For what it is worth, I avoid Negril during spring break, etc. I am 58 years old, but not dead. Haven't been in a Hard Rock or Planet Hollywood in many, many years. However I do enjoy the company of others. What I was referring to in my comments about ex-pats is pretty much every establishment that I frequented, except for the gift shops, was owned by an ex-pat.

Once again if I said that San Pedro sucks..I didn't mean too. San Pedro is just not for me. I still think that some posts on this board are from those same expat owners, and not all are from tourists. I mean really who goes to an Island in the Caribbean and talks about swimming of off piers? I laughed my ass off when one couple walked out to the end of the pier next to Banana Beach and jumped into the water. They then started swimming out away from the beach only to find themselves back in ankle deep water. Then they couldn't get back onto the pier since there were no stairs and they didn't have the upper body strength to pull themself back up. They ended up wading all the way back to shore (75 yds or so) and then had to walk back out on the pier to collect their bag and then walk back to the beach. I last saw them arguing among themselves as they headed for the bar at Mata Rocks...lol

BTW the food at Blue Water Grill was excellent. I highly recommend the snook with caramelized onions. I also enjoyed the food at Elvi's (sp?). The cave tubing was fun, the Zoo was a waste of time. The Manatee watch was a waste of time. DO go to Hoi Chan/Shark Ray alley with Alfonse!!

No good deed goes unpunished...