First trip to Negril - Travel Report - Day 4 - Moving over to the Coco La Palm

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Ralston came up to greet us. "Hows your morning going?"

"Good.. today is our last day here", I said sadly.

"What?! Leaving already??", He asked in surprise "you just got here!"

We explained that we could only afford three days at the Grand Pineapple and that we'd be moving down the beach to the Coco La Palm for the last stretch of our trip. We thanked him for all his guidance and great advice.

Side Note: We just heard that Ralston was just promoted to a management position at the Grand Pineapple. it's a much-deserved promotion. To anyone that crosses paths with him in the future, please tell him that Daisy & Markus say "Hi" and that we really miss him.


Markus and Ralston

We were running out of time so We went back to the hotel room to start packing up our belongings. we worked at cramming it all back into our suitcases...



We left a tip and dragged our suitcases out of the room. We sat on the balcony together for the last time and took in the view of the lush surrounding garden area for the last time.

The cleaning lady came up the steps and asked if our room was ready for cleaning.

"Yes, we're all packed and ready to go..." I said.

It was 11:45...We realized it was time to bid a final farewell to room 14.

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We crossed the street and the crossing guard asked "Leaving already? ." She asked "I had no idea! I'm sad to see you go.."

She said it with such sincerety that it touched us and we both hugged her.

"You're both always smiling... every time we see you. I'm going to miss your smiling faces", she said.

"We'll be back" I assured her.

We checked out with Dahlia at the front desk.

"The check in for our next hotel is at 3.. is it okay if we stay here until then or should we....?" I asked

She told us "Of course! Stay as long as you like and go enjoy the buffet. Lunch is starting in 30 minutes. we can watch over your suitcases until you're ready to depart"

We head back past the buffet area and saw that our british friends were down at the beach speaking with Greenie, the bartender from the English Rose! Markus went over to join them, while I ordered a drink. My last dirty banana at the Grand Pineapple.



When I glanced back towards the beach, Greenie was gone and Markus was now talking with Hillary and Earl Grey.



Side note: Take a look at his hair. He was returning to that windblown curly and free hairstyle that I hadn't seen since our college days in Florida. I loved it! It's amazing what a few days in Jamaica can do. We were both walking slower than ever and relaxing into the vibe of the Island.

He gestured for me to come join them and I did.

"Greenie is having a live band come to the English Rose tonight. He is inviting us all to join. He'll be playing the steel drums. It starts at 8:00 - want to go?"

We all agreed to meet at the English Rose at 8:00. I was happy to know that we wouldn't have to say goodbye to our british friends just yet and that our partying together as a group would be continuing even when we moved over to a new hotel.

The lunch buffet just opened and we decided to grab a bite to eat before heading off. As we were walking over, Kenneil came up to us.
"What's this I've been hearing? you guys are leaving already?", He asked.

"Unfortunately.. but we're going to have lunch first. Want to join us?" I asked

Kenneil agreed to take a short break from the DJ booth and we all headed over to a table together.

I'll let Markus take it from there....