Just returned, Negril looking good!

[jojo p]

I totally agree, I love Lenbert and give him credit for a brilliant idea, but I will not go on the bus anymore, unless it is a chartered event with fellow boardies. As with a lot of things like this,
it changes after time, and the whole kids begging, running after the bus has become a big turn off. And the comment about kids'' coming on the bus grabbing things out of the tourist hands'', well guess who
has caused that. The tourists that bring that stuff in the first place. It promotes begging and perpetuates a cycle of poverty. Don't have the energy to explain why, some get it, some never will.
Now I can't say that without pointing out that very dear friends of mine from this board do take trips to small towns, and ask permission to the parents to give gifts . I see this as different than the random giving out, from the bus, and other places. This frustration also includes the aggressiveness of the young, 12 and 13 year old boys on the beach, that get visibly angry if you don't buy their bracelets, they are doing this when they should be in school. This is a huge problem that should be addressed more thoroughly......

Okay, my rant is over, hey Vi, how are you, when is the next reach, were way overdue for a rum !!!

[RonMon]

I totally agree, I love Lenbert and give him credit for a brilliant idea, but I will not go on the bus anymore, unless it is a chartered event with fellow boardies. As with a lot of things like this,
it changes after time, and the whole kids begging, running after the bus has become a big turn off. And the comment about kids'' coming on the bus grabbing things out of the tourist hands'', well guess who
has caused that. The tourists that bring that stuff in the first place. It promotes begging and perpetuates a cycle of poverty. Don't have the energy to explain why, some get it, some never will.
Now I can't say that without pointing out that very dear friends of mine from this board do take trips to small towns, and ask permission to the parents to give gifts . I see this as different than the random giving out, from the bus, and other places. This frustration also includes the aggressiveness of the young, 12 and 13 year old boys on the beach, that get visibly angry if you don't buy their bracelets, they are doing this when they should be in school. This is a huge problem that should be addressed more thoroughly......

Okay, my rant is over, hey Vi, how are you, when is the next reach, were way overdue for a rum !!!

Very well said! The one young girl get back on the bus after Shantytown and looked like she saw a ghost, almost in tears. She had brough a bunch of clothes and was swarmed to put it politely. I tried to bit my tongue, but finally told her that it would sure be a whole lot easier next trip if she just dropped some money off to ISSA or Travelers and called it a day. She was clearly shell shocked by the reaction her gifts caused and didn't expect the mob scene.

We will continue to support the Crawl and recommend those see for themselves, but we won't be attending again as it is now.