2017 Pics

My 22nd and the 2017 Lovin’ Life Group Trip Report

February 25 – March 4, 2017

After so many trips and normally helping newbies and other peeps while at H2, I decided to start a fun lovin’ singles-friendly and mixed variety group called “Lovin’ Life”. Not being a travel agent, I chose Castaways Travel to be the agency behind this group because they have always been on top of things both in sending invoices and addressing resort issues as soon as was possible (example, they gave a list of approved options available for last summer’s A/C problem before we even got there). Being a volunteer lead for a group means I am not paid for the time spent before the trip or at the resort. If enough rooms are booked, I do get a free room, but the time spent is more than what is given. Not complaining – just want to clarify for those who want to start a group and don’t know the caveats. For me it is well worth it because I enjoy having newbies fall in love with the place, repeat offenders come back home and helping peeps have fun whether in this group or not. :)

My trip started as it normally does, landing in MBJ…except I got to wear flip flops to the airport because our normal winter was nowhere to be felt (74 degrees that day). After landing, I got to the shuttle desk just in time to hop onto a shuttle that was leaving immediately and lo and behold I had the same driver as my last trip – Dr. Delicious (or Alfonso as others may know him). He is full of jokes and this time ended up driving me both to and from the resort.

Check-in was fast both for me and for all of my group peeps. And, after 6 months of emailing and using FB to connect them, I finally got to meet them AND all of the awesome people who were there that week. I can honestly say that even if I didn’t have a group, this week was one that would have me coming back to it. There was a good mix of all varieties (no one style, drama or cliques) and everyone just wanted to have fun. Love H2 peeps!

We had our 1st meet and greet at the Flame restaurant at the long table, where goody bags and special fun items from other peeps were handed out. Food was excellent and the 3D kitty panties made an appearance that had even the most talkative person speechless. :D Next time we’ll have to find a new larger yet fun location.

Monday we had a group trip (including non-group members) to the Pelican Bar. For those interested, it is definitely less $ to go with a bigger group vs as a single or a couple. I had Ashton Pitt (https://www.facebook.com/ashton.e.pittcc or acetourjamaica@gmail.com) drive us for the day. He is a local very down to earth/real guy who was great to work with the whole time. It is 90 minutes from Negril, but I think everyone who went would say it is worth going once. We went out to the bar via water taxis and then had fresh caught lobster, fish and shrimp dinner ($25) when we got back. With pit stops and overall time there, it did take the day (~10:45am - 6:30pm), but was a great one and if anyone likes taking pictures – the aquamarine water is absolutely gorgeous. I could sit there all day, but we had to get back for evening entertainment and fun. That night they had dinner, concert and party on the beach before we headed to the piano bar and pool/hot tub.

Tuesday, we went on the One Love Pub Crawl with Lenbert driving us to 6+ locations in Negril. Once again the views from some of these were amazing both those on the cliffs and the caves underneath them. While I don’t partake, one bar had a weed menu with everything from oils to candy to cake (jello shots weren’t listed, but were also present). This trip starts at 3pm and goes until about 6:30pm.

Tuesday was also the night of the glow pool party, where a devilish side came out and the night we found a virgin to corrupt. Hehe! The other single ladies had quite the time with him and like the old Mikey commercials, I think he liked it. ;)

Wednesday – Friday had no set activities and all week we partied with all the other fun peeps in the pool and afterwards, most times until 3-4 am each night. Still love the Fetish show at dinner and the disco being by the prude bar actually was nice (fresh air). Will say, that everyone was just worn out in the end and we all crashed for the few hours left before shuttles back to the airport started to leave. Have to leave to come back and/or recover!

Stephanie (piano bar entertainer) is at H2 Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. I always like it when she is in house and her performance out in the courtyard on Friday night is full of upbeat fun and dancing.

Fun Times:

Being told I smell good, when all I had on was sunscreen and just eaten fries (new cologne fragrance idea? Eau de French Fries & Sunscreen? :D)

How a $9 pair of kitty panties turned into a guessing game about if they were even being worn, painted on or even tattooed. “How long did it take?....” I think our laughter was probably heard across the resort and I know I was bent over breathless from it. So worth the money and then some! LOL!

Being nudged to look at a shadow that a lady was making by just rocking on the side of the pool that looked like her ‘shadow lady self’ was doing something something to a guy sitting near her in the water.

How everything that is innocent sounds bad there, like a single gal saying, “It’s my vacay. I’ll eat anything I want.”

Driver saying, “There is nothing wrong with driving on the wrong side of the road, as long as everyone does it. Otherwise there are expensive metal crunches.”

Having a new set of friends introduce us to the deadly “C-shot”, fireball and rum cream.

Being told that a-less chaps taste like plastic. Who knew?? Hehe!

Going to the outside disco to dance after being in the hot tub and trying to keep a towel in place…not sure why!

Introducing flaming Bob Marley shots to a few new peeps – so much betta when drank through a straw than as a shot.

Making sure every guy who booked got a little piece of something (squeeze those buns, mon), multi-purpose group goodies rule!

Being told I danced like a Jamaican – not quite, ‘butt’ after 22 trips I’ve watched and learned a likkle.

Meeting and hanging out with amazing peeps from all walks of life and styles. Cheers to Lovin’ Life peeps – what a week! (Don’t think I won’t remember next year’s pseudo-names…you’re on my list!)