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

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We walked over and into Pee Wees Bar. However, there was no one there. It was late, the lights were off, it was clearly closed. So we walked out towards the cliff edge and stared out to the sea as the moonlight hit the water. We chatted and laughed a little more as we recalled the whole day, and the whole trip up to that point.
Around that time, a light flicked on. And we heard some movement in the building behind the bar. Then a guy appears and says “Hey everyone”. It was the guy we had seen join us earlier on the Pub Crawl.(Remember when I said they would make an appearance later in our story) He had mentioned to us that he worked at Pee Wees and we should all stop by.....so here we were (In all fairness he never mentioned a time....which was fine because none of us even had any clue what time it was by now). He said “Oh I remember you guys, hang on a sec let me grab my shirt and come open the bar” And so he did. He flicked on the lights to the bar and opened the cooler and asked what everyone wanted. The bar was now open...just for us! He pulled down a tiny little music system and hooked up his ipod and started playing music. He introduced himself (Perrell?) and also his friend Eric. Perrell (sorry if that is not how you spell it) told us he was Pee Wee’s son. He mentioned that he and his brother own the bar now and take turns running it. We had such a nice chat with him and getting to know him, he is a VERY personable host.







He played some game where he tried to remember all of our names. It was very entertaining but I could see the crowd was now really starting to fade, eyes getting heavy, heads getting closer to the bar. And with that Perrell said “Would you guys like to hear some live music” And me being a huge fan of live music yelled out “YES!” without even looking around for approval (sorry gang) It seems Perrell is also a musician and he wanted to play something for us. So he ran to get his guitar and he then asked us to move in under the building in the open air seating area for better acoustics. He came back with his guitar and he proceeded to play about 3 or 4 songs for us. Around this time the music and lights of the bar attracted a bit of a crowd and they gathered at the bar and also offered us some entertainment (perhaps not so much on purpose, but it was all fun nonetheless). Perrell had an amazing voice and great guitar talent. He sang a love song and Guirigay hopped up to dance with his Sweetie Pie and then Markus and Daisy followed. I just sat and watched and smiled. At this moment I felt as if I was living in a movie. It all seemed so surreal. A very special and magical moment, for sure. He then began to sing and he incorporated some of each of us and our stories into the song. This night was just so magical and special I will never forget it. I was sitting on the edge of the cliffs in the middle of the night, under the moon, with my newest family members, listening to the waves crash and an impromptu and private live music show put on at a bar that moments ago was closed..........
Only in Jamaica.....only in Jamaica!







After being fed a delicious meal, and then serenaded on the cliffs under the moon, we all headed back to our homes, our Jamaican homes....the ride back home was quiet. Everyone was beyond tired we mostly sat in silence.....with smiles on our faces.

(Up next, Day 6, the Canoe webcast and Jon’s birthday)