10 Years, 12 Nights, 6 Hotels, ONE LOVE - April 2012 Trip Report

[Clarity]

Trip report continued from previous page...



After the sunset we all decided to grab some dinner at the jerk restaurant to the left of the Seasplash hotel. Cheap beers and jerk chicken. Nice bench to sit at and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. The waves that day were the biggest I had ever seen in Negril!



I can't remember who observed the moon first... but we noticed that it was an odd shape from a distance, almost like two devil horns. You could even see the dark side of the moon. It looked like some kind of mini-eclipse.

Markus ran to get his camera tripod. He and Ninja started snapping photos together. This was a very serious undertaking. This moon MUST be captured on film. This is Markus's picture of the moon that day.



After devouring our jerk chicken dinner and licking our fingers clean... we decided to all pile into a taxi van together and head over to Roots bamboo.

This is where it gets a bit blurry for me. I remember all of us sitting together on the outside tables and laughing together. Roots Bamboo was empty at first but it filled up pretty fast.

[Clarity]

Someone tapped on Markus's shoulder at one point. “Hey Markus! How are you?? Remember me??”

Markus squinted in the darkness. “Umm...” He looked perplexed.

“It's Shamma Lamma Ding Dong! We took the boat out with Captain Sparrow last April?” He said.

“SHAMMA LAMMA DING DONG!!”, Markus cried out. They hugged and started talking.


Markus and Shamma lamma Ding dong

This is a big part of what I love about Negril and why I keep coming back. It's so small, that it's easy to bump into people over and over... each time you see them, you get updates on how they're doing and hear about the changes in their lives. It's an ever-evolving story and your relationships grow stronger. People like Courtney the carver, Maureen & Robert from For Real/Sunnyside Bar, Greenie and his steel drum. I never imagined when I first went to Negril, that I would become friends with them and see them again, grow to care about them so much.

Beachgirl66 and Becca_Jean showed up next... the party was really heating up but you can tell by the state of Markus's HAIR in this picture that it was time for us to go home...



Drummerboy, Marley and Ninja left first. We danced with Becky, Dawn and Brasi for a while... and then we decided to officially call it a night too. We bid our farewell to the partying group.

I didn't want to leave but it was getting really late. Tomorrow was Chicken's magic bus trip. We didn't want to miss that and I already knew that I couldn't rely on my cellphone alarm clock...

To be continued - Chicken's magic bus trip
Markus is up next

[sbeth]

So glad you are continuing the trip report!

[TizzyATX]

Looks like a fun night with a bunch of cool people, I'm sorry I missed that.

I miss everyone of the faces in those pics

[marley9808]

OMG!!!!!!!!!! Markus' hair!
He cracks me up

You know we have a couple crush on you guys too! Just love you both so much!

I was laughing when you said "And drummerboy was there"
I remember you walking up to us at the bar and talking to me and saying "Have you met drummerboy yet?" And I just thought you meant had I been introduced to him formally. I thought for sure that you were aware he was the guy standing right next to me talking to Muzikdoc but as you continued I realized that you had no idea that was who he was or that he had even just been in the bellyflop competition with us all afternoon. Once I realized I just said to you...."Daisy....you know that is him right there, don't you?"
And you were like "What?!?!?! Omg! No...HI Drummerboy!"

LOL

[booger]

[QUOTE=marley9808;60387]OMG!!!!!!!!!! Markus' hair!
He cracks me up

You know we have a couple crush on you guys too! Just love you both so much!

I was laughing when you said "And drummerboy was there"
I remember you walking up to us at the bar and talking to me and saying "Have you met drummerboy yet?" And I just thought you meant had I been introduced to him formally. I thought for sure that you were aware he was the guy standing right next to me talking to Muzikdoc but as you continued I realized that you had no idea that was who he was or that he had even just been in the bellyflop competition with us all afternoon. Once I realized I just said to you...."Daisy....you know that is him right there, don't you?"
And you were like "What?!?!?! Omg! No...HI Drummerboy!"

LOL

LOL! Nice update! You must have been whopped from the hectic travel of the day. Looking forward to the next days installment and your version of the events.

[Fun in the sun]

Im thinking about going to Ja and Everytime I read of your journey...my heart aches MORE to just get on a plane and go. Travel is the best way to educate and inspire. To open up to a culture so rich and vibrant as Jamaica... I stand like a "wide eyed" child with so much wonder. You honestly get it! It can be such a bitter sweet place but each time I go ...the smiles remain the same...its there where I am humbled~
Thanks to you both for sharing your travels! Blessings Everytime!

[TizzyATX]

Shauna that is hillarious LOL

[Flipadelphia26]

Does Shama lama ding dong do the the catamaran booze cruise from the RIUs to Ricks? If so I met that dude. Or else there's another guy running around calling himself that.

[MoFromMonroe]

I love that you know "by the state of Marcus' hair" that it is time to go home. Now that is funny!!!

@Marcus- what are your shoes doing on the dinner table at the Jerk restaurant????
Just kidding. Loving your report.