The first resort that I stayed in was the T-water in 1984. My first meal in Jamaica was at the Tudor Room. We followed the likkle sign on a tree and headed up the hill to what can best be described as a front porch. The classically simple menu on a board - Fish, Lobster, Chicken, Goat, etc. We could hear the family conversation and smell our meals being prepared. Our first lesson in kicking back and sipping Red Stripes in the neighborhood while we waited. Take your time. No Hurry. For as long as it was open, the Tudor Room was my first meal on every trip.

The last time I ate there, I met the crew operating the Bungee Jump on the beach. I had read about them in the Air J Sky Writings article and had grabbed two copies. I promised to bring one down so they could see themselves. I wasn't there 15 minutes before they had me attached at the ankles to a bungee and leaning out of a crane basket 120' in the air! My knees were still wobbly as I proudly walked back to Cosmos with my Bungee Jamaica t-shirt on.

My second trip to Jamaica we were staying at the T-water for a couple of nights as part of a trip driving all around the island when I made my next great discovery. We were slowing navigating a dirt road beyond the Lighthouse, when a vehicle clearly impatient pulled up behind us. I managed to pull over enough for them to pass. The driver pulled up and asked if we wanted to see something really special to follow them. OK. He bounded off down the road blasting through the who knows how deep mud puddles and us gamely in pursuit. The bush got more sparse and suddenly it opened up to reveal Secret Paradise. Just three units in a two octagon cottages, one two story. After a couple of Stripes, we left our name and address a returned back to the paved, Westend Rd. In the midst of a bitter winter the following year, we got a brochure in the mail from Secret Paradise and they reeled us in. We stayed with Georgia Henry and Derris Hogg until their marriage ended and the property changed hands. I miss their hospitality, Dosa, Frankie, Wen's great cooking and of course the ladies.

Things change and much has changed in Negril since 1984. The memories sure are sweet. Respect --Marblehead