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

[Clarity]

The ride to Negril was very smooth, relaxing and chill. At first we were both very shy with Wayne. It was overwhelming to be back in Jamaica and there was a half hour of silence while we just took it all in. Maybe it was the sheer exhaustion mixed with the lightheadedness from the Red Stripe consumption so early in the day…I was in an odd state of disbelief that this trip was actually happening...with the lush Caribbean landscape passing by the car window… It felt like a dream sequence…

… but once we opened up and started talking the whole atmosphere changed. We were laughing and sharing intimate stories in no time. I went from feeling like a newbie all over again, to feeling like I was truly coming back home.

We pulled to a stop in front of Villa Sur Mer. It didn’t look like much from the outside, just white walls and a big gate. The resort is entirely hidden so you could easily pass it without even realizing it. Wayne honked his horn once and someone slowly began to pull open the gates. He ushered us inside and closed the gates behind us.

We said our cheerful goodbye’s to Wayne…Great driver and very cool person!



Wayne explained that Rocky had our cellphone and that he would be coming by later on to deliver it to us in person. It had been a year since I last saw Rocky, so I looked forward to seeing his smiling face again.

Kimi was the first person we met at Villa Sur Mer. We had been in correspondence with the owners Peter and Kimi through email over the past few months. It was amazing to finally meet her in person.

She greeted us with a hug. “Happy Anniversary! It’s truly a pleasure to have you both here”

They made us feel so incredibly special from the very first moment we arrived, Kimi assured us that we would be well cared for and have the privacy we needed for an intimate anniversary together in their resort.

I had fallen in love with Villa Sur Mer from just the pictures on the website but I was beginning to realize how unique this place truly is. You feel like a VIP here. I’m not used to this kind of posh treatment!