On the Subject of Taxis....

[smith744]

Before I continue,
I MUST mention
a very very very VERY IMPORTANT
'.getting the lay of the land.' recommendation:::::>>>> Find & Print-Out that outstanding & fabulous Negril Map that some boardies created

some somebody will post the link [[[ hint hint ]]]

I & others always carry
a 11x14 print-out of that map
[[[ I have mine laminated ]]]

it's a Godsend...!!...

that map
will show you how close things/places are
and how small Negril is

[[ to be continued ]]

[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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The Beach Road Route .... Some-more *Details*
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Going in direction from Downtown-to-Rui

this is where it can get a little *tricky*
but no biggie
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1.... For traveling in this-direction,
you'll need to know the *special* hand signal (above)
....it's not a MUST, but it's helpful.
,,,,,, because there're three (3) other routes that use the beach road

2.... use-ing the *regular* hand/finger pointed DOWN signal
means you're NOT leaving Negril, but want a taxi for the BeachRoad

3.... a raised finger/arm/hand indicates to the on-coming route-taxis that you're going OUT of Negril
...to OrangeBay, or GreenIsland or Lucea (and points inbetween)

4... If/when a taxi stops,
i always double-check
by asking:::>> "..Beach..???.."

and leave it up to the driver if he wants to take me to my BeachRoad destination or not

depending on time of day, number of passengers, etc etc
he might decline, and drive-off, for you to catch another taxi

no biggie

there're PLENTY of taxis

[[[ The End ]]]

any questions...???...

[Dana1]

... For traveling in this-direction,
you'll need to know the *special* hand signal (above)
....it's not a MUST, but it's helpful.
,,,,,, because there're three (3) other routes that use the beach road

2.... use-ing the *regular* hand/finger pointed DOWN signal
means you're NOT leaving Negril, but want a taxi for the BeachRoad

3.... a raised finger/arm/hand indicates to the on-coming route-taxis that you're going OUT of Negril
...to OrangeBay, or GreenIsland or Lucea (and points inbetween)

4... If/when a taxi stops,
i always double-check
by asking:::>> "..Beach..???.."

and leave it up to the driver if he wants to take me to my BeachRoad destination or not

depending on time of day, number of passengers, etc etc
he might decline, and drive-off, for you to catch another taxi

no biggie

there're PLENTY of taxis

[[[ The End ]]]

any questions...???...

Thanks for the info Smith....didn't know about the hand signals! I'll have to try them out next week LOL

[smith744]

Suggestions

If you've never been to Negril before
and not familiar with the route-taxi system

it could/would/will be big-fun,
and worth the time
to hop-in a BeachRoad and/or WestEnd taxi and ride it from one end to the other.

'twill be a well-spent round-trip Ja$400 per person excursion ----- trust me..!!..
a real eye-opener

enjoy your route-taxi rides

:-)


get the '..lay-of-the-land..'

[BCBud]

Negril Map link:

http://www.travelsinjamaica.com/p/ne...verything.html