Trip report sept 1-14, including pelicanbar, etc

[rinakim]

Glad you got it right the last time Terry! That beautiful man's name is Tafari
I haven't been on the forum in ages, life kinda got in the way.
We absolutely loved our time with you and Janet and sure do hope that our paths cross again one day soon.
Your report is awesome! Will get around to finishing mine one day .......

[groove16]

safari, tafari, whats the difference, lol....my long lost friend, whats up, rina?

hope I got some of this right, feel free to add to parts that you can remember...

our paths better cross, we are gonna try to do our next trip around you guys if at all possible...

don't be such a stranger...

hope all is getting well with your foot....

[groove16]

Thanks for all the comments, I have been busy as this is my busy season, open enrollment for medicare, only 7 week window....

Guirigay It is Gemini, don't remember if 1 or 2 and Janet is not home. It is the one closest to the gate, closet to tensing penn...
100 candles vs trip...well we had never been on an excursion, and prob would never do one on our own, (even though i know I would enjoy myself at the destination, 2-3 hour roadtrip wasn't appealing...I drive all day, every day, so spending time in a vehicle is NOT me, but with a group we get along with, now that sounds like a party....the way I figured it, we still made reservations for dinner for sat night, got to choose the table we wanted(since it is slow, carol said we could have any table we wanted, and the service would be like almost having our own, again since it so slow) We also love tha ambience of flickering of a candle in the wind, so we bring some of our own form home..(also has citronella for the pests) we put them in our red stripe bottles and burn them on our veranda. So we could have our own likkle 100, oops, 4 candle dinner at Ivans, hehehe....

Jim Donna---No, we had never been to Pelican Bar before, but so glad we did. Oneof those things you don't see everyday...only in jamaica....This is our only excursion in our 3 trips other than trip to schools to drop off supplies, and of course web cast at rhodes hall, if you call that a trip.

Thanks seveen, it is a labor of love...it is a way for us to re live our trip threw the pics...Janet cant wait to get home and see if we got any replies, and to see if I posted anything else...

Prism...we cant remember his name but winston does ring a bell...he seemed famaliar to canoe, I m sure kirby knows him. very nice guy, he and Janet shared a few laughs.

rina, where u at girl?

[groove16]

Janet said I forgot to mention that thursday night (last night in this trip report) was the night that we decided to venture out and check out the area around catcha.
we decide to walk to ltu and have a drink, but they are closing. we walk on past and get about 100 yards, it is dark, and looks deserted. we have our flashlights, not worried. The police pass by and then come to a stop. when we get up to the car, they start asking where we are going, etc. Just looking around. Well, it is not very safe for visitors to walk around at night, we suggest try checking it out in the daylight. So that ends our night on the town. another sign of the cliffs not for me...always a beer within walking distance on the beach...so we get back behind the gates at catcha and head to the room. after a likkle while, Janet goes to sleep, but I need a smoke, so I check out the views at night...walking by the pool area from the hammock, the security guard startles me. He also suggests I check the place out in the morning so I wouldnt fall, or anything. I insist that I am fine, and gonna enjoy the view, and my smoke, from right here. He finally leaves, I finish and head to bed. I know both the cops and the security were only looking out for me, but at that point I was getting aggrivated. I was far from drunk, very much in control of myself, and wanted to enjoy the amenities near my room.

dont get me wrong, both were very nice and were not causing problems, so I guess I am just saying that I was bored...I think if 3-4 folks were hanging at the bar while we were there, heck even 1-2, it would have been a different feel.

[groove16]

friday morning, today is the big day, our first official excursion. set the alarm last night for 7am, so we get up. seems like I just went to bed. I go on my rounds, take a few pics, and get Janets coffee, while she just sits on the deck.

a few pics from catcha

lighthouse


I like wind chimes, and Ivans has a few





Janet loves the coffee bar


wall separating catcha from tensing penn with doggie


pillar houses at tensing penn


room at catcha


several buds around the grounds at catch falling star

[groove16]

I have to take a break from this report. I will get back very soon, I promise. I have to go make a big fat PoBoy (stolen from Tizzy).
At this time, Georgia Bulldogs are losing to Kentucky in the 2nd half. If that doesnt get a response from ole Jim, guess he aint keeping up....lol.(at least I got the Atlanta Falcons)

[Lady Jane]

Whaaaaa? Come back..... loving this report.

[groove16]

The Excursion continues, the crew's friendship is growing by the second, everyone getting to know each other better, cracking jokes, telling tales,just a whole lot of chattering...We go thru the roundabout, people oout and going about their daily routine, and I am on the bus headed to the falls. We head towards Sav la mar, and I tell Kingsley we need beer and Ice. I have a collapsable cooler. He says great, he needs gas. We stop bout half way to Sav, maybe a likkle closer ot Sav, the crew scatter out of the van, and here we are. Time to get the party started, and the pow wow begins. and is never ended, or so it seems...

Let me present to you
The Crew
Starring Larry, Rina, Myself, Jim, Gigi
not pictured..Janet and Kingsley



for those who know the area, shot of kfc sign next door and price of gas on 9/7/12.


they didnt have ice, so another stop down the road...we stop at a store in sav, load up with ice and off we go

[groove16]

Next stop on this adventure was a school. Jim and Gigi had quite a few supplies for the kids. We also had a few things and lots of candy to give away.
The school was in Whithorn or was called Whithorn, not exactly sure, memory likkle fuzzy after this trip, and no notes, going by the pics...The kids love the attention. They love to have their pic taken, ...all want to pose and see themselves in the pics.

here are several pics of the kids, they are so adorable.





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[groove16]

and then a few pics inthe yard before we leave the school

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