12-21-2017, 09:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2017, 05:03 AM by CardBoardBox.)
Mini trip report 12/10 to 12/20. Did not stay to 01/12
Down side? Southwest did ban cardboard boxes over xmas, as they did last year, and as last year, posted such when it was enacted in Mid November. I was prepared but both customer service and the head muky-mucks have their head up their arses keeping it a secret until the last minute and NOT telling customers clearly in the email beyound a small url link to bagage policy of this important restriction.
Flying over Cuba into MoBay was like a twilight zone episode. Solid Gray clouds. I joked "this wasn't in the brouchure."
Sunday afternoon arrival, to wind and rain, so at 8 PM, with the streets of Negril empty, Burger King was closed. Bummer.
But my celly worked because I had recharged $5 from home before the cut off date. My friend picked me up. Monday was the same rain and wind. We won't talk about the sea but the SALT water on the power lines caused so many short outages over the next 4 days, I thought I was back in the 80's. I lie - back then they were longer in duration.
Tuesday and Wednesday were near zero rain. It was border line sweat shirt for warmth.
Arriving in town just hours after the 2 kids got electrocuted,
(published elsewhere), for two days the RumBar people closed the West End road off with small baracades of burning stuff. Walking, which everyone not on a motorcycle (good for taxi business them) a change for me to see Foreign walking and also the locals hanging around. Reminded me of the political ralleys of everyone wearing orange or green shirts, and of the time of burning tires on the road to protest when the gas price jumped. 90's ??
The road closure was more or less limited to around MiYard. People with cars had only the long way around, (past the light house?)
My days were bland. The nice days had me in town buying patties, veggies, supermarket items. Shocked that a stalk of celry was 600 dollars. Spoiled are us tourists.
Solid tuna is $300 plus GCT. I was slightly annoyed at my friend feeding his cat, but 1. I paid only 50 cents each, and 2. he does not eat tuna out of a can.
Did meet up with the girl from PA, but with sucky cell service past Ricks (exactly where I can not tell you, but was next door to "coffee retreat"***), I gave up on voice mail to meet her again.
Jitterbug - sorry I did not try to contact you will your last day.
Shaeleen - I fly home before you landed. Sorry.
I got bored without cable at night time, and thinking how I should be working on my houses here, and other things, so on Monday, after only a week, I changed my flight out to Wednesday.
And return I did to freezing weather. Not so sure I made the right decision. LOL
In hind sight, it was just the wrong time for me to be there. I'm usually happy with my routine, and isolation and walking to town and shopping, but if I go into more detail it would serve no purpose.
Everything seemed more expensive.
There is now a 3rd Chinese owned market near BK, in the cambrio plaza, first floor. Why? Buying up the island?
Great to feel the vibs in town, with the usual hussle from locals. Perhaps due to the wind, a lot of bananas were available in town in near overripe condition.
Actually walked on the beach and the beach road twice, stopping by at the Negril Beach Club Condos (Jean always a pleasure) and also discovered a restaurant at "one mile" with a BLT and homemade fryes for J$500. Ate there twice.
I'll go back for a few days in Feb.
***footnote. THE verbal coffee retreat review by HER, not me, is that this new advertiser on the happy news site was disappointing, did not have a menu with prices and was shocked at the $16 charge for what she ordered for breakfast.
Down side? Southwest did ban cardboard boxes over xmas, as they did last year, and as last year, posted such when it was enacted in Mid November. I was prepared but both customer service and the head muky-mucks have their head up their arses keeping it a secret until the last minute and NOT telling customers clearly in the email beyound a small url link to bagage policy of this important restriction.
Flying over Cuba into MoBay was like a twilight zone episode. Solid Gray clouds. I joked "this wasn't in the brouchure."
Sunday afternoon arrival, to wind and rain, so at 8 PM, with the streets of Negril empty, Burger King was closed. Bummer.
But my celly worked because I had recharged $5 from home before the cut off date. My friend picked me up. Monday was the same rain and wind. We won't talk about the sea but the SALT water on the power lines caused so many short outages over the next 4 days, I thought I was back in the 80's. I lie - back then they were longer in duration.
Tuesday and Wednesday were near zero rain. It was border line sweat shirt for warmth.
Arriving in town just hours after the 2 kids got electrocuted,
(published elsewhere), for two days the RumBar people closed the West End road off with small baracades of burning stuff. Walking, which everyone not on a motorcycle (good for taxi business them) a change for me to see Foreign walking and also the locals hanging around. Reminded me of the political ralleys of everyone wearing orange or green shirts, and of the time of burning tires on the road to protest when the gas price jumped. 90's ??
The road closure was more or less limited to around MiYard. People with cars had only the long way around, (past the light house?)
My days were bland. The nice days had me in town buying patties, veggies, supermarket items. Shocked that a stalk of celry was 600 dollars. Spoiled are us tourists.
Solid tuna is $300 plus GCT. I was slightly annoyed at my friend feeding his cat, but 1. I paid only 50 cents each, and 2. he does not eat tuna out of a can.
Did meet up with the girl from PA, but with sucky cell service past Ricks (exactly where I can not tell you, but was next door to "coffee retreat"***), I gave up on voice mail to meet her again.
Jitterbug - sorry I did not try to contact you will your last day.
Shaeleen - I fly home before you landed. Sorry.
I got bored without cable at night time, and thinking how I should be working on my houses here, and other things, so on Monday, after only a week, I changed my flight out to Wednesday.
And return I did to freezing weather. Not so sure I made the right decision. LOL
In hind sight, it was just the wrong time for me to be there. I'm usually happy with my routine, and isolation and walking to town and shopping, but if I go into more detail it would serve no purpose.
Everything seemed more expensive.
There is now a 3rd Chinese owned market near BK, in the cambrio plaza, first floor. Why? Buying up the island?
Great to feel the vibs in town, with the usual hussle from locals. Perhaps due to the wind, a lot of bananas were available in town in near overripe condition.
Actually walked on the beach and the beach road twice, stopping by at the Negril Beach Club Condos (Jean always a pleasure) and also discovered a restaurant at "one mile" with a BLT and homemade fryes for J$500. Ate there twice.
I'll go back for a few days in Feb.
***footnote. THE verbal coffee retreat review by HER, not me, is that this new advertiser on the happy news site was disappointing, did not have a menu with prices and was shocked at the $16 charge for what she ordered for breakfast.