Oniel’s House

On my 2006 Sumfest trip I was all over the place. A few days in Ocho Rios, then Montego Bay, and I had considered hitting Negril for a few days too. As luck would have it I accidentally ran into a guy in Mobay that I knew from YEARS ago in Negril. As it turned out he and his cousin now owned a house up the hill in Negril and had a spare bedroom that he could rent to me for a few nights. Sold! He picked me up the next morning at my hotel in Mobay and off we went.

His house was up the hill in Negril with a similar view of Alice’s house, you can see in THIS POST. But they’re actually not that close together. Here’s Oniel’s view of 7 Mile Beach, and a house being built just below.

I caught these children always playing in between the houses being built. I frequently sat on the verandah writing in my jounal and sipping Rum and coke.

Oniel’s place was quite nice. 3 bedrooms and very spacious. He lives there with his cousins and apparently rents this spare room out to other international people he knows, when they visit Jamaica. This is the room I got. It was so nice sleeping right under the window because up in the hills there is a constant breeze.

Every day I had these little guys nipping at my heels! I adored his puppies! And they seemed to like to follow me around everywhere I went.

The coolest thing about up where the house is, something I never experienced before, were bike taxi’s. The roads coming up the hill are pretty bad for cars so you can’t catch a real taxi to come up here. But at the bottom of the hill there are guys on motorbikes who take people up and down the hill. I noticed the same thing up where Alice lives. I never had the opportunity to try one though, because my friends all have cars and pretty much drove us anytime we went somewhere. Next time I’ll try one on purpose.

And last but not least, this is where I spent the majority of my time at Oniel’s place. Sitting in this spot writing and enjoying the scenery and relaxation.

This was a popular spot on the veranda. I sat and watched his cousin get his hair twisted one day too. It was neat to watch and visit with the cousin who was doing it. Below you’ll see what she was doing to his hair, and the finished product was his whole head twisted.