I am back from Jamaica. My Family LOVED Negril!

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Sorry for being such a stranger. I just got back from my family trip to Negril last week and had to jump right back into work. (I arrived back in California at 2 AM last Wednesday morning and I was back at work at 7:30 AM that same morning– barely had time to peel off my beach clothes!)

It took me a few days to decompress after such an intense experience. I finally finished uploading all the pics from our 5 day vacation and I wanted to share a few with you all.

This was our first vacation together as a family in over 12 years and my father's return trip to the Island (His last visit to Jamaica was 38 years ago!) My sisters had never been to Jamaica before, so this was all entirely new to them. For weeks leading up to this trip, it was all they could talk about. They were so excited!

I'll start at the beginning...


I arrived in Negril about 7 hours before my family and took Clives to Catcha Falling Star. It was a different experience driving from MoBay to Negril without Markus. I wish he could have joined me on this trip. That was the only downside...That he wasn’t there to experience this with me.

I was in the front seat of a van with a large Italian family heading to the Rui Palace. It was their first ever trip to Negril. They mostly spoke in Italian to each other in hushed excited whispers while I chatted with the driver in the front seat. A little kid came up to the window and handed me a strange plant. I gave him a dollar for it even though I had no idea what it was…



The driver explained that it’s genip and it’s in season right now in Jamaica, so it’s everywhere. He taught me how to peel off the skin and suck the fruit off the pit. It tastes like Candy! This was a first for me.

Catcha was beautiful as always! The whole staff remembered me and greeted me with warm hugs. I truly felt like I was coming home! Star cottage is amazing – 2 bedrooms, large livingroom area, kitchen and a private enclosed patio with an outdoor patio in the back through the bathroom





It’s hot in August, HOTTER than I’d ever experienced before in my life. The humidity felt like a 100%, like a sauna. It’s makes the ocean even more inviting to swim in.

Since I had some time to kill before my parents arrived, I went over to Canoe to catch the sunset webcast. Rob called Rocky and arranged for him to pick me up on his way to Catcha with the rest of my family in his van. My family had just arrived in MoBay and still had a 1 ½ hour ride in front of them.

It was great having that first taste of a delicious dirty banana at Canoe with Rob, Lisa, Lola and another couple that was also staying at Catcha.