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

[groove16]

after our snorkeling trip, we have to stop for gas....

a fishing boat pulling in the nets


we dock behind burger king and roger pulls the gas tank out of the boat and walks to get the gas


trying salvage a ship


a look up the river
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sea birds and pelicans


our boat of peeps

[groove16]

on our way back home we pass these places

canoe bar


i guess this place is closed


mi yard


swordfish


I got pics of all the same palces on the way back, then the dolphins, then we come upon these fisherman
the fish was taller than the boys trying to hold it up

[groove16]

looks like a great relaxing station to chill


back to catcha falling star and the place I did most of my jumping later in the stay


we jump off all these cliffs, and a look at the real lighthouse

[groove16]

after our snorkel trip, we head to catcha gardens, have a few beers and chill with old and new friends...I love these people....

on to seastar for lunch, at about 4pm....I have the seastar burger and share some poutine in rina and larry, a canadian specialty...we would call it gravy, cheese fries....lol

after eating, we all head to hi-lo downtown for supplies...i get a couple 6 packs of red stripe, some wata and juices, say goodbyes and grab a route taxi to fun holiday

i walk from fun holiday to yellowbird for the famous 2 for 1 drinks

my 1st ever drinks at the yellowbird, 2 dirty bananas...


beginning of the 2nd sunset with the party boat passing by


finish the drinks and walk to my old hangout, bourbon beach...I'll just say bourbon beach does not have the same vibe as it did last time, Kevin leaving has made a big difference...they need him back...nothing bad happened, just not the same folks around and a different vibe


and the last pic of day 2..a nice sunset pic


nothing happening at bb tonight, so I head back to fun holiday...it is next door to roots bamboo, which has yellowman and jamaica michael jackson tonight....

i eat a few snacks from the room, then sit on the deck with a few guests and the security and can hear the music very clear...and not as loud as usual, really just right from our deck....subs and beers from my cooler end a good day with a full moon....

[541lion]

Sounds like a Great end to a night

[Flipadelphia26]

Groove. I agree 100% with your assessment of bourbon. It's a shame, because thanksgiving and New Years we spent a lot of time there. Hell we stayed there over New Years and 2 nights at the end of our New Years trip.

It wasn't an awful experience this time around. It just wasn't that good of an experience. Maybe it's just going through some growing pains? I hope anyway.

I'll give it another try in August.

[groove16]

flip, we share many of the same ideas...

[groove16]

on to day 3 tuesday, april 23....one of the reasons I am early was the rock robster returns party, which is tonight at 3 dives....

I chat with my wife on facebook every night while waiting on her arrival...last night she cracked me up...1st we all got sunburned from our snorkel trip on oour back and on the backs of our legs...Janet had been chatting with rina and rina told them they were off to bed after the long day and all worn out...she asked me what I was gonna do, and I told her i had already done it, was chillin on the deck listening to the music from roots...she responded with a "well get your sleep now, I arrive tomoorrow and ain't no 9 oclock bedtime" She told Rina she was bringing sun block for her and 5 hour energy for all of us...hehehe...

I have been coughing my head off, and it is terrible at night
I take my morning walk again to wild parrot from fun holiday...


fisherman cleaning the morning catch


from various spots on the beach



I need some lunch, consider fun holiday, but decide that if they couldnt have me a cold red stripe when I need it, then Im not gonna chance a meal....
So I head down the beach, trying to decide what I want...somewhere down the beach, it hit me...box lunch, and the only one I could think of was Fatties...have eaten at fatties many times and not disappointed....got a 300ja box of brown stew chicken, with rice and peas.
I am going to take time to say that we came in way under budget..the hotel and everything like that, already planned and shopped around early...so I budgeted for meals, excursions, drinks, subs, taxis, and etc...then I threw in a little padding and we agreed that would be it....well, I was very conscious of the budget and made sure to cut back early so we could splurge later since we would have a cushion...I like the box lunches anyway...so I ate more than 10 of them this trip and mix in a couple days of patties for lunch, snacks in the room, red stripe out of the cooler in certain situations and using the route taxi system when possible..we added 4 more days at the end and still came in a little under the budget of the original trip .walked across the street to bourbon beach and ate my lunch there...then I walk back towards home, stopping for a couple 2 for 1 drinks at.....guess where

yep, the yellow bird....

[groove16]

got my jamaica phone from kingsley, and it had a little time on it he said, tried to call my driver a couple of times and couldnt get it to go through...

so I route taxi my way to 3 dives--400J, gave him 500, and someone hit some buttons on my phone and I had no minutes...like a true jamaican, I am told...a phone but no minutes...lol...

tonight I get to meet Rock Robster as he is throwing a party for his return and is mixing it in with the web cast, a pre-boardie bash party to kick off the week...He paid the band a likke extra to start ealy and play later and it was on...

3 dives is known for the jerk chicken, but tonight they were cleaning out the freezer of lobster, as season was out, and wanted to empty the supply...lobster special on tap...

pics of xtabi, I love this place and take pics of it every time I am around it



I like these shots of the colorful things on sale in the shop across the street


lobster dinner minus one lobster..lol


getting the party started


jim and donna
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add rina in with jim and donna

[groove16]

bea getting in the groove


our old friend, gary cooper


beginning of the sunset


bea getting her groove on


rob and rob (rock robster)
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bnewb and beachgirl