Learning to See, Steam Fish Cook-Off, and a Break-In!

[Bizzy]

Re: Learning to See, Steam Fish Cook-Off, and a Break-In!

unu gwaan tek libatty wid mi

my friend took a different route to norbrook area than the 2 weh mi familiar wid (mtn view and dwntn)..

dat route look much easier an safer fi mi do by miself a night time

[Magician]

Re: Learning to See, Steam Fish Cook-Off, and a Break-In!

Mi neva tell you fi go downtown a nite time!
Mi tell you fi use South Park Camp Road.

[Marilyn]

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Little Ochii is on my short list...my family always ask..haven't you done everything there yet???? Not by a long shot.

[MsExced]

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Marilyn, Bizi you ladies should really take a trip to Little Ochii, the food sweet and the vibe man the vibe man good can't done especially on a weekend.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Little Ochii is on my short list...my family always ask..haven't you done everything there yet???? Not by a long shot. </div></div>

[MsExced]

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Great start Magic Tell me something you did eat any pepper shrimp

[Magician]

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No peppa swimp this time.

What had happened was since mi drive thru the south coast I neva drive thru Middle Quarters like usual so di swimp miss me.

[Magician]

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I figured the only way to see EVERYTHING in JA is to move thre for at least ten years.

That will have to unfortnately wait a few years.

[Magician]

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">After lunch I figured since mi so close, and since last time mi did de a Lover's Leap was in 1997, is high time I go!


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So I depart Alligator Pond and immediatelly get lost!


Not to worry, is a roadtrip so everyting de pan a level still.


So there's a pretty lady waiting for a robot pon de side a de road so I stop and beg her directions to one place with a unique name of 'Junction'. She tell me she going give me good directions if mi drop her up the road. Sounds like a deal! </span>



<span style="font-family: 'Fixedsys'">Climbing up the Santa Cruz Mountains</span>





<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">All now mi find the turnoff fi Lover's Leap and drive on the bad road to the gate</span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">The gate is closed! </span>


<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">No mi nuh drive outta mi way, drive pon one mash up road and already the prospect of the heavenly view sweet mi mind only to find out seh dem lock off the place! &lt;kissteet&gt; !

While I'm cussing badwud to miself a black Corolla pulls up and a lady comes out. She looking to go inside too, and we both inspect the gate. While it is <span style="font-style: italic">technically closed</span>, it is <span style="font-style: italic">prectically not locked</span>. So mi seh, <span style="font-style: italic">&quot;Well dat look like one invitation to me!&quot;</span> </span>

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">So mi open the gate while the lady drives in, then follow backa her in my car and park beside her in the otherwise empty parking lot. There's strength in numbers when implicating one-self into dubious activities. </span>
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">(For other such activities by this poster please refer to the 2005 trip report)

From 12 years ago I didn't remember the building. They must have added on or something. The door is open we go inside to find the bartender lady, and 2 man drinking rum.

[Considering we are in St. Bess, I try to channel Mrs.MarieK, and say]
&quot;Good afternoon. Are you Hopen?&quot;

-man drinking rum- <span style="font-style: italic">&quot;No.........and not hopen for you.&quot;</span>

[I thinking im brite eno! Catch a glimpse a di view and while walking towards the terrace say]

<span style="font-style: italic">&quot;Well I going lick two pikcha from de terrace&quot; </span>

See: </span>


<span style="font-family: 'Fixedsys'">View just as lovely as 12 years ago! </span>



<span style="font-family: 'Fixedsys'">One thing is true! They must have really been in love to jump offa dis ya cliff!
Cause is one thing if you fall straight thru and just lick the water, and a whole different story if you rolling to your death thru all the macca! </span>









<span style="font-family: 'Fixedsys'">See Pedro Bluff there!</span>


<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Time to head back from the terrace and into the bar trying to see if a constable already waiting to arrest me for trasspassing.

So mi say to dem:

<span style="font-style: italic">&quot;Tanks for NOT being Hopen fi mi today!&quot;</span>

De ppl dem and break di ice.
Turns out the reason they are closed is that they are renovating the terrace (there was a worker there welding the handrail in place) and the two man drinking rum is neighbours.

So me reason wid de ppl dem and hole a vibe while Mrs. Cathy (who is allegedly the best cook in all of Jamaica, tried to feed me. But since mi just eat mi had to take a rain check on that.

My famale accomplice to the break-in was nowhere to be found.

Mi bid farewell and let myself out throught the gate that was again closed.</span>

[Laurel]

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{{Majik}}

what a sweet sweet ride this is taggin along with you ~

nuff times we haffi do that as well with a closed gate ~ we reach a destination for a reason - sometimes haffi check a gate for a proper lockup ~ ~ iffi nuh lockdung ~ we pass thru too ...

so sweet about JaJa ... little chat fi break the ice ~ and nuff soon we eat from their cook-pots ~

love that south side ... pass by Lovers Leap nuff times as well - and not stopped yet ~ is pon my list ~

[MsExced]

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I forgot how breath taking the view is. I envy my cousins who get to enjoy it each day

Laurel time to start marking off all those places off your list. Get to exploring

[Laurel]

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ha ... a little secret ~

we have been out exploring and roaming too much ~ just not at all the 'destination spots' - we fling right past those!!
these days, we are more about keeping to our yard ~

[ohliz]

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Sweet!! Such a nice view. Lucky you had that lady with you or you might have gone through Nain 5 times like I did trying to find the road from AP to TB.....

[Magician]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ohliz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sweet!! Such a nice view. Lucky you had that lady with you or you might have gone through Nain 5 times like I did trying to find the road from AP to TB..... </div></div>



She was waiting on that corner. If I was going to go straight it would take mi to Nein 9 times too. But she mek mi turn dehso.


Laurel, mek Lover's Leap nuh miss yuh next time. It's worth the treck.

[Laurel]

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OK - it looks simply divune ~

[Marilyn]

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I've never been to lover's leap...adding to the list of things to do. This should take me at least to 80