the Jamaican ladies walked the beach with baskets of fruit on their heads to sell.

There is still fruit ladies that walk the beach selling fruit - and they do carry it on the head in baskets!


the kids sold "sunset peanuts" "sunrise peanuts"

There are still peanut vendors who sell on the beach


there was , and still may be a "cake lady"

There is a cake lady on the west end...


Fresh patties were easy to find and buy.

Two pattymen sell patties each day on the beach


The shell man came around in his boat to sell his shells.

Several people sell shells on the beach

Little Jamaican kid named "Gregory" was always around ( should have gone to school??)

Probably grew up... (grin)

There were always guys selling cooked or fresh lobster

There are still several guys selling cooked lobster from cardboard boxes on the beach


You could even get a "massage" on the beach, not to say it was a good one, but you could get one.

Most hotels have massages available - and you can have them on the beach!


there was a "doctor " for most anything.

Still plenty "doctors" around.... (grin)

We often show some of these folks on the beach during the live webcasts on RealNegril.com - feel free to join us!