A trip reports of sorts

[irieworld]

HMM went into to edit my bad grammar--wanting to change heading to A Trip Report (singular) of sorts but can't figure out if there is a way to edit heading--so I believe it will remain A Trip Reports (plural) of sorts.

Well it will be one week tomorrow since I was in Negril and as it rains on cold grey concrete outside, all I can wonder is, "Was I really there?" This past trip was such a push to make happen, and then after the big push I sort of crashed.

I got a really bad flu/cough the third day I was there that stuck with me the whole time with varying intensity. That kept me from roaming too far or doing to much--I mainly stayed around NBCC --drank a lot of ginger and garlic tea, and other potions that rasta friends cooked up. Bush tea that was a really alarming green color, pimento tea made from green pimento leaves and berries--very bitter and hit me hard with a laxative effect and varying concoctions made with limes, garlic overproof--and in all the teas and drinks, plenty of JA honey. I was given the advice to not drink cold water, to not take hot showers, not drink rum, drink rum, don't swim, swim, turn off the AC and on and on.

Finally towards the end I threw my hands in the air and said enough remedies already and just carried on--drank cold water with ice, swam. turned on the AC and quit drinking the bush tea. I did stick with the garlic ginger honey thing though because I grew to love it.

I didn't get many pictures, but I will start at the beginning with arrival in MBJ and ride to Negril. I will post off and on till finished and will offer some observations and anecdotes along the way.