gettin my groove on "TRIP report" boardie bash style--april21-may11,2013

[groove16]

the Journey continues...

we get up the next morning, and Janet and I decide we are not staying in this small room, and are gonna try to get everyone to move...I call the place that I am moving to in 5 days, Shields, and they can take all of us at a great rate...So we meet at breakfast and find out Rina can't get a refund cuz she didnt pay for her room...she got a free 6 nights from her work or something....that is the reason we stayed at white sands in the 1st place...so we could all be together...well, if we can get a room in the same building, we will bite our tongue and stay her, so we can all be together...Frances was able to accomadate us and we made the move...Henry toted my bags, and I got everything sttled while Janet set up on the beach...so I have gone against everything that I wanted to do, take my $$$$ and spend it elsewhere, flipping a golf cart over on the way...j/k....but I sacrificed for the group...and i guess i am glad i did, not anything to do with white sands as we had a couple more instances go bad, but because once we did move and split up, we didnt spend very much time together....

While Henry moves my stuff, I'm not doing much to make this move, it is on W.S., although all of the workers at everyplace we stay love us, especially my wife...I enjoy my subs while I wait, and then after getting settled, I head to the beach to join my wife...It is very hot...Gary and Steph had just passed by and were heading to Alfreds for lunch, she said...so we walked down to join them...

when we get there, we see other familiar faces
Lisa, steph, and gary


I am trying to hide behind a pole...and a leaf.....hehehe


at Alfreds, we meet up with bella bea, rock robster, rob, lisa, dawn, the blandy's and their guests, along with gary/steph

we ordered fish and chips, which are very good at alfreds...

everyone to the water

[nutz4travel]

Keep it comin' groove! Ya know we luv you to - you are one crazy $$$

[Flipadelphia26]

So far so good groove. Looks like the boardie bash is next.

[groove16]

So far so good groove. Looks like the boardie bash is next.

yeah and the arrival of a couple of friends that I know from Philadelphia...

[Flipadelphia26]

yeah and the arrival of a couple of friends that I know from Philadelphia...

Nice. Looking forward to tonight's installment.

[two4today]

Loving da report mi brother!

GG and I are trying to find a way back to da island, maybe later this summer ...

But first, Punta Cana in 15 days ....

[groove16]

Loving da report mi brother!

GG and I are trying to find a way back to da island, maybe later this summer ...

But first, Punta Cana in 15 days ....

My buddy two4today....enjoy your upcoming trip...how about just putting off your Negril trip and joining us on next years boardie bash?....you 2 would have a blast....trust me on this....most fun ever

[two4today]

Let mi speak to the 'boss' ....

[Tropical62]

Great Report!!!!! Keep it coming!!!!!!!

[groove16]

thanks for all the props, folks...makes this more fun...I enjoy reflecting on my trip, and a slow review of my pics help me do this...

Friday 4/26/13 day 6 of our adventure in paradise...

my group all cross paths in the morning at breakfast although it is never planned...janet has coffee, rina, carolyn, and rick usually have a bite to eat and coffee, and i have a sub, no coffee for me, never liked the stuff...and I take a walk down the beach...Larry usually sleeps in...same routine most mornings...today is the boardie bash, and it is all of our 1st one, so we are excited...this is why we are here...we are getting ready to head that way when we saw a guy with some fresh cut fruit and he said the fruit truck was here..guess it comes on friday....we all go check it out and buy a good bit of the fruit...I'll tell you that this was my breakfast and snacks for the next few days...very sweet, juicy and messy...mangos, papaya, and pineapples...and the small bananas...

As we are taking the fruit back to the room, I hear a big KABOOM right behind me and I swear to you I just missed being clobbered in the head by a falling breadfruit...I am serious, the witnesses can verify, that thing would have knocked me out....I will tell u this, when I walked that walk back to my room, everytime from then on, I was looking up, and not walking under the trees...very scary...stupid place, even the fruit had it out for me....hehehe...

On to Wild parrot....I haven't mentioned yet how cute Larry and Rina are in the matching shirts...ain't they purty?

there are people everywhere....some we have met, most we have not...and alot we never got to meet, sorry, it was just so hard to get around to everyone...if you see yourself in some of these pics, let me know who you are...

after a little while, we start gathering for the group pic....


several friendly faces in this pic---