Team GRITS, spacers, Greg, swiss cake rolls, and RICE AND BEANS!!

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Ok, continuing on Day 1 (this is more fun that I thought it would be!)...because I'm nice I let my husband sit in the front seat of Kingsley's van. Of course, nothing is that simple. I prefer to be oblivious, or Bolivian if you like jokes, to impeding car crashes. He just thinks I am being nice, which works for me either way. Surprisingly, traffic is light. We quickly make our way from the cambio to Mega Mart. Oops, I've already gone over this. Let me skip ahead.

We kept forgetting about the wrong sides of the vehicle. It's been two years since we were in JA, so that is reasonable. We loaded our stuff up, careful to keep the precious cargo safe. I was sure we would need that beer later in the week! So we took off, windows down, enjoying the sights and sounds. Kingsley stopped and picked up a young lady who needed a ride to Negril. Not what we were expecting, but hey, it was fine with us. I had really intended to stop at Bigga's for some jerk, but the closer we came to Negril, the more I just wanted to get there. I know y'all know exactly what I am talking about!

Pulling into Negril, I asked Kingsley what the houses/condos being built before you got to the Riu were...he told me they were being built for the workers at the hotel. They looked nice, I don't know what the local opinion over the buildings are and I'm hesitant to assume anything. Regardless, I still think they look nice.



We arrived at Coco. Now, I'll preface this by saying I absolutely love Cocolapalm. Perfect location, awesome beach, super friendly people. What's not to love? Our room had some issues, however. I don't like to dwell on the negative, so I will just say quickly that we brought the issues to their attention and it was fixed to our satisfaction. Would I return to Coco? Definitely!

So anyway, we go to our room and quickly unpack. We decide to go to the beach. Well, it was almost dead out there, which was great! We ordered a couple of Red Stripes and a late lunch. Swam for a while and rested, then it started raining. No thunder or lightening, just a steady, straight down rain. So we stayed in the ocean for a bit and then went in sat in the jacuzzi, which was really cool. If you haven't been to Coco's jacuzzi, it's hidden in the foliage. Sitting in it with the rain coming down was a highlight. It was very, very cool. We stayed out for quite a while and then it was time to go wash up and go to Pushcart for dinner.

Coming up, dinner with some new friends who felt like long lost family!