The MOST wonderful time of the year - a trip report

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Dec. 27th - departure day....I set my alarm for 6:00 a.m. - only 2 hours sleep. I had to go thru all our clothes & pack. I left the majority of our toiletries, suntan lotions, bug spray, & first aid kit for the housekeeping staff. Woke up my two sidekicks around 8:00. I showered & ran out to the beach one last time. Had to take a mental snapshot of the sights & smells this beautiful place has to offer. I'm not sure when we will be able to return - kind of makes me sad, but I am a much happier person now than I was 8 days ago!
No breakfast today - will have to catch something on the way. We go to the office to check out. They ask if I want to book for next year- man am I tempted! Kingsley is on time & we head to the airport. Little red is in the front seat. We stop in Hopewell for chicken patties to go. In notime we are at the airport. It only took about an hour - record time! We say our goodbyes to Kingsley & go inside. We check our bags - much lighter than when we arrived - that's a first! We check in with Club Mobay. There wasn't a big line at immigration or customs, so it really didn't save us much time. However, the lounge was very nice. We had an area all to ourselves & hubby had control of the tv!Would definitely use Club Mobay for departure again, especially during the busy season. Baby girl & I went shopping. Wow, that new duty free liquor shop is huge! In no time, it was time for us to board our flight to Charlotte. I told baby girl that she would have to put her liquor in her checked bag when we got to Charlotte before she boarded her connecting flight, but she & hubby blew me off. Easy flight to CLT, actually got there a few minutes early. HUGE line for immigration, customs - you barely knew you were going thru until they asked for your paper & said "have a good day"! Yep, baby girl had to repack her checked bags with her liquor......
This was the MOST WONDERFUL trip! I felt like a different person when we came back. Negril has that healing effect that I truly needed. Hmmm - just trying to figure out how soon we can get back! Peace
My final picture is a chair waiting for you! Sit back and enjoy, it is a beautiful view!