Breakaway / Live (*) / Solo - Feb-07-17-2019...

[Suna]

You make travelling solo sound like a lot of fun!

[sid_9169]

All of that delectable food p0rn I've been bringing your way all week, and this is what it culminates in... Grocery store roasted chicken... And, I forgot that I was almost out of beer, so the very last one of those... (*** I do have some backup tequila)

 

[MrFunInTheSun]

20 minutes ago, Suna said:

You make travelling solo sound like a lot of fun!

 

Ohhhh, but solo travel is lots of fun! Solo cruises are even better! 🙂

[sid_9169]

I think that I may be close to hitting a wall on this long travel day, on next to no sleep... I'm going to tip a glass of tequila in honor of all you fine readers who have followed along on my journey there and back again...

 

There's still plenty more to come in the following days... Until then... Salud...

 

 

[Beachiekeen]

Welcome home! We’ll be waiting for the rest!

[bina]

Welcome home, can’t wait to read the rest of your trip 

[Luvmypups]

Can’t wait for more. Welcome back to reality!!


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[Hogladyrider]

Enjoy your Monday off work, sleep in.....we'll wait for more!

[sid_9169]

"But, I don't want cereal mommy, I want an omelette!"... Well, I don't know how to make an omelette, so eat your cereal!...

 

We lost continuity long ago, so I thought I would give you the list of officers on board the Breakaway, then we'll continue with Jamaica mon'...

 

[amelia3171]

Your reviews are a joy, thank you! 

 

For me the food & drink photos and comments are my favourite parts of any reviews and you do this brilliantly. 

[sid_9169]

We had just finished eating lunch at Scotchies, and the driver got a call to pick some others up at a horse riding farm down the road... He asked if I was in a hurry to get back, but I had no plans, so our journey continued. We headed further west into the Jamaican countryside. Soon, we arrived at the horse farm and picked up five other passengers. The driver picked a leaf off a nearby tree and crushed it in his hand. He said "here, smell this"... It was a fresh clove leaf, and the scent was intoxicating. (Not in the normal Jamaican leaf intoxicating, but it had a strong fragrant odor)

 

 

[sid_9169]

[sid_9169]

Sorry, the text that I typed for the last post disappeared... We headed past Ocho Rios and soon we were driving through a working class Jamaican neighborhood. At the end of the road was a river, where we dropped off the rest of the passengers. I got out and took a few pictures there. My thirty dollar cab ride to Scotchies had turned into a pretty decent tour of the island.

 

[sid_9169]

A few more from the river where we dropped the people off... As you can see, we're in the sho nuff jungle right about now...

 

 

[sid_9169]

Then we headed back through the neighborhood back to the bottom of the river, where we would pick up the people after their float down...

 

[sid_9169]

Now, we're down at the bottom of the river waiting for them to arrive. I walked around and explored the area, but I didn't venture too far. I didn't want to miss my ride back to the port. Luckily, there was a restroom at the end of the river. The Red Stripe and water were weighing on me at this point. (Maybe I could write a book about the public bathrooms of the Caribbean?)

 

[TDHNJ]

Sid,

It was a pleasure meeting you and tipping more than a "few" alcoholic concoctions from the hands of Edgar in Vibe. I wish you well in your new job and maybe our paths will cross again on another cruise.  Take care and keep on writing these great cruise blogs/entries!

[PTC DAWG]

Which brand is your preferred patch? 

 

Oh yeah, your favorite ATL Jerk Chicken spot?  

Edited February 18, 2019 by PTC DAWG

[sid_9169]

Since I'm off work today, let's just continue with the food p0rn... The Buford highway corridor is home to any number of ethnic eateries. Any kind of food you can think of, and then some. Yummy Spicy is one of those places you could drive by a million times and never notice. The building used to be a taco bell back in the 80's... It's home to some authentic Szechuan cooking. They know me pretty well here, and right when I walk through the door, they know my order...

 

Of course I keep a custom set of titainium chop sticks in my glove box. (Just kidding, $12 on Amazon)

 

[sid_9169]

My standard order is the yummy spicy chicken. It's, well, yummy and spicy... Just look at all those Sichuan pepper corns.

 

 

This is what's left after you eat all the chicken. Like I said, spicy...

 

 

[sid_9169]

59 minutes ago, TDHNJ said:

Sid,

It was a pleasure meeting you and tipping more than a "few" alcoholic concoctions from the hands of Edgar in Vibe. I wish you well in your new job and maybe our paths will cross again on another cruise.  Take care and keep on writing these great cruise blogs/entries!

Thanks, TDHNJ... There's still a lot more to come!...

[sid_9169]

41 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said:

Which brand is your preferred patch? 

 

Oh yeah, your favorite ATL Jerk Chicken spot?  

Rebound is the only one I've tried, other than the party patch they used to sell on the ship. I order it directly from rebound for about $26 for thirty patches with free shipping... Favorite jerk? There's so many around, but most aren't in the greatest parts of town. Kool Runnings off Peachtree parkway is pretty good, and better than Scotchies...

[sid_9169]

About 3 o'clock the driver dropped me off back inside the port. I paid him the agreed upon $30 plus a nice tip for the extended tour. I headed straight to Vibe and started drinking... According to my notes, I had five Patron silver margaritas in a row...

 

A close up of the inside of the Vibe cabanas.

 

And, the cavernous Vibe accessable restroom... (What the heck is it with me and these restroom pictures?)

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Pretty soon, I was feeling pretty good, but I had to get ready for my solo Valentine's day dinner at Shanghai's...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I neglected to write down the names of any of the dishes, but everything was pretty good and came out quickly... I'll just let the pictures do the talking here.