By paying a very reasonable $5 entrance fee, you have full use of the property at Rhodes.

We took a swim in the infinity pool, which is actually a salt-water pool that pumps in water from the ocean. It's pure bliss, floating there and enjoying the sights, the sounds, the smells. If you want a 5-star experience for $5 dollars, look no further. Plus, the rooms are VERY affordable, and the food is good, too -- particularly the pizza, and that's an uncommon find in Negril.

Suzie Q and I formed an instant friendship -- nothing untoward -- and it was here we shared our life stories. There's a bond that often forms among travelers in Negril, an instant one, the likes of which I've never seen anywhere else. Let's just say we've both had our ups and downs through the years -- triumphs and tears, miracles and mistakes, etc. -- and we're both divorced parents with an everlasting passion for Jamaica -- and both with plenty of spending money, so we got along GREAT.

I was already getting a bit red from the sunburn, but what the heck -- let's keep rockin. Next stop, Half Moon Beach.