We also did a lot of snorkeling while we were there. It was my first time ever to snorkel, so I was a little slow at first, but got the hang of it quick. Gib was very good at it. We snorkeled 4 different days to 4 different locations. We had a guide named D.T., double trouble, flava flave, etc. He was Hilarious. And Toby took underwater pics while we were snorkeling.
The sunsets in Negril are beautiful when you get one. We were there during hurricane season, so we had lots of cloudy days, but we did get a few amazing sunsets (5:45pm).
While we were in Jamaica we had to go deep sea fishing. We were so excited to do this. It rained pretty hard the whole night before and was still sprinkling in the morning. There was an amazing rainbow out that morning though. We were the first to arrive to where the small boat would pick us up at so when we got on board we were the first to catch a fish. They had seven lines out at a time and we were on the water for 5 hours. We didn't catch anything! Well, I should take that back we caught a small lizard fish right off shore, but I think that they put this fish on there before we left, or maybe it was just bait. We were kind of bummed, but that's the luck of fishing. Our guide, Martin was very cool and hung out with us the whole time talking about just about anything. And just for your information I was the only girl not to throw up on this trip, Thanks to our neighbor Lisa for getting us Dramamine. 
I would have to say my favorite part of the trip was going to Rick's Cafe to cliff jump. I was the first to jump and I chickened out of the 35 foot jump, but did the 25 foot. Gib did the 35 foot jump. It was so much fun after you finally got the nerve to jump. The water was so crystal clear blue. The professional jumpers would jump from 50 foot platforms after doing a handstand for a few minutes and begging for money. And then there was a guy who jumped from a dead tree that is 70 feet high, but he would only jump once he was given $20 from the crowd. It was so worth it.
I'm not sure if what I'm about to say next was Gib's favorite, but it had to be at the top of his list. We found out from some other guests that you could kayak out to this little island that was not part of Sandal's property. The island was completly untouched. No buildings or restrooms. Over there was some fisherman that trapped fresh lobster. You got to pick out of the cage which lobster you wanted and then they would chop it in half and put it on the grill with butter and garlic. There was a small fee for this, but all the guys over there loved us because we brought a cooler full of beer, wine and water over and shared with them. It was such an experience. Cats roaming all around trying to eat any scraps. And there was a few other couples over there at the same time. Obviously not from the US, they were basically nude. It was very different. And after we were done, we kayaked back by Hedonism, which is a nudey resort, and you won't believe this but the song, I Like Big Butts came on and all we could see was a bunch of naked people shaking what the good lord gave them. It was hilarious. I didn't eat, but I enjoyed drinking and sitting on the beautiful beach. If we would have known about this place earlier, I'm sure we would have been over there everyday.
This was our bus/taxi driver, Perry, that picked us up at the airport and drove us to the hotel. I was his co-pilot and asked him lots of questions during the hour and a half trip.
And last but not least we have a few pics with Norman. Norman is 59 years old and he has been growing his dreads since 1995. Norman was the creator of a few qifts we bought for our friends and family.
More to come when I get some more time and more pics! I hope you enjoy!
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Looks like you guys had SO much fun!!
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