Trip Report Continued...
I was in a great mood again once those pesky sea urchin spines were removed from my foot. I ordered another cold Red Stripe and kicked back with the rest of group. I spent most of the time lounging on the deck area of Pelican Bar taking in the views of the sea and enjoying the ocean breeze. I was relaxed and happy in the moment. I don't think anything could erase the perma-grin from my face.
Here are some more pics from Pelican Bar
Guirigay
Ninja
The group together
Last edited by Clarity; 10-22-2012 at 12:27 AM.
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Eventually the sun began to dip down towards the horizon and the boats had returned to take us back to shore..
I was sad to leave the Pelican Bar. It meant that this magical day was coming to an end and I didn't want it to..
The boat ride home was a lot more lively then the boat ride there. Our boats were side by side with each other, racing across the ocean at top speed. Everyone was messing around with each other, laughing and putting on a show. I cracked up more than a few times to the point of tears.
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What a day!
I fell asleep on Chicken's magic bus ride home. My face pressed up against the window and my knees curled up to my chest. I was utterly exhausted and content. There was a pit stop at one point and another beer run..
Once we arrived in Negril, everyone started slowly coming back to life. The party wasn't entirely over yet. We continued on to Seasplash with Tizzy, GonJon, Booger and Sandy. Jim Hurt joined in the celebration. I have to confess that this was the craziest night I've had in all my trips to Negril. It was pretty wild but so much fun. We all just let go and partied like it was 1999 into the early morning hours. I'll let Tizzy tell that story in her trip report. (haha)
Last edited by Clarity; 10-22-2012 at 12:29 AM.
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Markus and I took a lot of video footage from this day (the bus ride, YS Falls and Pelican Bar) and I cut it together in the below youtube video. Brasi allowed us to use his song entitled "Jamaica" for the soundtrack. It fit perfectly.
So here it is:
Thank you Rob for creating this great website that brought us all together. I look forward to future adventures with this amazing crew and with other Negril.com boardies. There is something magical that happens when a bunch of people with a deep love of Jamaica celebrate life together.
Last edited by Clarity; 10-22-2012 at 12:35 AM.
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Day 7
I woke up with a pounding head. I slowly sat up, groggy and disoriented. The sunlight streaming through the window burned my eyes and I could only let out a groan. Markus let out an equally agonizing groan.
All the events of the previous day came rushing back to me and I had to smile despite my killer hangover.
Markus shuffled to the Seasplash kitchen to get coffee for our room while I took a long hot shower.
I felt better once we were sitting out on the lounge area sipping our blue mountain coffee surrounded by the lush Jamaican landscape.
I realized that we had officially reached the “half way point” of our trip. Our longest trip to Jamaica previously had been six nights. Usually we would be rushing around packing our suitcases and heading to MoBay airport at this point. The fact that we had so much still ahead of us made me so happy. We still had two more hotels to experience (Catcha Falling Star and Banana Shout) Today was the One Love Pub Crawl, we had many webcasts and the boardie bash to also look forward to. I thought of the sacrifices we had made to make this trip a reality and it was worth it. This felt like a dream come true...
The coffee brought us back to life and we were once again filled with anticipation for the day ahead of us. We headed to the Seasplash dining area for breakfast (included in the room cost.)
I expected a basic continental breakfast and was surprised to discover that we could pick anything from the menu.
I forgot the name of the dish I picked. It involved poached eggs with a creamy hollandaise sauce over smoked fish, callaloo and a toasted bun. It was amazing...
After breakfast, we decided to take a dip in the ocean. Previously the ocean had been too turbulent to swim in. Now it was calm with gentle waves. Perfect and crystal clear. The weather was beautiful.
Last edited by Clarity; 10-22-2012 at 12:19 AM.
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I jumped in and waded around in the turquoise ocean water for a while. Eventually I decided to just lay out and watch Markus snorkel far out in the sea while the warm sun licked the saltwater off my shoulders. I felt my entire body relaxing - This is what I had been waiting for, that beautiful moment of zen and peace. This is a gift Jamaica gives me and it's the only place that I've felt this way. It's why I keep coming back.
Drummerboy13 came out and greeted us. He also did some body surfing..
Drummerboy13 catching a wave.
Markus channeling Daniel Craig coming out of the ocean
To be continued...
One Love Pub Crawl and Dinner at Bentley's with the famous GerryG123
Last edited by Clarity; 10-22-2012 at 12:23 AM.
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Incredible video. Brasi is awesome!
Loved the video and the song was amazing.
Awesome video!
i love the day on my holiday when this happens . . .I felt my entire body relaxing - This is what I had been waiting for, that beautiful moment of zen and peace. This is a gift Jamaica gives me and it's the only place that I've felt this way.
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