Trip report - 9/16/13 - 9/25/13

[HarryS]

The next day (the 18th) we used the Samsara shuttle to go to Legends and hang out on the beach. Had a drink and some food at Legends and went walking the beach. When we were last on the beach (Sept. 2012) it was practically deserted. Lots more people this time, and it seemed fewer hustlers. Last fall we were bothered non-stop, this time it was much better. The hustlers scare my wife, and she was reluctant to go back, and part of the reason why I booked the AI package at Samsara and Riu was so my wife could feel like she could stay at the resort and not be bothered if necessary. My guess in September people are getting more desperate?

One thing I noticed right away - people still selling lobsters on the beach. I thought this was illegal, fresh or frozen?

On our last trip, we ended up spending a lot of time at Firefly. We're not nudists, and last fall we didn't see any naked people... so I wanted to go back, get a couple red stripes and sit under their tree. I drop our stuff on some loungers and go to the bar and grab a few. They tell us we can't stay, the loungers are for guests, but since she recognized me we could sit for an hour. I get back to the loungers and my wife has a funny look on her face... There are a bunch of naked guys right there, and I don't think she was prepared for that. We sat and I enjoyed my beers, actually had a nice conversation with a guy who has travelled extensively, but the whole time I could tell my wife wasn't terribly comfortable so I drank up and we moved on.





From there we went to Auntys Thrill Corner, one of my favorite places on the beach to stop for a drink and some food. This time we only had a couple patties and some coco bread and rum punch, but in the past I've had some really good lobster, (best I've had in Negril), and I can't say enough how nice they are. They put a couple chairs in the sand for us in the shade right by the water and we sat a while drinking rum punches... they make them really strong, and it's about then that my memories get a bit hazy...





We made one more stop, next door at Sea Splash. Had another rum punch (or two?)









Then we started walking back to Legends to catch their shuttle. The only pics I have from the walk back are of the hat guy. My wife is obsessed with the hat guy, thinks it's the funniest thing.