome car:


Entry to path that leads to the south side of the property:


When Chad woke up, it was time for lunch. I've been hearing many people mention Murphy's place for jerk chicken, so we drove out that way first, but they didn't have any chicken and said they just have it in the evening. We turned around and went toward town and decided to stop at Sips 'N Bites because that's always a safe bet. Oxtail and curry fish were both delicious, as usual. Our funds from my ripoff airport $ exchange have already been depleted by this point after buying a phone and groceries, so we made a quick stop at the Banmark cambio and then stopped by Wise Choice for some more supplies, mostly juice and snacks. We went back to Citronella and I tried to nap in the hammock, don't remember actually falling asleep, but suddenly the party boats were showing up at Rick's and it was time to head down to Canoe for the web cast.


So happy to be back at Canoe, have to give Georgia a big hug and say hi to Kirby. The steel drum band is an awesome addition, I didn't think the atmosphere could get any better here, but it just keeps improving.


I had Kirby's famous rum punch, still my favorite in Negril, and we both had some jerk shrimp, onion rings, and fries. Chatted with Rob, Lisa, and TicToc throughout the evening until we decided to head back up to Citronella for our nightly verandah ritual. TicToc's girls were ready to go back to Seastar, so we offered to give them a lift since it was on our way. We had fun telling each other stories on our drive. They are such lovely and polite girls! After dropping them off, it was verandah time. I had picked up a bottle of Gato Negro Sauvignon Blanc at Hi-Lo, which is an inexpensive but tasty wine I drink at home for just $4.25 a bottle, paid 848 JA at Hi-Lo. It was nice to have a glass or two of wine in the evenings and I'm glad I brought a wine glass 'cause plastic cups just don't cut it for me.

Tonight we start our normal Jamaica routine of going to sleep around 9:00 pm...seriously, I am not kidding. There were nights when I asked Chad if it was too early to go to bed at around 7:30 pm. We just get so tired and would rather go to sleep early and wake up early. We've done plenty of late night partying in the 11 years we've been together and can still do that back home (hardly ever do though) and there's nothing I hate more than wasting a day feeling hungover in Negril. I escaped hangovers completely this time, which I'm really happy about because I usually get carried away with rum punch at least one evening and pay dearly the next day.

Day 3, soon come.