Trip report sept 1-14, including pelicanbar, etc

[groove16]

the journey continues

saturday morning the power goes out at about 5 am...I go back to sleep for a minute, but am up at about 530am because I am getting stuffy. I go out on the deck. It is still dark, but it is cool out here, so I grab a half eaten sub, and lay on Janets lounger on the deck. I nap until I hear the workers for the new addition stirring around. It is about 7am. I have light now, so walk around catcha, taking a few pictures.

sign at Ivans


the flag at ricks



jacuzzi by the sea



the beautiful cove



dining area



the hammock by the sea



jetski going by



the coffee station is set up, and the coffee is hot. but no other electricity at this point. I get Janet a cup but she is still sleeping.
I take a walk to check out the area, it is early and I figured it would not be much going on, which I was correct. A few taxis picking up people going to work.
walk to debar and back, dont see a lot of anything, but everything is so green and a very peaceful walk...when I get back, the a/c is working and Janet is up. I grap her a couple cups of coffee and get the party started...

[groove16]

we head to enjoy all that catcha has to offer....take pics of us using most of the ammenities. I'll let the pics tell the story.

[groove16]

more pics from sat morn at catcha falling star

the outdoor shower


first janet then later groove in the jacuzzi





the hammock



view towards ricks cafe and lighthouse

[groove16]

It is time for lunch...I was checking our the negril message board on the laptop at the resturant at ivans. I saw a post from Living the Dream. He needed the shoe sizes of some people at sharks, which was just down the road from catcha. So our plans for the day are to eat lunch at sharks and dinner at Ivans, before meeting our friends at the Saturday party at seastar tonight. We walk to Sharks, and get the shoe info, but he is not cooking yet. come back about 4pm, he says.

pic of shark and family





we walk on down to eddies debar and grill to try to get some jerk to take back to eat.

flower on the way



no one at the bar, eddie is gone to town, come back later, we are told
as we are gettting ready to walk back, jimmy and carol, jimmy and barbara, show up on their motorcycles.
they get around, they are the only other people we have encountered at catcha, but they are like a moving target...





change of plans again...eat lunch at Ivans. We have the jerk fish sandwich, which was VERY good. We also had the hamburger. Nothing special about the hamburger, It wasn't bad, but I'm not as big a fan of the beef in Jamaica. i do alot of grilling back home, the little bit of beef I have tried in Jamaica always leaves me disappointed. We also confirm our reservations for dinner with Carol, who is SO VERY HELPFUL, she tried to make us feel like family. No problem, she says, it is slow and you can have your choice of tables. We like our choice so no changes. So the "groove's 4 candle" romantic dinner at Ivans is on for tonight...530, just befoe sunset...

problem is, it is about 130 now and by the time we finish lunch, it is about 2pm. that's ok, we can have drinks, view the sunset and order the meal a little later. Then head to seastar.

[groove16]

getting ready to watch my atlanta falcons play dallas cowboys on sunday night football for all who like football.

so gonna finish up quickly.

I jump a bit, then head back to room to prepare some subs...I have been going hard for a few days now, and since it is so quiet around here, I am gonna take a nap under the umbrella beside the sea...NAP, WTF is going on in my mind, I know I am bored if I am thinking about a nap...LOL....anyways, preparing enuff subs for a day is a task in itself....a labor of love, so to speak...

head back to the spot where janet is getting her rays, and I see a familiar looking person, walking away from me, looking for something. Is that Larry? can't be, they are headed to catcha on sunday, when we leave. But it is Larry, I call out to him but he doesn't hear me. I catch up with him. He was looking for us.He and Rina had just checked in. Somehow Janet got the dates wrong and they are here today for the rest of their stay. tomorrow is our moving day, so we will get to finally see how catchas vibe is with someone to party with.

Rina is a diver, but was a likkle reluctant to just jump...so with a likkle encouragement from me, we start off on many jumps together during the rest of our times together.

the wild thing



the water is actually a likkle ruff today,
getting ready




and here we go

[groove16]

I am a very happy camper. We now have someone to enjoy catcha with. Larry has some reggae mix cd's that he just had recorded...he was getting a likke antsy because their wasn't a cd player in his room, but within minutes, one showed up, and we listened to reggar and enjoyed ouselves...Larry, like janet, had also been eaten up by bugs. So we gave him some aloe plant that we had bought while on the beach...

change of plans again...since we ate so late, we are gonna cancel our Ivans plans, and come back later in the week and visit Larry and Rina and eat supper then. We are just gonna eat at seastar...We are head to room to get ready for seastar...got a few of the sunset, but it was cloudy, so we are glad we are coming back next week for a sunset...

from our veranda







a couple more







a look at Ivans



a look at me before we head out




ok gotta go... falcons just missed field goal, dallas winning 3-0, gotta go put on some falcon gear...be back to finish the seastar party in a few..

[Baloo ji]

Fantastic trip report and pics.Keep going into denial but you guys"Make,a me Jamaica crazy" gotta get back sometime. Respect.

[groove16]

Fantastic trip report and pics.Keep going into denial but you guys"Make,a me Jamaica crazy" gotta get back sometime. Respect.

thanks for the reply....we are trying not to think about it cuz thats all we would do...dream about the next trip..

[groove16]

on to the saturday night seastar party....

i don't have many pics that came out...camera doesnt do well with night shots...

this was probably our 5th or 6th seastar saturday night and this was the best yet...

thinking of it has this tune stuck in my head, heard only how stephen west would sing it...

Seastar, live in negril....Seastar, up on west end....I know the words are wrong, who ever gets the words rights...

oh boy, stephen is jumping up and down, yippee....

anyways, Terry, janet, rina, and larry all walk to seastar from catcha...It is already busy, and the band is just taking the stage.
we hook up with two4today and gigi, along with several other boardies we have met...a short list...jimmy and carol, jimmy and barbara, rina and larry, jim and gigi, eric and stephanie, rob and lisa, nycgirl and gwen

we also see carl ricketts, the artist...this man gets around, have seen him many times on this trip...carl dances with several of the ladies tonight...

the buffet was very good, fresh, no complaints from anyone at our table...the bar was hopping, the band was jamming, the pool area was smoking, lol, the drummers were banging, the dancers were popping their hips....it was a blast..Janet doesnt dance, so I don't get to dance much, but everyone was really getting with it. I decided to have a couple of drinks, liked the purple reign that I tried a few days ago, so I ordered a couple of them...then a couple overproof rum runners, and I was feeling great...they started playing HOT, HOT, HOT...chris started passing our white papaer towels and everyone started swinging over their heads and going crazy...my cue to join in...several songs later, I was drenched....we did the conga line, I don't know what all we did, but it was fantastic....

here are a few pics

rina and larry


two4today



janet and gigi



lisa and rina---cha cha cha



hot, hot, hot





that would be me in the hat



everyone knows cris, owner of seastar on left
that is my girl rina with her hands in the air, "and da stay there", and da stay der"...all we do is win, baby...lol


Rina sure loves to have fun...she was dancing pretty much from start to finish...you go, girl...

we close the place down....we also say goodbye to two4today and gigi, who are leaving monday morning, so we wont see them again...

almost forgot, we had a special guest singer...stephen west sister, melinda, sang a couple sets...she was an entertainer from a cruise ship, and chris let her sing to us...and she could sing....really enjoy her act...

thats all for now...more when I get some time...

[poolguywindsor]

Hey groove if you wanna here that Seastar song, just go to their website you can play it there.