The next morning, we check out and make out way to Seasplash, on the beach. When we booked with Boombastic on the bar crawl, it was pretty informal. They had our reservation and all, but had not gotten word about the upgrade. No problem. The standard rooms were actually really nice. A bit small, but a great comfortable bed, and new everything. Unfortunately, no fridge. Damn, I can't spend another hungover morning drinking warm water! We mention this to the front desk, that we had been promised an upgrade, and after confirming this, we were moved into a really nice suite. This was just wonderful. They really did treat us well there, and would definitely recommend and stay there again. I wish they would put a small fridge in the basic rooms, and this might take over as our normal place. Nicest beds of the trip, and a great place to stay. Decent location, although I prefer a bit closer towards town. The bar was completed our last night, and was very nice. Certainly a place we could hang out at.

While we were in Negril, over at Breezes, the nice all-inclusive, the band Little Feat was having their "fanfest." They do a four night stay at the resort, playing a show every night. Heard about this, and it seemed like something cool to check out. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to be as easy as I had hoped. The band had taken over the resort for the four days, with no day passes available. In order to go, you needed buy the package for the entire four days. $450 per person, double occupancy. $900 a night for my wife and I. Just crazy. Our place is $60. Are we eating and drinking $840 worth of food and drinks??? Hell no. So that was not an option. And it was sold out, so even if I had wanted to, no luck. We tried just showing up, but no luck. No one was allowed in that wasn't a guest. We actually considered renting a boat to just hear the show, but didn't have much luck. About to give it up, we decided to try one last hope. A friend of ours works in the music business, and knows one of the opening acts for the show. A quick email, we did not expect much. Imagine our surprise the next day when we get an email with a manager's phone number. Give him a call, and he'll meet us and give us a pass for the last night's show!!

We meet him that afternoon, and head over early evening. It had been a long time since we had been in an all-inclusive. Nice, of course, but just not the same feeling as being off the resorts. Just a different vibe, not the interaction with the people that you get off resort. But for an evening, it was very nice to indulge a bit. It was the "Outdoor Party" dinner day, apparently, with a very nice buffet set up. Lobster, roast pig, all sorts of stuff. All you can eat, of course, and we did our best to take advantage of this rare situation living the upscale life. Top shelf liquor, but we really didn't take advantage of it. I've gotten set on my Rum & Ting, and my wife does better with beer, so we didn't get our money's worth (or non-money's worth) that way. And they ran out of Ting early, which was disappointing. Another example of why the all inclusive resorts are just not right.

The show itself was wonderful. Great performance, lots of guest stars. Between the atmosphere, performance, and venue, certainly one of the better shows I have ever been to. I've never been a huge Little Feat fan, but have always liked their music. I wish they would have played one night at Alfred's or the Jungle, however, just for the fans that cannot afford the entire package or have friends in the right places. But if you get a chance, their fanfest on the beach is a really great show. Musically, it was great. We picked a good night, when they played their "Waiting for Columbus" album with all the hits on it. Lots of fun, and nice to experience a night at an all-inclusive. We certainly drank our money's worth. At the end of the night, we walked out towards the street to find a taxi. We knew what we wanted to pay for the ride home and put the money aside. We quickly found a driver that agreed to our price, and we headed home. Home for the night, we check our pockets, and the cab fare was still there. Huh? How did we pay the driver? We must have paid him something???? It turns out that yes, indeed, we stiffed the driver. We apparently gave him just $2, not the fare we agreed on. He saw us a few days later and explained all this to us, we apologized profusely, and paid him, double the fare for his trouble.