awesome anecdotes Booger! And view from the new room at Catcha,OMG! Can't wait for more.
awesome anecdotes Booger! And view from the new room at Catcha,OMG! Can't wait for more.
oh yeah, and that is a pretty wild (and difficult) yoga pose that ras is doing. He is wiry and thin but strong and flexible too.
Originally Posted by groove16
I thought he worked there as well as I have seen him every single time I have gone there. He set me straight the first time I saw him this week.
I'm enjoying this report very much...
Thanks Kaycee, I'm trying to whip it out quickly before I forget.
Thanks Irie, trying to keep it dumbed down a little this time. Dumbing it down is one of my specialties.
Speaking of Ras, he says when he has all his strength he will walk around in that pose too. The man is super flexible and I was blown away when he hopped up into his pose. Picked up two cool pieces from him that I will post when we get to that day.
Waking up to a beautiful day and we decide to chill it out at Catcha for the day and get our drink on. Spent my time between the pool and the ocean as this day was like every other day until the last where the ocean was swimmable every single day. Completely opposite of my April trip. One thing about today though was that it was HOT HOT HOT with little to no breeze and I was contemplating a move to a room with AC. We also had a hot date with Sweetness and a new boardie whom I had yet to meet.
It's hard to notice the changes that were made to Ivan's to make the bar area bigger in this shot. Looks the same as it always has, however the bar now extends approximately 25 additional feet towards the water. Tomorrow nights pics will give you some shots from inside the bar.
I lined up a meal with Bentley for a little after 5:30 and had Sweetness +3, a couple we had met from Catcha, and Sandie and I. A grand total of 9 people would meet up for some great food later in the day. I preordered the food with some folks eating 2 crabs and 5 things on their plate, some eating crab cakes with 5 things on their plate, and chicken for Ms Sweetness, and pasta and meatballs for me. Let's see if he gets all this right. And oh yeah, don't miss the Red Stripe, rum, and special juice.
I lined up Vincent to pick us up at 5:30 so that we could water taxi it down to Pee Wee's, where we would hop out and walk up Pee Wee Lane to Bentley's. About 5PM I decided I needed AC for the rest of the week so I hit up Mauvette to get a new room. She moved us to Virgo, we moved all our crap, and we were sitting at Ivan's at 5:30 just as Roger pulled up on time. I had never taking a ride from Catcha towards the roundabout, so it was cool to see all the places from the water.
View from Virgo's balcony to the left
Roger ran at a leisurely pace so that we could take it all in. He made a quick stop at Rockhouse and soon enough we were pulling up to Pee Wee's so he could let us out. The sea had picked up a little and getting to Pee Wee's landing is no joke. That man has soon mean skills with his boat as if he knew exactly where every underwater out cropping was. I was watching threw the bottom of the boat just waiting for him to blow his prop on the reef. No problem mon.....
We cut through Pee Wee's and were soon at Bentley's. Sweetness, Nikki V the boardie I had yet to meet, and a young man who looked familiar were already there. Introductions were made and a minute later we are sitting down shooting the breeze enjoying all things Bentleys. Sandie leans over and says, "that's the guy who we met at Mi Yard the other night who said he recognized you." Come to find out he recognized me from a Sweetness trip report about how I surprised world. Uhhhh, now I feel like a douche and realize I missed the mark the other night. Sandie gave me the look and I conceded. His name was Mathis and he is a great guy, but of course he is if he is hanging with Sweetness.
Bentley confirms our orders and soon enough our table is set and we look like we have enough food for a small army. As he is bringing the food out another party of 4 show up and now we have 12 people eating as well as two people helping Bentley out. So yep that deck that looks rustic had no problem with 15 people up there. It would have been 16, but the hubby of our new found friends wasn't feeling well and decided to stay back. More to come on that.
The 4 other people that showed up were Monty & Melo and two of their friends. They know how to have a good time and we had some good times up on Bentley's deck. I wish I had some pics to share as it was a great night, but since I do not you will just need to pay him a visit on your next trip. His food is that good and you will have enough for at two meals unless you can put away some serious food. My pasta and 20 meatballs could have fed 3.
After dinner we head back for a quick night cap with Sweetness where we say our goodbyes till next time. Head back to Ivan's and do the usual of closing it down, and finish the night on the porch of Virgo. Kevin did a good job of entertaining us as the bar was empty.
This is a great lower level one bedroom, closes to Banana Shout, that stayed cool in the living room even with the lack of AC. The AC in the bedroom actually made me cover up it blew that good.
I'm not sure I would like the room as much if the people next to us were using the balcony at the same time as you are fairly close to each other. I need my space when I'm chilling on my porch so I can play my music and not interrupt anyone. This night it is Movado, Popcann, and some Maxi Priest.
Last edited by booger; 10-14-2012 at 10:30 PM. Reason: added pics
Booger it was so nice to meet you last week, sorry my wife and I couldn't spend more time with you and Sandie but we had the other 2 couples with us and were there celebrating one of the couples Vow Renewal that afternoon for their 30th anniversary. Next time we will hang with the professional party crew of you, Sandie and Garfield! Please say hi to Sandie and lil Booger for Michele and I.
LOL. I think we all had our share at that point. Good meeting you briefly as well and I'm sure we will cross paths again.
Booger I adore your writing! You have a way of making me feel exactly how chill & relaxed you are. Your like some local that just visits & works in the states. I sure hope I get to meet some of these cool ass people you know in JA.
Thanks for takin us on this ride with you.
You never see it coming ... and the next thing you know ... UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Eddie from Eddie's Debar was telling me about some rooms he was working on in his yard and I wanted to check them out. So we headed down the way to Eddie's and met him at the bar.
"Hey Eddie, can we get a beer and check out your new rooms?"
"Yah Mon"
So we wander down past his restroom to the left of the property near the kitchen and there it is, 3 rooms or should I say cottages dotting across the property. Here is a pic of the middle unit and the one on the right. The middle unit is two bedroom and the side units are 1 bedrooms if I remember correct. The two bedroom also has 2 bathrooms.
The windows have security bars and the whole vibe of the place felt good. If he provided overnight security I would give this place some serious thought. Great food and new clean rooms which are a great value if he sticks to the prices he is considering. Hey Eddie, when does the pool go in?
Clean simple rooms and.....
A nice little bathroom as well......
The porch looks chill too....
And let's not forget the yard picture...
Eddie's Debar is a great place to chill at with great food, so if you are in the market for budget accommodations on the West End give this place a thought.
This night was also the official let's break in the new bar at Ivan's party and I could not wait. I knew a lot interesting people would be there for the party and that the bar would be hopping. Little did I know the night would be up there with my best nights ever at Ivan's, and that is saying a lot.......
Loving it Booger!
My two little containers of Old Bay won't last long for Bentley - that 7 pounder was impressive!
Can't wait for more of your report
I'm loving your trip report so far, Boogs!
It's so good to see so many familiar faces and smiles.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
I'm totally jealous but happy for you at the same time!( 5 to 4 - you beat me, dang it lol!)
PLEASE keep it coming, this is really great! I'm going to fall asleep and have good dreams of Jamaica tonight
Oh that pumpkin soup.....
Carpe Diem
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