Hi All….this is my last full day in Jamaica and since I’ve had a blast of a time and some funny moments have happened, I decided to list them here and let you all share in the laughter. But first, let me start by giving you the dynamics of the group I went with. Also, let me also apologize to anyone I might offend with this post.
First of course…there’s me. ‘Nuff said! LOL
2) Henry (Age 31) - the hubby, who’s very laid back and willing to go with the flow as long as you hurry up and make up your damn mind about what we’re doing. Doesn’t really like “group” vacations, but did it for me anyway.
3) Phelesia AKA Kandi (Age 42) - Very good friend from work who I hang out with alot. Our elected leader who often leads us down the path of craziness (in which we all chastise ourselves for being a lemon for following along with her although we know how she can be). Someone who more often than not can not remember names or dates accurately and you have to deciper what the hell she’s talking about. Someone who always thinks she’s right and you have to go through extreme measures to prove to her that she is in fact - wrong. However, we all love her and she can consistently get us out of a jam or get our money returned when we feel we’re getting royally screwed.
4) Nate (Age 34) - Kandi’s husband, who is also very laid back and willing to go with the flow, adores his wife and the peacemaker.
5) Melissa AKA Caramel D (Age 30) - Another very good friend from work who I hang out with alot. Organizer of the trip whose husband could not attend this outing with us because he waited too late to find out what week during the summer he could NOT take off from work. By the time he did, trip was already book. Caramel did NOT cancel trip because this was her gift for her birthday. Youngest in our group of co-worker friends who is a life time student in order to avoid paying student loans, i.e. - she’s currently working on her third master’s degree.
6) Lavenia AKA Ms. V (Age 50) - Friend of Phelesia’s older sister who travels all the time, has been married six times and never has to work again for the rest of her life because of a discrimination lawsuit she filed against the government and won. Does Pilates and Yoga and is more fit than me and who recently underwent plastic surgery for a tummy tuc. Nuff said!
OK…now that I’ve gotten that out of the way….here goes!
Top 8 Moments in Jamaica!
1) Jamaica is “famous” for their Rum Punch (which I now have the recipe and will be making at home). Melissa told everyone that we shouldn’t start drinking at least until noon, but broke her own rule when she starting drinking Rum Punch at ten o’clock in the morning. We all agreed that her rule was lame and promptly all began to drink as well.
2) During Monday night excursion to Falmouth where we took a boat ride in the Glistening Waters (so called because it is where salt water meets fresh water and when you glide through the water, it glows - truly! It’s very beautiful to see.) We were told that if we wanted to, we could swim during said excursion. Ms. V promptly replied that she was not swimming for fear that we would be pulled 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
3) Because of Ms. V’s comment, everyone in the group started calling our boat captain Captain Nemo…instead of Captain Ninja - his real name. Mind you Rum Punch was free and generously passed out during said boat trip.
4) Sunday night, a party in our group (not me - pinky promise - and I will not mention names due to the fact that who in the hell knows who reads stuff on the Internet) brought a substance abundantly grown in Jamaica but was not able to partake of said substance because it was still too fresh. Monday afternoon after trying to partake of substance again and failing, party member took a nap. During Monday night dinner, party member stated that since they did not wash their hands after handling substance touched and rubbed their eyes and believed that substance got in their eye and probably got them a tad high. We of course, laughed and did not believe this could happen. In the middle of the boat trip Monday evening, party member asked Captain Ninja if this was in fact possible, he laughed and said no. This incident caused Phelesia to make up a song and began singing it. The name of the song was “I Got High In My Eye.” Of course we all joined along and made up our own verses.
5) Tuesday - Dunn’s River Falls - Ocho Rios (If you’ve never been to Jamaica - this is a mountain water fall that you climb. It is “highly” recommended that you wear your bathing suit and water shoes for climb.) Now, we all bought water shoes before we left. However, Ms. V did not because she owned a pair of L.L. Bean boat shoes. Well, our guide David, convinced her to go ahead and rent/buy a pair of water shoes from DRF. Against her better judgement, she did. But after we were assigned a guide and sent along the path to wait for him, she saw a woman promptly slip wearing the same pair of shoes she’d just rented. She turned back around and went back to retrieve her $100 LL Bean boat shoes, which she harped about at least half way up the climb.
6) Wednesday - Jimmy Buffet’s Margueritaville Restuarant/Club - Montego Bay - This was out first “night” out. We wanted to hear a live band so we got a table, were about to order drinks when the band began to perform. Well, during the first couple of songs everything was fine. Then, we noticed that the waiters/waitresses began to take all the empty tables and chairs to the back of the club. When it got to the last few that customers were still sitting in, the singer of the band promptly announced that we all had to get up out of our seats so they could take our chairs and tables. At this point, we did not know what the hell was going on. Phelesia…remember what I said above about her - decided that this was pure B.S. and said we were going to get our money back and leave. Well, the manager explained that they were getting ready to turn the area into a dance floor and we were welcome to sit at the bar. We relented, the crowd became heavier, the D.J. started playing music, so we decided to stay.
7) During our group “female” dancing - men were sitting at the bar drinking - Melissa and I “battled” Phelesia and Ms. V on the dance floor for laughs and the enjoyment of the other people on the dance floor. Melissa and I, being the youngest of the group, were winning…that is until Ms. V. got down on the floor and began doing push-ups. We promptly declared that they were the winners because neither one of us would even attempt to do a push up. We were beaten by a 50 year old woman. It’s a shame. I know…..LOL
8 ) Since this post has gotten waaaaaaayyyy to long….this is the last one. While Henry and Nate were sitting at the bar, a woman came up to them and asked them if they were twins. Mind you…Nate has about 70 pounds on Henry. They laughed and told her no. Contrary to certain myths, all black people do NOT look alike. Their torture was not, however, over when she then asked Henry if he was “gay.” He looked at the woman, didn’t answer and walked away finding me on the dance floor. Henry stayed glued to my side for the duration of our little outing. LOL
Well….I hope you enjoyed my little tales. I’ll probably share more on my blog next week because this is only up to Wednesday. There are still several more days to go. Also, the laptop has been acting screwy so I haven’t been able to upload any of the hundred or so pictures we’ve taken so I’ll be doing that next week when I get home.
I miss you guys! Smooches 
June 30th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Omg rofl! I have to hear this “I got high in my eye” song when you get home lol!
June 30th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Glad you had a great time. You had me in stitches! ROFL
July 1st, 2007 at 9:25 am
Sounds like you had a blast! My sister went to Jamaica last year-she had a blast too. Today she is on her way to Roatan Honduras *grumble grumble lucky grumble*
My biggest recent adventure was to the Olive Garden lol
Okay and I NEED to hear the Got High In My Eye song!