Gerry G's TRAIL OF ASHES TOUR Final Chapter -- The Mighty Californian's return

[Smokin Kevan]

3 legends on one page... Marko, Bentley and gerryg123.... Yea for making my mouth water in Dallas!

I hear ya Bentley,lol... Sometimes it takes two plates of yummy, buttery, succulent, deliciousness!

It's been so long since I've been a fan of something(Heck, I have fans,lol) and Gerry, you've made me a fan of Bentleys...

I had to highlight this on my Facebook page and call Bentley, who'd just finished cooking for the evening...

We now have an official invite to dine nightly,lol... Good times are coming, babay, baaaaby!

Happy Travels

Skb

[Marko]

3 legends on one page... Marko, Bentley and gerryg123.... Yea for making my mouth water in Dallas!
Skb

lol.........legends eh........lol

Cool Runnings, Marko

[Maryann]

I'm so sorry about your dad, Jerry. Went to Negril after losing my mother and it was exactly what I needed. Enjoying your trip report!

[gerryg123]

Going to the ATM at the Scotia bank at the roundabout is always an adventure. The place is surrounded by locals begging for money, some of them aggressive, and I always get a bit nervous and apprehensive pulling out $300 USD. I've said many times before how I loathe beggars, though that does not mean I don't sometimes fork over a few bucks. The bank is a good place to do this. The nearest guy gets 100j or so, and I am out of there.

Everyone has their little pitch. One told me: "I'm an old lady. Can I have 100j?" Seemed fair enough to me.

I stopped by the Chinaman shop for supplies, specifically overproof rum and fruit punch. On the way up the hill, I waved at Sexy Rexy.

Shayne, my long-time cabbie and errand person, came and visited at Seastar Inn. We shared a pizza together and got caught up on all things good.

The Jungle party is tonight, so I took a nap to get ready for the evening festivities.

[gerryg123]

It's the afternoon now, and I'm sitting with Francine, the co-owner of Seastar Inn. I'm not sure the news has broken on negril.com, but Francine is six months pregnant with a baby daughter expected this coming spring, and she says it's OK to let the whole world know. She is beaming and proud, as she should be. In fact, Chris should be proud, too, considering Francine is roundly regarded as the most beautiful woman in Negril, and I'm sure it will be a very exciting time when the baby is born.

Like I said, I had ordered a pizza, one of the best deals in town. It's a big pizza with great cheese and crust -- hard to find in Negril -- and it's big enough for two to three nice meals. I enjoy a few slices and put the rest in the my fridge. The whole room smells like a Subway restaurant, wink wink. I'm having a very good time, very loose.

Originally, it was going to be just me and Chris going to the Jungle together -- a boys' night out -- but there were others that wanted to go, so there were two van trips -- an early one at 10:30 p.m., then another at midnight. Henry drove, and I jumped on the early ride.

Being a single male tourist at the Jungle can be a real trip sometimes. You have to be in the mood for it, or the whole experience can be a bit too much on the senses. I figured what the heck, you only live once, so I handed the bartender a $100 bill USD, pointed out my sliver cross to remember who I was, and told him to feed me two rum punches at a time until I hit 80 dollars, then you can have the rest. It seemed like a pretty fair deal for both of us.

So that's what happened, and by the time the second van load from Seastar was ready to arrive, the whole thing was pretty much a blur. When I woke up the next morning, everyone told me I had a great time, so I took their word for it!

[Vince]

This is going to be a wild one tonite gerry!!!-be safe-I guess we will hear from ya around noon tomorrow

[Limo Mon]

Gerryg , slow down don't buy up all the rizzlas before i get there. Limo Mon Soon Come

[gerryg123]

On Friday, I came to, shook off the cobwebs and toted one of my green rafts to Xtabi, where I camped out for the morning. It was nice to be back there, as Xtabi is among my favorite places to hang in Negril. I floated around and enjoyed the shade of the Cliffs in the morning. I toweled off and had breakfast, then later in the morning I made my way to Westender Inn and said hi to some of the workers there whom I've come to know through the years, specifically Kelvin and Jermaine (great guys).

After returning to Seastar Inn for a bit, I picked up a long-time friend, Nicky, and together we headed to Blue Cave Castle, where I bumped into fellow boardie Vinny Bogan, who is an excellent writer and publisher of Negril Notes, a fun Blog about Negril. Blue Cave Castle cook Teddy showed his face, and Nicky and I enjoyed a meal overlooking the ocean.

I was so blown away with the good food and great scenery that, in a daze, I forgot to pay the bill! Never did that one before!!!

I was all the way up the hill at Seastar by the time I realized it, so I nervously called to apologize and to let them know I'd be back soon to pay the bill and to please don't call the police! It was a fax machine or no answer in the office for a bit, and that got me more nervous, but eventually Petrona, Blue Cave's well-liked manager, picked up the phone and gave me a soothing "no problem, mon."

Another boardie, Seveen, was visiting Seastar at the time and was smiling at my dilemma when I explained what was happening.

Anyway, I did soon return and paid Teddy with a good tip as an apology, then the busy day found me back all the way up the hill, first to visit Banton's, a little bar near Moondance Cliffs, and then back to Westender Inn, my home away from home away from home. I had a smoothie and enjoyed the rock pool, then went back to Seastar Inn for lobster and to tip the maids 1000j to wash my beach towel for me and to compensate for the big mess in Room 19 every day so far including the following mishaps -- broken glass with rum punch in it, big spill in the fridge, seeds and stems all over the floor, etc.

Today is Friday, and I'm excited. Brasi, my bestest boardie friend, is arriving this afternoon with his two kids, 17 and 18. I was eager to see the stocky New Yorker again and to meet his adolescent offspring.

[gerryg123]

Here is a little video on the ocean:

[Lady Jane]

I want to hang around with you for just 1 day, anymore and i don't think I could keep up! Have fun and hi to Brasi