Should be on the beach 2 weeks from now as long as the shuttle is close to ready to go when I arrive at mbay. Suitcases are down from the attic and will start packing them up over the next few days. I am so ready to be there I cant hardly stand it, anyone else get this way?
I think we all get that way when it comes to the final trip countdown. Enjoy the anticipation, it is part of the fun. The difference in the way I travel is I usually don't pack till the night before--not really the greatest plan--and has made for some late nights pre-travel.
Definitely go to the cliffs. If you do Ricks, maybe you could follow it with a great dinner at one of the cliff properties--Ivans at Catcha Falling Star has delicious food and is a romantic, beautiful spot. And definitely try some barrel jerk chicken from roadside vendors, or any kind of fish dish from any little place. The soups in Jamaica are off the hook too--some of the barrel guys sell soup as well--conch soup is great, as is pumpkin soup. As Yetta said, some of the little hole in the wall places have the best authentic Jamaican food--dishes that I dream about. Also on the seven mile beach, you will find guys carrrying patties for sale, and jerk pork--always good. Fresh squeezed juices sold in recycled rum bottles, fresh fruits, peanuts, all kinds of wonderful snacks walking up and down the beach. It is great you are planning to venture off the resort to explore. I am sure you will want to go back to do more! Have fun.
Yes I want to see the "sights" I guess you could say. I am a street smart person and not blind to the world so I feel I should be ok, I can tell when I am getting to a area I should not be in. All I hear from my friends is be careful and dont leave the resort its dangerous, and I just reply with ok thanks for caring LoL. When my wife and I went to Aruba for our honeymoon we rented a car and drove around the entire island our first day there, we deff enjoy seeing the people and area.
Jerk chicken, snapper sandwich, Ivan's after rick's, and lots of fruit are all on the list of to do's as well as a bob marley shot and a dirty banana. When you say barrel guys are you talking like little roadside cart or cooking stations?
Last edited by weewane; 07-17-2012 at 09:15 PM.
yes, there are quite a few roadside guys that cook jerk chicken and fish over a converted barrel grill--some of the best chicken to be found. They all vary as far as their sauces and level of spiciness but I have never had any I didn't like. There are some threads on this board about the best jerk chicken (you could do a search). Everyone has their favorite place.
That is what I was thinking I will be shore to stop at one, or two, or three while im there and probably from different one each time, just to taste the variety. Really starting to get anxious now, stayin up late, not sleeping much thinking about going, first thing I do is check forums, and message boards in the morning and last thing I do before bed. Worst part is I still have 11 more days before I am there. We have been waiting 10 years to do this trip and I think the last 2 weeks are gonna be the longest wait.
Weewane...to torture yourself even more before you get here...check out realnegril.com for the live webcasts & chat. There`s a schedule of events on the main page...it will give you a little taste of Jamaica live from the Negril beach & cliff properties on an almost daily basis!
I have been watching some of the live webcast when I catch one on, haven't really seen alot going on during the broadcast, and can't get the chatroom to open up for some reason so I have not been able to join in on any of the chatting.
10 days from now I get to leave my house to begin my journey towards negril, so the single digit dance is being prepared LoL
If you've read the numerous trip reports, even from this year, you will know that there is so much life outside the A.I.'s and providing you keep your 'home head' in place, you will have a ball. Can't wait to hear your First Time trip report.Originally Posted by weewane
Rise early, treat everyday as though it's your last and your last day as it's your first.
Weewane...to chat on realnegril.com....make sure your Java is loaded and updated.
If you were watching last night, it was the beautiful sunset from the Canoe Bar & Grill, tonight will be from C&D's Country Western Pub, Saturday is from the Seastar Inn's One Love live Reggae show & Sunday from the Seasplash hotel on the beach w/a very lively band - MUCHO ACTION!!
If you have trouble with Java/chat - let Rob know during the webcast here on Negril.com - he'll be able to help!
Ok Ill message Rob later tonight. I did the Java update as I needed it but still no workie after I updated. And Spotykatz my wife and I will deff be doing a review after we return home. We are bringing a notebook to take notes and write down what we did each day, who we met, and overall impression of the day. I would guess I will have a rather long review with picts when it is all said and done with.
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