Marley and Ninja: Having Their Cake And Drinking It Too! Trip Report - April 2012

[marley9808]

LOL!
Man I wish there was a way I could just hop a plane today and be there!

[marley9808]

P.S. Booger- if it's YOUR credit card....then I am in too

[TizzyATX]

Yeah why dont we all just do that....i'm gonna go check for a red eye

[marley9808]

Tizzy....swing by Tampa and pick me up on your way!

[Eden]

Marley!
Thanks, I will definitely have to add Xtabi to the list for breakfast during our trip. Must. try. that. french. toast.! And, after seeing your post last night, I just had to have some french toast for breakfast today. :-)

[sbeth]

I can't even tell you how amazing this trip report is! Thank you so much for sharing it. I've only been to Negril once and we spent most of our time at our AI (honeymoon) but I am desperate to go back and not do the AI this time! My husband is a little nervous and so I've been trying to find a trip report to have him read to understand how wonderful Negril actually is. Granted, the people you were with made this an extra special trip, but y'all did so many awesome things that I think this might be the one. Thank you again for sharing it with others. Wish I could have lived it, but this is the next best thing, surely. I'm sorry to hear about your camera and the lost photos. I saw a page on facebook devoted to finding someone who lost his camera somewhere in Europe. They posted his photos and then encouraged people to share them with the caption - "Do you know this guy?" in the hopes that someone will.

[Katho]

Dude...MY biggest regret is you losing that camera. LOL I'm just giving you a hard time, but you're right that's a great idea. i'm taking notes but once I'm there it's another story hahaha and I would probably not think to do it....but thank god for OP's! LOL Katho caught so much action omg, her pics are amazing too. Props Katho!

Would have liked to see the flaming marley pic, i love those shots. Love the CHEERS pic at Ivans. Good stuff, wish we were on our way there now....hmmm.

You provided me with many photo ops...lol!

[QUOTE=marley9808;58297]P.S. A lot of those pics are courtesy of Katho because most of my pics from this day (inlcuding a KILLER shot of the flaming Bob Marleys) was on the camera we lost.
Let this be a lesson to all, to try and download / upload / save / copy over all photos at the end of every day if you have that option so if you lose your camera you won't also lose all of your photos....that is my biggest regret and definitely our best lesson from this trip!

But luckily there were many other cameras snapping around! Thanks Katho[/QUOTE

I felt so bad for you when I heard about your camera, really wish it had turned up Glad some of my pics can fill the gaps. I remember working on transfering pictures at the Xtabi bar while you ate that awesome french toast, lol

[marley9808]

I can't even tell you how amazing this trip report is! Thank you so much for sharing it. I've only been to Negril once and we spent most of our time at our AI (honeymoon) but I am desperate to go back and not do the AI this time! My husband is a little nervous and so I've been trying to find a trip report to have him read to understand how wonderful Negril actually is. Granted, the people you were with made this an extra special trip, but y'all did so many awesome things that I think this might be the one. Thank you again for sharing it with others. Wish I could have lived it, but this is the next best thing, surely. I'm sorry to hear about your camera and the lost photos. I saw a page on facebook devoted to finding someone who lost his camera somewhere in Europe. They posted his photos and then encouraged people to share them with the caption - "Do you know this guy?" in the hopes that someone will.

Awwww, thanks! I am glad you are enjoying it and I sure do hope it helps you convince the hubby to go back and see Jamaica, the non-AI version. You will LOVE it! And there is no need to be nervous about anything. This site is amazing for providing advice, recommendations and even places to meet up with other boardies. You will be a pro! And if you book for next April, you could be there for the sequel to this trip report!

I know, I was really hoping the camera was going to just show up miraculously. Sure the camera was expensive but once we realized it was gone the only thing I was upset about was losing the photos!
And I saw that post too about the guy in Europe whose camera was found. That was cool and goes to show you how much social media can do. I wonder if the camera was ever reunited with the owner?

[gerryg123]

Do you think the camera was stolen or left behind?

[marley9808]

Well.....
I would say possibly both
I remember exactly the last minute I had it, it was when I was sitting at the table outside at the Boardie Bash. I thought I put it back in my bag but when I got home it wasn't there so when I recall seeing it last it was on the table, so I determined there was a chance I left it on the table. We went back to Canoe and it was nowhere to be found. Went back again the next morning and they hadn't found it nor had anyone turned it in.
I held out hope that a boardie had it and would give it to us at the Seastar party but that didn't happen
Oh well....live and learn
But I would have given anything to get those photos back