Trail of Bottle Caps, feb 2013 edition.

[poolguywindsor]

Donkey Race day!
Had some breakfast here before leaving and for some stupid reason I was determined to walk there?
So off I go thinking I can make it in less than a half hour?
Left at 11:30 and walking at aq very fast pace, didnt get there til 12:05, Late for my frist day of volunteer work!
No one noticed though, so all was good,

[poolguywindsor]

So my shift was to be 12 til 2, I can tell you I ended up working hard until 4, bartending slugging big bags of ice and crates and crates of beer!
Needless to say I didnt get many pictures as I never really stopped for 4 hours!
I did enjoy the experiance although it was hard work, there was a huge crowd I would say the biggest I have seen there!

[poolguywindsor]

So I grab a Redstripe and a slice of pizza as i had not ate since the morning, was tired hungry, sore feet, any way decided to walk down to Wild Parrot to one of them comfy bar stools there.
Recovered with a couple of them best margaritas in Negril, and some conversation at the bar with Richard and my real estate friend.
Always get some scoop about what is for sale, what is sold and that kinda stuff!
The margaritas gave my tired body a new life! lol
So after sunset and hangin by the bonfire for a bit, I walked up to Thrills Corner, grabbed a patty and Redstripe, hung out there a little bit, then thought I better start getting back in the right direction.

[poolguywindsor]

So I would say its like maybe seven thirty maybe eight, So up in the dark I can see a place real busy and hear some live music playing, as I get close I see its Sunbeach, dont think I ever been there in the dark before, didnt even know they were open that late.
Met some nice people there at the bar and stood around talking over a Redstripe or two, so back up the beach I go,
Now I gat as far as Whitesands and they have a big crowd as well!
Get me a spot at the bar, and ends up the guy next to me occasionally posts here,asked him twice his board name, and yeah, I still cant remember it?
Back up the beach I go, next stop ends up to be Maureeen,s yes she was still open and there were still a few customerss hangin around.
So now I decide I am gonna keep on walkin, pass through Boubon Beach, back to the road,
Alright so i was feeling pretty good except my feet by now, and I made up a really stupid song as I was walking up to the bridge and into town, yeah singin it out loud too! I made some videos too, but not sure I will watch them, it cant be good!
Ok so I get as far as Sunset After Dark, stop in and hang out with my good friend Patrick, he talked me into getting some lobster, like it took much!
I will not exagerate, they were huge and really good!
By now its gotta be ten or later, so patrick sends me off down the road with a farewell Redstripe.
Sunday night!? So thats why most of the joints are closed up, it was after ten I guess!
Next stop, Sandra,s bar there ends up to be a couple of the Donkey volunteers there, think they were in worse shape than me, for real.
So some guy at the bar, I guess a regular, is having his birthday party there the next, day and he starts kinda getting loud towards me and tells me to make sure i dont show up? lmao
In the background Sandra is telling me to make sure I do come, and every one else there is getting a good laugh from the verbal abuse I am getting, lol
Ok so one more stop up at Nolimit, and the rest of the crew from the prvious bar are just closing up the joint, so I get some company walking for a bit, and then my tired feet get me the rest of the way back!

[poolguywindsor]

Just to recap! starting at 11:30 am fast pace walk:
Xtabi to Wavz
4 hour shift behind the bar
beach crawl from there to thrills
back the other way beach crawl to town
dinner in the west
few more bars
walk back to Xtabi
OUT OF GAS! bedtime!

[poolguywindsor]

Getting ready to start walkin again today!
Maybe west today, but not sure!

[Flipadelphia26]

Hey, so where are we staying for ATI?

[Muck]

Oh, I forgot this part! I stopped by to say hey to boardie Farmer, so he itroduces me to this guy ends up he is the bassist from the Canadian power trio "Triumph" any one growing up in Canada in the eighties knows them for sure, how cool! Ends up he has been coming here for years, has a house somewhere, had some great stories!

OK...now this is crazy....As I'm reading this, I have my ear buds in listening to "Lay it on the Line" by Triumph.....LOL!!!

Great trip report!!!

[groove16]

had a triumph cassette tape or two back in the day....rock on....damn pgw, you get around, I thought I did some walking, but from xtabi down to the beach in 30 minutes, from xtabi to roundabout in 30 minutes is doing something, especially hard to avoid some type of distraction along the way...

great reporting from site,

happy trails

[poolguywindsor]

Yesterday was a kinda weird day?
Started with no real plans other than heading west, cambio, stop by a guy who comes here as much as I do who bought a joint and then to Seastar for lunch!
Always gotta have that chicken club with salad a couple times, one of my favourites!
So after a tour of that dudes new joint, and lunch, I run into Kimbobwee as he and his better half just got in the day before, they are going to get cleaned up and hit the Red Dragon for some pork.
I was undecide where I was off to and headed out down the westend road!
The sky was looking kinda dark towards the beach, soon after questioning my choice in making it a beach day, I catch a glimpse of the back of there heads fly by in a route taxi!
Pretty much jumped in the next one coming by and hooked up with them in town, then came the rain!, a couple good downpours and it let up enough to walk in, worked out good as they needed t hit the cambio, phone card and that kinda stuff.
We walked up into redground dodging puddles and mud along the way.