Uh-oh, just saw that I titled this post with the wrong date, should have been 12/22.
Since I'm getting close to the double-digit fidgit for our upcoming December reach, I am going to try to finish last year's trip report, finally. Don't know how many stories I'll remember, but I'll at least get to show you the photos.
Poolguy--Since you asked this question months ago, you probably have already found the answer elsewhere, but in case you read this and are still wondering, gluten is a protein found in grains, especially wheat. Some people have a severe allergy to this protein, called celiac disease, and many people like myself have a sensitivity to gluten causing physical symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, bloating, itchy skin, etc. My step-dad's shoulder pains went away when he adopted a mostly gluten-free diet.poolguywindsor
Always wanted to know WTF is glutten anyway? Sorry to interupt the trip report, but sounds like you two will know?
Alright, so back to the trip report...apparently we didn't take any photos on Day 9, so sorry to get your hopes up if you were excited about photos.
Chad made corned beef hash for breakfast while I jumped rope on the porch of the A-frame cottage. After we ate we went to Sun Beach to meet up with our new friends. It was hot, hot, hot and sunny all day, got lots of sunning in and Menace Margaritas which was a margarita recipe with peach schnapps that Dennis came up with since they were out of triple sec. They were really good, but I think we used up all the limes at the bar. We found out that Dennis would be performing with the band at Sun Beach that evening, so we made plans to pick our friends up at 7:00 to go back to Sun Beach.
We picked up some chicken to go from Best in the West and ate it on the back deck of the A-frame. I rested in the loft bed with fans blowing on me and a wet towel on my face to cool it down. I didn't get sunburned, but overdid it with the heat and sun that day and my face was very flushed.
We got ready and went down to Sun Beach with our friends. The band started playing and there was some really weird feedback going on with their speakers. It was so bad that we all decided to go elsewhere, but we did manage to hear Dennis sing a song before we left. He did such a great job and was so pleased that we made it down just to see him perform. Our friends hadn't been to Canoe yet, so we took them there. It was webcast night and the steel drum band was still playing and we had some rum punches and food. They really loved Canoe and saw how awesome our boardie community is and how nice it is to be a regular and walk into a place where people know your name and give you hugs.
After that we all just hung out on our verandah, listening to the sea crash on the rocks and chatting about everything and nothing at all. Our friends were leaving the next morning and we were sorry to see them go. Hopefully we'll meet up again if they make it back to Negril.
