we first went in '84..certainly not as many people runnin to and fro.....many fewer cars
we first went in '84..certainly not as many people runnin to and fro.....many fewer cars
"One of the laundry gals pipes up ,,"LOOK AT DA BLOOD"
"YES,THAT WOULD BE MINE" I said as my leg that at first gave no pain, started dishing it out in large bunches........"
want more read our blog? our first trip.........http://negril.com/forum/entry.php?58...-The-Beginning
By the early 80's Negril still hadn't grown too much, still not too many hotels and very few all inclusive hotels other than Negril Beach Village / Hedonism. There were still many Mom & Pops and you could still pitch a tent if so inclined. I didn't visit Negril between 1987 and 1997 and was surprised when I did return to see the rapid growth and development. Significant beach erosion, beach water wasn't nearly as clean and traffic was like I-95. Back in the early 80's you had a Supermarket at the Villas and a couple of grocery stores (Wharf Club Store) and that was it. Plenty of small shops to have a beer and food. Back then it was a rather inexpensive vacation where the exchange rate was still pretty even between USD & JD. Unfortunately times change but Negril will always be a special place. When did the A-Frame at Miss Gloria's finally come down??? That was a landmark!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwzvTJBC-c0
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Hey Johng,Originally Posted by johng
By the early 80's Negril still hadn't grown too much, still not too many hotels and very few all inclusive hotels other than Negril Beach Village / Hedonism. There were still many Mom & Pops and you could still pitch a tent if so inclined. I didn't visit Negril between 1987 and 1997 and was surprised when I did return to see the rapid growth and development. Significant beach erosion, beach water wasn't nearly as clean and traffic was like I-95. Back in the early 80's you had a Supermarket at the Villas and a couple of grocery stores (Wharf Club Store) and that was it. Plenty of small shops to have a beer and food. Back then it was a rather inexpensive vacation where the exchange rate was still pretty even between USD & JD. Unfortunately times change but Negril will always be a special place. When did the A-Frame at Miss Gloria's finally come down??? That was a landmark!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwzvTJBC-c0
You are right about the beach being pretty sparse..... Hedonism,The Tree House, Alfreds, BarBBarn, Miss G's and of course the Negril Beach Club and the T Water where we were married in 87. Did not get back to Negril until '95 and not again until 2012 and then this year with our three kids 24,20 and 16. What a blast to see it through there eyes. We sat back and laughed a lot throughout the week as they got hustled, bartered and made there way through the week. We had a very good friend stay with us as their unofficial Jamaican godfather, a true rasta we have remained close with for 30 some odd years, so they had a slight advantage over us back in the day with him at their side. He is actually in the pic from '84 at the hammock park and we call him our brother from another mother!! As for the A Frame coming down, will have to leave that one to another boardie to answer....no idea! Our friends stayed in it, Kimbo and Marlene, and she said the thatched roof came alive at night with roaches tho!!! Yikes
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
hey_mon,
Yes mon, I'm sure you had quite a family experience. As far as the A-Frame thatched roof goes it might be best that you don't tell Marlene that the night life that came alive was actually rats and not roaches unless Jamaican roaches are a foot long, hairy and with a long tail.
Hahahaha.......reminded me of our wedding trip and my Aunt used to like to bring back a little snack in her purse after dinner. Thought she was drinking a little too much rum as she was sure she had brought something back with her after dinner, but it was always gone when she went to get it!! She mentioned it to Mr Grant, the yardkeeper at the T Water and he came and set a trap to catch the "mouse". My Uncle laughed when he saw the size of the trap, and Mr Grant proceeded to chain it to the leg of the dresser. My Uncle said he couldn't wait to see the size of the mouse they were gonna trap with that!!!
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
hey-mon,
It doesn't matter what you call em, roaches, rats, mice, as long as they don't bite who cares. Whatever they were they had a taste for Ganja and chewed a hole in my friends blue jeans pocket while he slept luckily he wasn't wearing them at the time. So Miss Gloria's rats were the highest in Negril!!!!!!
Back in the early 80's I was there for a long long stay, and rented an old wooden cabin with a thatched roof at Perseverance on a monthly basis(across the road from Miss Mary's). It was the rainy season and there were land crabs everywhere. One night about 10:00 pm, as I was about to turn out the light and get into bed, I looked up at the roof and there was a huge crab hanging by one claw from the thatch just over the mosquito net above the bed. I tried dislodging it with a broom, but it just hung on tighter. It was low season and I was the only guest in the yard and the owner's house was dark and locked up for the night. I walked out to the road to see if anyone was around who could help me, but the only travellers on the beach road were more crabs. Finally one of the owners daughters got up to go to the bathroom, and she got the crab out of my cabin (by whacking it harder with the broom!). For the rest of my stay at Perseverance, I never went to bed without checking the entire cabin for critters!
Hi hey_mon
If you ate at The Rocky Dell Cafe that had the Best Grilled King Fish, then you may have bumped in to Tony or May who lived right before Rocky Dell and could be found at Ricks with her bottle of mood helpers.
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The beach in 1982 with the comings and going.
The grocery store.
Near the beginning of the West End.
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