Trip Report: Negril One More Time

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As we drove to Negril Saturday night I was surprised at how many people were filling the streets in the towns we passed through and surprised to see that so many beauty and barber shops were open at 10:00 at night. I guess people who had worked all week and on Sat were getting fixed up for Sunday!
Sunday was certainly a better day than Saturday had been. After the required big breakfast at CC we sat (maybe wallowed would be a more realistic description!) on the beach, alternating sunning and swimming. It was delicious, just what this winter and travel weary girl needed. The sea was perfect, flat, turquoise, a little bit of a chill at first dip then just wonderful. The red stripes kept us hydrated and since I have been on chemotherapy for nearly a year, decided to self-medicate just a tad with some medicinal herb. I was in heaven.
Sunday was a first for us, first webcast! Later in the afternoon we decided to wander up the beach a little, we didn't get too far, just to Seasplash to check out the changes, as it had been one of our favorite just-sit spots. Changes there are, must say I miss the round bar, looking at to sea, but new owner has really changed the vibe! The bartender told us there would be a webcast in a bit, so we hung around through a rain shower and were rewarded with great music, first a steel drum and then some reggae. Nice crowd too! We decided to order some appetizers, Norma's famous coconut shrimp and the smoked marlin. Coconut shrimp were great, smoked marlin was different, large chunks instead of the shaved slices from before. I fear Norma's as we have known it is gone, but, like so many things in Negril, change is inevitable, change can be good. Many Red Stripes later we stumbled home, and the tree frogs sang us to sleep again.