Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

[MissMention]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Angie, I'm curious, what was in those GFT bags???? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[sistacaf]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Wha dem du?

hee hee, queen this remine me of "wha me do? WHA ME DOOOOO?!?"

BOAL!!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Marilyn]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Miss Mention
They were large canvas totes with the logo on the outside in royal blue. Inside was a cube box with the GFT logo containing a tuna making kit, cheese crackers, and fine chocolates. A GFT CD with the logo on the jewel box and on the CD. White flip flops with the GFT logo inside the sole of the flip flop, a GFT logo scratch pad, and some GFT literature. The ladies loved them.

[Marilyn]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Queen dem Jamaican tree frogs, they are wining.

[sheanlee]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Dem winin tree frogs...DWL....lawdamercy...my side is aching from laughter!

[AngieB]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

See what I mean, laughter is essential! I saw those tree frogs and blurted out this loud laugh. Only Marilyn would post two tree frogs winning. Lawd have mercy child....you aint easy.

Sistacaf, never feel foolish for being you. You are uniquely and wonderfully made. I am trying to move beyound any feelings of wrongness to do and say what I believe is the right thing for me. It's a long road but so much fun. Come join me, I can use another girlfriend to chat with along the way. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[AngieB]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Monday: I awaken at 8am and dress in my uniform. Marilyn and Queen are already at the bar for breakfast. I eat a bit and settle in for our morning chat and laughter. The sun is already hot and I can see three shades of blue in the ocean. I want to jump right in but I promised a freind that I would ride to MoBay to look at a boat he might buy.

The drive there is breezy and beautiful. I want so much to fall asleep but struggle to stay awake to be good company. This is a jamaican friend that enjoys american music. I would rather listen to local music but while in Rome. I spot about every 10 mintues a stretch of land that I say to myself, "I can put a little house there", the followed by, "no, it's too far from the city". I really want to talk out loud to myself as I have come to enjoy my chats while driving to work everyday (3 hour roundtrip commute). When you learn to appreciate quiet times with you; special things like pampering yourself, takling to yourself without being overhead is wonderful. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Soon we arrive and the truck climbs the hill into this area I have never seen. The house is large and spacious and the boat fierce. The owner comes out and they all chat a while and climb in and out of the boats. Now it has been 30 mintues and I can't understand why one would need to climb in and out of the boat now 5 times. It is large, but what are they looking at that they did not see the first 4 times.

We leave and it is decided that the boat is too large and will cause too much fuss and subsequent visibility from people who you would rather remain out of sight.

My freinds want to show me the bush so we drive up into the mountains and across country back to negril. We stop at Sweetwater River where we intend to get in but school is out and it is corwded with kids. Still we enjoy watching them jump from the bridge into the cool still water.

On to some little place on the side of the road. The place has no windows, just doors. Across the street is the one room little place which is the post office. Its painted bright yellow with the words POST painted across it. I stand there looking and not understanding what I was seeing, until I heard laughter behind me. When I tuned around and just pointed at the word POST, they said..."Girl, you not easy" and kept laughing. I wanted to know....What, you just stop painting right in the middle of a name. What, you run out of paint and never come back? Decide that this is the new slang word for Post Office...what! It's been a while you know because the word POST is chipping already. They keep laughing at me until I throw my hand up and walk away.

Inside are three tables with plastic table clothes, not a one matching. The walls are split pea green. There is no air...of course, no windows. We sit and order lunch. I just love this life and embrace everything I possibly can. I don't frown at anyplace I am fortunate enough to visit but feel that it is another adventure to share with my grandkids one day. Lunch comes and it is hot and spicy. One of my friends says the food isn't as good. I tell him not to complain about what he got, just be glad he got anything. Nothing is promised, just ask the homeless man we saw in town an hour ago. We eat slowly and I suck every morsel from that goats bones [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] (curry goat, my favorite...and only is Jamaica)

We leave and then what started as a wonderful trip turns into a burden. The first stop is at some store where I am parked behind the building in the truck. I sit and sweat...sit and sweat. Listen to an entire CD and just about ready to explode when they return and we leave. Ok, so let this one go girl.

One hour later, in Little London, we stop again at some little place and pull around back and it is another dang speaker store. He is trying to replace the perfectly fine speakers with larger and more expensive ones. After 15 mintues, I get a call from Sienna on the phone, she is waiting for me to return for planning of the day with the local family. I know that we are roughly 45 mintures away and tell her I will am coming in that amount of time. Yell out of the window that I have a meeting in 45 minutes! Sure Babeeee, soon come.

15 mintues later I turn around and tell the Rasta behind in the back seat to tell my freind that I gotta jet. He says, "what"? Go, like now. I have a meeting to attend...people are waiting. He gets out of the truck taking all 3 mintues to climb out, shrug his shoulders, look me in the eyes, smile, turn around, throw his locks over his back, shuffle to the store and then proceed as only a jamaican man can do "reason". By now I am steaming from heat as well as anger and I did not plan to have one of these emontions on this trip.

In a flash all are loaded and it is annouced that we will be there in 30 mintues. True to his work, thirty mintues later, a child on a bike run slightly off the road, a dog left trembling on the side of the road, and we are there.

Sienna and I chat for a couple of hours and make proper plans for our luncheon. Sienna is a private person like myself, but if you ever have the pleasure to meet her, watch her eyes. They tell you everything. They move in slow montions, opening and closing. Very Marilyn Monroe..and she isn't trying to do it. Girls try and have those lazy eyes on purpose and she naturally has them. Sorry Sienna, I have this odd way of observing my surroundings. It is unsettling for some but it is my way and as result of being a quiet child with two brothers. Always alone to my thoughts.

Evening is coming and no need to change for dinner. This suits me just fine. Sienna leaves and Marilyn, Queen, Sweetlips and I order dinner and chat into the evening. I don't remember what we found to talk about each evening, but there was never a quiet moment or an hour that we didn't have a good laugh.

This was a good day after all.

[AngieB]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Tuesday: We get up early and Sweetlips has the champagne chilled and on the beach. Sistercaf if there today with Sue from..wow, I never knew where she was from. We order breakfast and have champagne. Move to the beach and drink more champagne.

Decide we need lunch and go over to Bourban Beach for jerk. This place has the best jerk and the fries are home made. We eat and have champagne. The hours past quickly as we chat about everything from sunset to sunrises, children to weddings, men to women, jobs to vacations, sex to celibacy. We enjoy each others company so much and not a mean spirited word between us.

Queen leads the ladies to the water with glasses in hand for some, bottles in hand for others. Someone takes pictures for us and that is on the camera that I lost along with pictures of my rain man, little hut, Rock House, the alley way I had to travel, the little resturant in the bush, Sweet River, The Post (??), etc.

I notice this women that has come into the ocean everyday while we are there. During the day she is covered from head to toe in a long sleeve shirt and long pants and that is how she swims. She never speaks only walk determined to the water. She never glances our way either. I am intrigued. I decide that I will meet her and listen to her story. It must be interesting.

Evening comes and we share our evening time around the bar chatting some more. Marilyn is tired of our being lazy by now, but I don't want to go to any club until the group gets here. I am enjoying nature and the quietness for now.

Queen leaves for the evening and Marilyn and I sit for a while longer. Sweetlips had left earlier for a solo adventure. We see her returning and she is obviously happy. She tells us of her jump off the cliff and that her bum hurts. She is in need of food and we order dinner. Two casualities tonight, Sweetlips and Sue have been done in by the champagne. We all retreat for the evening.

Admittedly, the champagne did me in as well. I remember falling on the bed face first smiling and thinking what a great day. A while later I awaken with a startle because I was smothering.

Note: Turn your head sideways before passing out.

[Ochigal]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Originally posted by AngieB:
[qb] Note: Turn your head sideways before passing out. [/qb]

B O A L !!!! Wooiiieee....I am dyin here.

[lady beach bum]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Such a wonderful sense of calm and peacefulness while reading. Ahhhhh Jamaica. Your writing is priceless - thanks.

[sheanlee]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

AngieB...I've passed out face down before and I know that startled feeling of not being able to breathe! ....BOAL! Glad I'm not the only one who's experienced that!

[Marilyn]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

UMMMM hummmm, but we still weren't out of ourder, right Angie.

[goldilocks]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

excellent, AngieB! ****trying to type and climb back into chair at the same time****

[sheanlee]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

Originally posted by Marilyn:
[qb] UMMMM hummmm, but we still weren't out of ourder, right Angie. [/qb]

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img] DWL...Hmmmmm...I did say that didn't I? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] WELL...NO! I guess my 'out of order' threshold is a little higher than most...BOAL!

[sheanlee]

Re: Negril - GFT-Trip Report-A New Beginning !

(clearing throat)(Jersey inflection)....AnggggaY...yo Ang! (Patwah)Rahpoht Done!?..or more soon come? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]