Sunrise ... Sunset. Is there any place better that I could get? Trip Report

[bjritz]

Last Full Day in Negril – Part 2

Stepping out of my room into the verdant gardens amazes me each day. I love the variety of plants and flowers.



How the tree above clings to the cliff is a wonder. It has survived much to be there.

I spent some more time on the Xtabi deck and saw Captin Kirk cruise by.



I have this one up for wallpaper on my computer at work, feel free to steal it.



I went down to town on my first solo walk about. All the people we'd been meeting along the way were asking me, “Where's your brother, mon?” I bought a little necklace for my son from a guy who has a table set up in front of the church half way down. My son is wearing it alla time now. Actually passed by Canoe for the first time without stopping, it wasn't open.


I'd learned from someone that walking with the traffic is the Negril way to walk down the road. I was used to my way of walking into the oncoming traffic. I thought this would be a bit nerve racking but the drivers seemed to be so used to it and it posed no problems. I picked up some cash from the ATM and headed back up the cliff road. The beach villa at the corner was having some party as you could hear music coming over the wall. I'd read the TA reviews of the place and just had to peer over the wall, the place is gorgeous.

I popped into Kaiser on the way back. Huge place, but falling down. So sad, looks like it was a great place. I've read other boardie comments about it.



Again the rest of my afternoon was spent napping, eating and swimming in the cove. My vacation goal was to unwind all the tensions of my life. On this last afternoon at Xtabi I'd reached it. I was so chill and very mellow. I was glad to lie in the hammock or swim a bit in the pool or cove.



A chance to change the air in your brain. This is what Negril, Jamaica is for, a place to become refreshed. There are contrasts between wealth and poverty, lush gardens and trash dumped on the side of the road, staff who serve you faithfully with joy and then return to Lucea or Sav to serve their own family. The contrast that was mostly mine for the trip was arrival and departure mindset. Miles apart these two. A mind cleansed by sea air, sand in the toes, food, drink, fire all add up to a purpose, that of freeing oneself from the stickiness of living. Ah, Negril did all that for me, ya mon!