Trip report sept 1-14, including pelicanbar, etc

[groove16]

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

[heater]

What a sweet picture.

[heater]

more please...

[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]

thanks to all who are keeping up....I have been busy, busy, busy....one day a week at this pace...


anyway the saga continues.

sunday is moving day for us...we leave catcha and head back to the beach...

we have made a few comments about being anxious to get back to the beach...but today, we feel a little different..because of the company of rina and larry, we dont feel so isolated up here on the cliffs...someone to jump with, to drink and eat with, to swim and talk to....

I am up before the rest, walk to store to get minutes for our phone, but too early...everyting slow on sunday, I am told...

Janet gets her coffee, and we head out to the pool/sea area...rina is already in our spot....Larry sleeps in...

Rina does a lot of snorkling...



a little incident that really scared me....rina out snorkleing, and famous vincent out picking up his fares for the day...



vincent seems to be getting close to rina, so I start yelling. his passengers hear and then spot her...they get vincents attention and he steers around her...

pic of our cove



I like to jump



yeehaw



the beautiful blue wata



and again the blue....

[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

[groove16]

I stand out side of what I think is Jims room, he invited us last night but we told him we would prob be tired from moving...didnt want to knock on someone elses door by mistake, so I let out a PIG SOOUEY, and I knew if a Hawg was within hearing distance, he would come arunnin'....and he did...lol...he came to the door, and we went inside to visiti for a minute. didnt want to intrude on the lovely couple and their last night in paradise, so we told them of the webcast idea...we were informed no sunday webcast for a couple of weeks now...oops, didnt know...we share a few things and then we tell them we want to see the sunset, as an excuse to leave them alone...but jim insists on joining us, so we all go to the pool area, and have a few two for ones, rum punchs, red stripes, and anything else we can get our fingers on....Jim orders lobster dinner for himself and jerk chicken for gigi form the guy next door...he is bragging on how good the place was....I take a few pics while we trade bs stories...



colorful vendor



normas sign



eco sand



look down the beach. we rarely get to this end



boats in the sunset