01-28-2015, 11:10 PM
I still love Jamaica very much, for many years I stayed out in the far west end just before the lighthouse (Citronella) and really only hung out there and went to Bloody Bay (prior to Rui being built) almost each and every day. For about ten years or so I have lost my ability to drive in Jamaica (really a sadness for me) -- the other drivers seem just so crazy and driving so REALLY fast, I just can't do it anymore.
Jamaica is just an easy place to go for me in these times, as a solo traveller. My daughters used to come but oldest one has three kids, youngest one is one of those people who "never go in the sun". Plus I can usually have her watch my pets when I am away - a giant plus.
So basically Jamaica is an easy place to go, I know right where to eat, I change up my places to stay, I have an amount of Jamaican friends there, I can feel relatively safe where I stay. I do feel relatively protected there since I have been going there for so many years. Still, I do try and stay out of the radar so to speak & keep to myself other than immediate neighbors. Christmastime is quite a crazy week, which is when I am usually there. I do enjoy the events at The Caves though. I usually leave on Jan. 20th since that is when the students come back. One thing, my favorite thing actually, that I always bring to Jamaica is my goose down pillow. It takes up quite a bit of luggage space but each and every night I LOVE that I brought it.
I do usually travel to the John Crowe Mountains. In the 1970's you could take a train from Montego Bay to Kingston, the train situation got totally RUINED in one of the big hurricanes. This train trip was truly an experience though. So I still go up into one of the towns on the train trip. The non-existence of the train passing through has totally changed the town. But a huge river passes through, very beautiful. Totally "country country" area of Jamaica. People STARE at me (like they have never EVER seen a white person), ask me if they can touch my hair.
I know after some of my friends from the former Awee Maway Village, which became Pickled Parrot, I REALLY kind of tried to become like one of those "no-see-um" bugs when I was there. And I did a good job of it!!! For the hey-day of stage shows at Kaiser's Cafe, I would arrive at 12:15, knowing show time wasn't until 12:30.
I will always enjoy and love Negril but SO much crap and badness but I can always figure out how to avoid it I am thinking. It is a beautiful little town, I love being located ocean front west end. An absolutely wonderous morning view, no matter that you can't jump into the sea because of the rough sea.
Jamaica is just an easy place to go for me in these times, as a solo traveller. My daughters used to come but oldest one has three kids, youngest one is one of those people who "never go in the sun". Plus I can usually have her watch my pets when I am away - a giant plus.
So basically Jamaica is an easy place to go, I know right where to eat, I change up my places to stay, I have an amount of Jamaican friends there, I can feel relatively safe where I stay. I do feel relatively protected there since I have been going there for so many years. Still, I do try and stay out of the radar so to speak & keep to myself other than immediate neighbors. Christmastime is quite a crazy week, which is when I am usually there. I do enjoy the events at The Caves though. I usually leave on Jan. 20th since that is when the students come back. One thing, my favorite thing actually, that I always bring to Jamaica is my goose down pillow. It takes up quite a bit of luggage space but each and every night I LOVE that I brought it.
I do usually travel to the John Crowe Mountains. In the 1970's you could take a train from Montego Bay to Kingston, the train situation got totally RUINED in one of the big hurricanes. This train trip was truly an experience though. So I still go up into one of the towns on the train trip. The non-existence of the train passing through has totally changed the town. But a huge river passes through, very beautiful. Totally "country country" area of Jamaica. People STARE at me (like they have never EVER seen a white person), ask me if they can touch my hair.
I know after some of my friends from the former Awee Maway Village, which became Pickled Parrot, I REALLY kind of tried to become like one of those "no-see-um" bugs when I was there. And I did a good job of it!!! For the hey-day of stage shows at Kaiser's Cafe, I would arrive at 12:15, knowing show time wasn't until 12:30.
I will always enjoy and love Negril but SO much crap and badness but I can always figure out how to avoid it I am thinking. It is a beautiful little town, I love being located ocean front west end. An absolutely wonderous morning view, no matter that you can't jump into the sea because of the rough sea.