Trip report sept 1-14, including pelicanbar, etc

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kingsley at the bar drinking a wata



I needed a snack, so I tried a johnny cake, pretty good, and a piece of fish with these scotch bonnet??? peppers..
talk about light my fire, a likkle hot...

and I call these crack machines back home, cuz folks get so hooked on them



since I am talking about gambling, I saw some peeps playing the numbers in negril...they had a lotto that was one number..match the one number...

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ok, I am back...the dawgs prevail, all is good in the dawg nation, ha.

after coffee, I talk Janet into a quick dip in the pool before time to get ready. Kingsley will be here at 930. We swim for about 20 minutes, and I want to jump and swim in the beautiful blue sea. Janet says it is time for her to get ready, figures it is about 830....as I am swimming, I see her back in her favorite seat, with another cup of coffee, she loves her coffee. I get out as she is trying to tell me something. I got a few more minutes, she says. It is only 740. What???No way, yeah, she say, I double checked...so I have to go investigate. it is only 745...how can that be? after further review, I set the clock for 6am by mistake, so we were up extra early....lol...anyways, we shower, and of course, I shower last and I am ready way before my lovely wife...hehehe...I walk over to the store across the street to get a few things, extra batteries for the camera, snack, juice, dont know what...When I get back to the gate, Ian (the security guard at the gate) was talking with this lady..when he let me in, he told me that my friend was over there...I did not know the lady...You have me confused with someone else. no, he says, Kingsley called ans said she was meeting you here and to let her in. I never saw her before, and said as much. i walk toward my room, and say hello to the lady. as she is introducing herself, I hear the horn and Kingsley is here, with two4today larry, gigi and rina. come to find out, the lady was Doreen. She was Alfred Barretts widow. Alfred had been our driver for our first two trips and was very special to us. (Rest in Peace, my friend). I didnt know anything about this, but Kingsley knew Alfred was our driver. He was also Two4today's driver. Two4 and Gigi had been to alfreds house before and spent time with Doreen. He had requested to see her, so Kingsley set this up. How special a person my friend Jim is. He gave her a card, we all exchanged good wishes and it was time to go. Last chance for restrooms, so all got to see our room at catcha and use the facilities. I sneek away for a minute while we wait. As I come back, they are all almost in tears laughing so hard. That sets the pace for the day. Turns out, Larry and Janet locked Rina in our room and she couldn't figure out how to get out???wasn't that funny to me either. one of those,"you had to be there moments."

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on towards YS Falls

the van is really smoking now, what a trip so far and we haven't even been anywhere.

not a whole lot of talking between the school and YS estates, everyone is is a mello mood, taking in the countryside in all its beauty.
everything is so green...the other thing that I read about but got to experience this trip was hte pot holes in the road...kingsley must have known every one of them, as he was zigging and zagging, back and forth...

I don't know where we are, but someone neeeds a bathroom break. Jim also needs battteries foe his camera. I took care of that this morning,..

maybe someone can tell us where we are by the photos

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Janet will thank u for all the suggestions for the bug bites, rock robster...like the name...

and the warren zevon quote you have in your sig is appropriate for this forum, lol!!!!

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The wata level is high due the huge amounts of rain we have been getting every day, we are told. What?, no rain, we haven't seen any rain.
You will see, I am told again. 1st look at the wata level



the wata is also brown, not the normally clear wata we were expecting. I understand why, though. Look at it. 1st view of the falls.


you form human chains and walk across the falls. There is a deep hole below the higher level, where u jump into, which I did. Only one in my crowd to brave the high rushing wata today. you can see what I mean from these 2 pics.


above is the stairs to the different level of falls, and also to the zip line...
below is the amazing couple on the amazing holiday on an amazing island.

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climb on up and see the rope swing, I have been using these all my life. Use to do tricks in my younger and smaller days, lol...
got to try this, so here goes. gotta wear gloves and a life jacket.


YIPPEE



get me out of this jacket


the zipline. no one in our group do it today


two4today by the pool, rest of crew, u can see it clouding up


pathway to the other pool, time to sneak off since I have to be a likkle discreet.


pavillions by the other pool



and THE BAG!!! Batteries going dead in the camera, so I am looking for them


couldnt find the batteries, left them at the room. they had them at the gift shop, along with some very cold red stripes.

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We head back to the entrance as the rain comes pouring down. We decide to grab lunch to let it slack off a likkle. Basic snack bar food, not much to brag about.
but it helped pass time.
check out the rain and puddles



the resturant


flowers


we have over an hour of this downpour

a look at the bar


and I guess these are bananas,


the rain finally slacks up and we get on the road.

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The journey continues...

YS Estates raises and trains some champion racehorses, The track is in kingston, I think, but they train and graze here at YS Estates...saw several pastures of horses on the way in. Kingsley is full of info.

These horses are not the skinny looking ones we see on the beach in Negril...these horses look strong...


we all pay, I think it was regular 15.00 but they charged us 10.00, due to the water level being a likkle high.
at this point, not quite sure what that means. saw signs in a few places, No Ganja Smoke on premises...who would do such a thing?

tractor pulling the carts to the falls


quick look at the natural pool and a couple flowers


look around the grounds