2nutz in Negril - our December 2012 trip report

[nutz4travel]

Day 4
Another day, our fourth full day at Catcha, and things were pretty much the same as the days before. I managed to get my but in the ocean for a swim, I'm not a jumper/diver and I don't do well with heights (big CHICKEN!) so I climbed down the ladder.



We had planned to go to LTU for dinner, but we didn't make it. Maybe it was because we were a little leary of walking up the road and it just doesn't seem far enough to take a taxi; maybe it was because we just felt so comfortable and at home at Ivan's; I'm not really sure why but we decided it seemed like a lot of work to go out, so we stayed put. Like I said, there is something about the place

After dinner, calypso trio again (forgot to ask for it mild, OOPS!), coconut pimento chicken for Mr. Nutz again and Coconut Papaya Boat Shrimp for me, we went to the bar to say our goodbyes to Keneisha & Bradley as well as our friends. Sad to be leaving, but happy to be heading to the beach. There is no doubt in my mind that we will be back to Catcha....

I'll close out the Catcha segment with some more pictures of the grounds & cliffs...

For all of you "turtles" - this is your cat...



Beautiful flowers




The best table in the house...



Catcha/Ivan's at night

[nutz4travel]

Day 5/Moving Day

I finally tried a Johnny cake for breakfast, stuffed with egg and bacon, it was delicious. Sorry, I always forget to get pictures of food!

We hung on the porch until it was time to say goodbye to Catcha. We settled our bill with Mauvette and Kevin (Rocky's driver) picked us up promptly at 11. A quick stop at the Scotiabank and on to Country Country.

I had asked Monique for an early check-in, we arrived before 11:30 and our room was ready! So happy! The property is so very different than Catcha, you feel like you're deep in the jungle in some sort of fairy tale cottage. We were given room 504, 140 steps from the beach...





We quickly unpacked and headed to the beach for a swim. The first glimpse of that white sand always takes my breath away...





After relaxing a bit, we decide to head out to the store. The lady on security at the gate tells us it's just up around the corner, beside the Cool Spot...



It's actually a nice little store...



We ate dinner that night at Country Peppa, food was very good but they only have 4 items on their menu which changes (sometimes) daily. Mr. Nutz had pork tenderloin which was very good and a little spicy. I had a chicken pasta, which was very tasty but didn't have a lot of chicken. Service was efficient, but I would have to say it was uninspired. It's too bad because it's such a nice spot, nothing like eating dinner right on the beach!

[sbeth]

Beautiful pictures! Wow! I hope Mr. Nutz continues to recover well and puts this all behind him. Thanks for sharing your trip report with us!

[Jaherring]

Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing.

[gerryg123]

Service was efficient, but I would have to say it was uninspired.

Seen dat before. In Negril service, you get the gamut from incredible, personalized, butler-like service to, well, uninspired, lol ....

[billndonna]

Report is coming along great,thanks for sharing along with all the awesome pictures!!

[nutz4travel]

Beautiful pictures! Wow! I hope Mr. Nutz continues to recover well and puts this all behind him. Thanks for sharing your trip report with us!

He's feeling great and looking forward to our next trip to Negril in April. Fingers crossed he'll be in the 10%...

Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing.

My pleasure - I love taking pictures!

Seen dat before. In Negril service, you get the gamut from incredible, personalized, butler-like service to, well, uninspired, lol ....

Kind of surprised us, we've always found servers in Jamaica are very friendly. I could understand if it was just one person, everyone has a bad day, but it seemed to be everyone.

Report is coming along great,thanks for sharing along with all the awesome pictures!!

Thanks! Lot's more pics to come...

[nutz4travel]

Day 6

Up early, we headed down to the restaurant for coffee and our breakfast which was included. (As we were waiting for our breakfast, Jason came over an introduced himself to us. Told us Melody said to say HI. Very cool.) I'm not a coffee drinker, but Mr. Nutz absolutely loved their coffee. He likes it crazy strong, so it probably isn't for everyone. I tried the famous banana pancakes and they were very good, only problem being the bees were attracted to the syrup and wouldn't leave us alone.




After breakfast we took a bit of a walk towards town



We picked up some fresh OJ from one of the beach vendors - so good! Headed back to Country Country and spent the better part of the day sitting in the Adirondack chairs at the back of the beach watching the world go by. It clouded over a little in the afternoon and the breeze came up, so we went for a walk in the other direction, stopping at Treehouse for a drink along the way. We made it about 1/2 way up the CSA beach before turning around and heading back.






I have to say I was a little worried about the vendors, so many people seem to have problems with them. We had no issues at all, sure we were asked if we wanted to buy stuff, but a simple "No Thanks!" was always enough. Everyone was friendly and very respectful; we actually found it much worse on Bloody Bay 3 years ago.

We had dinner that night at Treehouse. We were both in the mood for something simple, Mr. Nutz had a burger and I had a club. Food was good as was the service, and the location is hard to beat.

[gerryg123]

Great sunset photo. You are a true artiste.

[nutz4travel]

Great sunset photo. You are a true artiste.

LOL Thanks gerryg When you take several hundred pics, you get lucky and a few turn out!