LesBaker
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Funny story to the first visit to the Parrot.
Leaving the resort we got on one of the shuttles that they had to take guests to different places. The van that 6 of us got in reeked of weed. So the driver was the typical Jamaican, dreads and all. I asked him jokingly "hey do you smoke weed?" and very matter of factly he said "Ya mon all day everyday" then reached underneath his seat and pulled out a brown paper lunch bag and said "you want some.....go ahead" as he handed it to me. I didn't take any but the one of the other guys took a nice big fat bud.
We get to the restaurant and it's pretty empty. The waiter comes over and takes our drink order then a few minutes later brings them. 15 minutes later nothing.....now 20 plus minutes and nothing. So I go over to the bar and there is noone there, I can't see anyone around. So I poke my head in the kitchen door and what do I see.
The waiter, the bartender, the cook and our shuttle driver sharing a spliff the size of a sub sandwich!!! I asked if we could get another round and I got the Jamaican response "soon come mon soon come" and in a few minutes we had another round of drinks and got the food order in. The jerk chicken was melt in your mouth delicious and worth the wait.
On the way home some crabs were crossing the road and the driver, stoned as he was, maneuvered around all of them at warp speed while extolling the virtues of being perpetually stoned! He got a great tip from us, especially the guy who had taken the primo bud from his bag.
Many excellent memories from Jamaica trips and this is one of them.
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