35 Sunsets Slices of Salt Life from the Capital of Cool

[nutz4travel]

Thanks Kahuna for the TR and the pictures, looking forward to more

[ackee]

I wanted to share this Facebook page page with you and the nature lovers reading this ..it has information about a parrot endemic to Jamaica - the yelow billed parrot
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-G...684?ref=stream

[Kahuna3]

We had a busy day today, but it’s raining now – it’s been raining a lot the last ten days. So let me catch up a little.

Jet skis – I hate ‘em . . . but I love ‘em. Sorry, I’m a hypocrite as regards jet skis. The girls took one and Josh and I had one each. I have a go-to jet ski guy, Robin. But Robin was out of ‘sea bikes’. He wanted us to wait for 30 minutes, but it looked like rain, so I told him we were going to go to someone else because we wanted to go right away. He tried to talk us into waiting, but when we said no, he arranged for three bikes with his buddy. I always pay $1 per minutes from Robin. So we took off for 40 minutes. We jetted from Sun Beach to the Blue Cave Castle, then scooted across Long Bay all the way to Bobby Cay. Then a quick look into Bloody Bay and then slowly back along the shoreline to Sun Beach. Thirty-six minutes.








When we got back the guys who we had rented the bikes from were arguing with Robin. The air was thick with ‘Klaats’. Apparently they were not happy with the $1 per minute deal he had made with us. We walked away and let them settle it.

Here’s a shot of Robin and LuLu (her beach name).



Later we headed up to Canoe for dinner. We taxied it up to the traffic circle and then set out walking the rest of the way. As we were passing HiLo a car pulled up beside us and J.T. popped out wearing just his black shorts and holding his trademark red solo cup (Appleton and Pepsi).

At Canoe, the waitress made J.T. put on his t-shirt. During dinner J.T. told me that he had bumped into this dude, let’s call him ‘GulfShores’, that J.T. has absolutely no time for – to put it mildly. He said he was sitting at the bar when ‘GulfShores’ walked up to him and said ‘Hi’. It was the first time they had met this reach. GulShores, who can’t stand cigarettes, noticed that J.T. was smoking and said, “So, you’re still smoking.”

J.T. – who can’t stand GulfShores, pointed at his beer belly and replied, “And you’re still fat!”

Here’s a shot of J.T. on our snorkel cruise.



At Canoe, Bea and I had lionfish, which was good. The kids and J.T. had burgers in coco bread. The burgers were so huge that they couldn’t finish them – a hungry dog that was hovering around on the beach benefitted from the leftovers.

Later we walked to Swordfish and had cake. We took in the view from the bar deck – there is a very nice view of the beach from there.

Our party is shrinking. Shrek and his S.O. have left us. Many have come and many have gone. Things are starting to quiet down.

[kellylr82]

Ah! So jealous! Did Alex say the water was COLD?!?

[Kahuna3]

Before I get into rambling – to those of you who are following this – thanks for sticking with me. I realize that this is a different slant on a trip report, and I get it that it is of absolutely no interest to lots and lots of boardies, but I also know that there are a few boardies who roll like I do when in Negril, and it is for you that I write. Lately I've come to realize that I have de-volved 'out of the mainstream' - I think it's an age thing. I will finish this TR, but it will be my last contribution on the board, after this I will be a lurker.

Staying in Negril for 34 days is a privilege – I know that. And it’s been wonderful being here and having people arrive and greeting them and doing things together and hanging out and all that. Great. But, I’ll tell you what, every ‘hello’ has a corresponding ‘goodbye’, and saying all those goodbyes is a be-atch. This morning my daughter Alex and her beau Josh left for home. That was the toughest of the goodbyes so far. It put me in a melancholy mood that I’m still feeling, even after an intentionally long, cathartic workout at the gym. Alex was here for eight days and ‘wow’ did it ever go by fast and it was a blast.



But I’m getting ahead of myself because I still haven’t caught up on all the things we did – which I will do in due time.
So in the meantime, let me tell you about our housekeeper, Janet (she from another planet). When I introduced Janet to Alex she smiled widely and looked at me, nodded and said, “Yah, mon!” I then introduced her to Josh. She looked Josh carefully up and down and then asked him, “Are you treating dis girl proper?”

Josh said, “Yes!”

Janet said, “You bettah, ‘cause if you don’t Papa is going to kick your a$$.” Yeah, Janet always speaks her mind.
I mentioned that Lady Saw performed at a concert here last week. The day before the concert I was in the room when Janet was cleaning up. I asked her if she was going to see Lady Saw. She stopped mopping immediately, looked at me and said, “Lady Saw comin’ to Negril?”

“Yes,” I said, “tomorrow night at Waves.” Janet got really excited. She fished he phone out of her uniform pocket. A quick conversation in rapid patios ensued – I picked up only a fraction of it, including – ‘Lady Saw - Waves – Ticket’
“So, are you going?” I asked after she put her phone away.

“Me t’ink so!” she replied. She started back at mopping and singing Lady Saw tunes, she was very happy. A couple of minutes later her phone rang and she answered it. “Me going!” she said. Then she was up on her tip toes, like she was wearing five inch pumps. She danced, hand on hip and used the mop handle as a microphone - ‘Let me take you to the seaside’, she sang. She said the song was very popular and “was selling like hot bread”!

The next day when I saw Janet she still had her hair up in her concert do and was still sporting her wrist band. She was tired but happy. She said Lady Saw sang until 3:22am.
No, I didn’t go.

Here’s Janet.



Francis, manager at White Sands - you couldn't meet a nicer guy.




Here’s the veggie truck that stops at White Sands twice a week.




A Negril event that you shouldn’t miss. Free tatts and piercings!!

[poolguywindsor]

I will miss the Pimps and Ho,s by a couple days, I think you should go so its in the trip report! lol

[Jaherring]

Loving your report and photos.

[groove16]

I have been folllowing since day one....I know of several others who do as well....I enjoy your style of traveling and it would be a shame if you quit contributing to this board....

[Sam I Am]

Thanks for the report. As a white sands regular, I love hearing about your trips there. So many familiar places and faces that I dearly love. If I can't be there, then a trip report from you is the next best thing! Thank you.

[rootsie]

Ditto with enjoying your posts...I look for it every day. Please don't stop