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

[Clarity]

Today is Sunday. That's the day Clarity most often adds a chapter. Are you out there????

Gerryg123 - Haha! Yes, I'm still here It's been a busy week and right now I'm recovering from last night's Halloween party...

Despite my current foggy state of mind I'll see how much I ground I can cover in my trip report tonight.
Coming soon!

Thanks MoFromMonroe, Wpyogi, Seveen, T&A, Marley, Muzikdoc, Tizzy, Vince, Spottycatz, Flipadelphia, Boogs, JaJodi, 2Nutz4Travel, Katho, Bjritz and Striper for your kind comments! I'm really glad you guys enjoyed the video. I had a lot of fun revisiting that day and putting the footage together. I'll definitely make some more Negril videos. I still have an hour and a half of footage I haven't even looked at yet. I agree that Brasi is an incredibly talented musician! I love all the songs on his album but his Jamaica song is hands down my favorite!

As for that night.....girl.....I think all records of the events that unfolded that night have been officially annihalated (however the hell you spell that) from the pages of history. LOLOL You had a hangover the next morning??? lol

LOL!! Yeah, I think that night goes into the “what happens in Negril stays in Negril” file. I really miss you Tizzy!

We're staying at banana shout in feb,looking forward to hearing about it in your soon to continue report

Awesome! I'm sure you'll love Banana Shout. It's got a great funky vibe, cool owners and a beautiful view. I felt like I was transported back to 1967. I'll be writing about that soon and posting lots of pics.

Hmm,that last post had a interesting #

Indeed

UPDATE: San Francisco Giants just won the World Series! Fireworks are going off right now! people are cheering and running out into the streets! It's crazy! I have step away from my computer now and celebrate with the rest of the city!

New TR Post Monday night

[booger]

LOL!! Yeah, I think that night goes into the “what happens in Negril stays in Negril” file. I really miss you Tizzy!

. I don't know what you are talking about....

[Clarity]

Trip Report Continued

Okay, I'm back

After our swim, we went back to our room to check our JA cellphone to find out what everyone else was up to. We discovered that we had missed a number of calls...

That's when we found out about what had happened to Guirgay's & SweetiePie from Marley. (see Guirigay's trip report ) Markus immediately called Guirigay. We were so upset to hear about this. We found out that they needed a place to stay, so we went off to find Jim Hurt. We told him the story and Jim immediately said he would help them out. “Have them call me” he instructed. “Don't worry, I'll take care of them” (thank you Jim – this is something I will never forget)

I was really saddened and disturbed that this had happened to my friends. I couldn't shake off this feeling right away and I mulled over it for a long time. The stretch of time between the phone call and getting picked up by Lenbert to meet up with the group at the Pub crawl seemed to stretch on for eternity. I felt very anxious to see them again and make sure they were doing okay.

I was grateful that Marley & Ninja had been there when it happened and helped them the way that they had. I can't say enough about how truly wonderful, kind and caring these two are.

At 3 PM we went to the parking lot in front of Seasplash and waited by the side of the road for the One Love Pub Crawl bus to arrive.

It didn't take long before we heard a honking horn and the colorful One Love Pub Crawl bus came to a rumbling stop in front of us. Lenbert stuck his head out the window and smiled “Daisy Markus!! Welcome! Get in!”

We cheered and jumped on board. We were shocked at the amount of people on this bus! It was completely PACKED. People were sitting on eachother's lap and sitting on the floor in the aisle. I started laughing because there was literally not a single spot left to even stand on this bus. Everyone squished together and giving us a narrow little space on the bus floor. We kind of wedged ourselves between 2 other couples on the floor. I was half-sitting on Markus's lap. The bus started and we all kind of toppled backwards over on to each other cracking up...I already knew this was going to be a wild and fun day. My mood was lifted again with all of this happy energy around me.



The first stop on the One Love Pub Crawl was called... ??....(Give me a second to check the Official April Trip Bible: http://negril.com/forum/showthread.p...il-2012/page25 ) Okay. The first stop was a bar called The Sword fish.

It was right located right over the water. I followed all the bus passengers to the 1st floor. That's when we saw the rest of the crew hanging out at the bar. SweetiePie, Guirigay, Marley, Ninja, Katho, Wpyogi, SusieQ and Gerryg123



Guirigay assured us that he was okay. He and Sweetiepie are class acts and they refused to let this incident put a damper on their vacation. They weren't bitter or pointing fingers.They were still in good spirits. I just really admire how they handled this entire situation. They are both quite amazing.

I finally got a chance to chat a bit with Gerryg123. He surprised me because he was not at all like I expected. I thought I would meet this total wild man that could potentially throw me on the back of his scooter and drive us both off a cliff at 200 mph. lol!

But he was not like that at all! He was actually really laid back, soft spoken and down to earth.

He invited us all to join him for a dinner he was organizing with Bentley that night. We previously had planned on having dinner at Catcha but this was an exciting proposition and sounded like a lot of fun! I had heard a lot about Bentley's famous crab cakes and I had been wanting to experience it for a long time now.

Next stop on the pub crawl was C&D Country music bar. It's funny that the first country music bar experience would happen in Jamaica of all places! The bar was playing country as we entered, there were southern flags and western music albums all over the walls. Markus' expression is simply priceless. I can't look at this picture without laughing.



He looks like he's going to start crying...

He warmed up to the music eventually. The staff was friendly, the drinks prices were great and we ended up having a lot of fun.



our first round of Dirty Banana's – Absolute creamy perfection!

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It was in this bar that Markus gave Marley's photogenic smile a name. He called this look: “the Cinderella”
And there it is, in all it's glory.



How can anyone resist that award winning smile? She literally sparkles!

At this point, I was beginning to feel buzzed and very happy from only two bar stops. I realized I was going to have to pace myself or I'd be passed out face down on the floor of the bus by the time we reached the last bar. We all piled back into the bus to head to our next destination.

Next stop: Belladonnas – I liked the vibe at this location a lot and it was definitely a place on the cliffs I would enjoy staying at.

I finally built up the courage to go chat with Katho. I really admire her photography. She and Sprat are the two most talented photographers of Negril.com in my humble opinion. I'm a fan of her work and I had always wanted to meet her in person.



She is very cool and easy to talk to. We bonded over our mutual fear of bats. She mentioned that she doesn't really like having her picture taken and that she prefers to be the one BEHIND the camera taking the pictures instead. Obviously this is another thing we have in common, so here is a more artistic and mysterious shot of Katho. That's the awesome Wpyogi next to her.


The always beautiful Sweetiepie – Markus snapped this pic. I really like it because it captures her playful side.


Gerryg123 and SusieQ!

I noticed some people were walking around with pizza slices and they looked delicious. I followed the smell into the dining area. There was a huge metal plate with steaming hot pizza and I saw ONE slice left. I started running towards it and accidentally bumped into someone in my hunger induced haste.

I apologized and turned back to my goal... I watched in slow motion as a hand reached out from seemingly nowhere and snatched up that last slice.

Next time I go to Belladonna's, I'm going to order that pizza. I still think about it...

Markus alerted me to the fact that the bus was beginning to fill up again. We were on the move once more and off to the next destination on the pub crawl.

I downed my red stripe and climbed on to the bus wondering where we were going next...

To Be Continued..
Rest of the Pub Crawl, Dinner at Bentley's w/ Gerryg123 and Pee Wee's.
(Markus is on a temporary hiatus from TR updating due to work, but he'll be back in the saddle soon)

[STRIPER]

Tic,tic,tic

[TizzyATX]

Thats right Boog lol

Hey Daisy...is it coming soon?

lol

Miss you more xo

[Clarity]

Hey Daisy...is it coming soon?

lol

LOL!

[kaycee]

LOL! I'm laughing at the picture of Markus I think I would have a similar expression.

[poolguywindsor]

OK so just let me say! I was waiting until this trip report was finished to start reading it! Seriously! How many pages can this go? Will it ever be over? Should I start now! If it takes me a week to catch up will it be finished?

[Clarity]

LOL! I'm laughing at the picture of Markus I think I would have a similar expression.

Kaycee- lol! Yep I did too! Once you get over the intitial shock though, it's actually a pretty cool pub. Just ask Tizzy!

OK so just let me say! I was waiting until this trip report was finished to start reading it! Seriously! How many pages can this go? Will it ever be over? Should I start now! If it takes me a week to catch up will it be finished?

LOL PGW! I really hope we get to meet you someday
Okay, There are 5 more days to this trip. There IS an end and it will be finished. This is the longest vacation we've ever taken in our lives so I guess it's kind of like the "War and Peace" of Trip reports. We're not as fast as the other writers on this board. (that's kind of an understatement...) but I'll do my best to pick up the pace for you