Trip report sept 1-14, including pelicanbar, etc

[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.

[groove16]

after a long week at work, this site is so refreshing.....

[HuskerJohn]

Wow! We've got to get back to YS Falls this February. It's be 15 years since our one and only trip there. The grounds look a lot more developed and the falls just as beautiful. We've been to the Pelican a few time but never in a rain storm or at Sundown. Kool! Thanks for the report.

[groove16]

Janet takes a few pics of things around the yard at catcha

sign



table overlooking the sea



lighthouse



look at ricks



banana shout next door



the rooms at catcha



sign to ivans

[groove16]

We planned on leaving at check out and just leave our bags at the desk at legends and hit the beach...we missed it so...

But 11 was already here and we were not ready to go...we packed and took our bags to the front desk...since we were checking out, rina wanted our room..they were in the room beside the road...she also loves sitting on the veranda and felt out of place in the one she was in...so she arranged to take over after we left...we took oour last minute things to rinas room and did a hour or so of hanging with our friend...still no sign of larry...


our cabin



view from our veranda



our friend ben



is this a turtle sighting? and what is up with the nutcrackers?



last couple of jumps





it is now after 1pm, and i tell janet that they prob dont have our room ready anyway, we'll go in a likkle while...so i go from bored and hating the cliffs, cant wait to get to the beach, and now I am putting it off as long as I can. I call our driver at about 2. we say bye to our friends, larry gets up to join us...security guard Ian helps us get everything together and watches as we say our goodbyes...we all have tickets to the andrew tosh show tommorrow night so we will meet up early and head to bourbon beach...

[groove16]

Our review of catcha falling star

we are simple folks...this is the most beautiful grounds we have stayed on...carol was great, made us feel at home, offered to get anything we needed...

I love cliff jumping....Janet really loves the peace and privacy of the place...I think if it were not for me, she would be at home here, but she knows I get bored easily...

all that being said, without rina and larry there, we couldn't wait to get back to the beach...One of those "love to visit, just cant live there" type of things. with a likkle company, it was a very different experience....I can promise that if we were there when it was full, when the bar was hopping, when things were open within walking distance, I would have a better time...but we are still beach people...next reach, we may try a couple more days on the cliffs, don't ever see us giving up the beach, though...

[groove16]

we get back to legends and check into room 307...room 307 has the coldest a/c that I have had in all our stays on the island....we put up our bags, and head to dining for late lunch...I walk in the area with a big WE'RE BACK and we are greeted with big smiles and hugs...they seemed genuine about being happy to see us...I hit the sand and Janet sits at the bar and does her thing...I walk to sunset on the beach and back, fist bumps to all the area hustlers, who have decided not to even waste their time on us anymore....I always have some type of bag with me on my walks, with dog treats and candy, so I make friends easily...I usually have a couple of dogs that walk with me, this afternoon, it was redbull who joined me...

sunday is webcast at seasplash, which is where gigi and two4today were staying, so we decided to check it out. maybe we could catch our friends on their last day...
our driver takes us there and I take a few pics on the way to the bar area..







arriving at the pool area, no webcast



normas kitchen



jacuzzi



janet worked hard to get this bird





and a sunset behind the clouds