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Monday morning, we got a cab to Just Natural. We’d eaten there on our previous trip and had wanted to go back, because it’s incredible.<\/p>\n

It’s set back a couple of ‘blocks’ (such as they are in Negril) from the cliffs, so it’s warmer up there. They have a big piece of land with the restaurant at the front and a jungle behind. There are paths all over to little dining areas, a bar, and a playground for the kids. They have fruit trees growing everywhere.<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite parts of the whole experience is the bathrooms. They’re outdoor and almost entirely handmade, including the urinal.<\/p>\n

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This would not fly in America. I love it.<\/p>\n

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Szof and I played checkers while waiting for our food.<\/p>\n

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Look at this Jamaican breakfast. Seriously, AMAZING.<\/p>\n

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After eating and buying a bunch of hot sauce to take a long, we decided to walk back. It’s a long way from there to the hotel and it was hot, but we had nothing but time.<\/p>\n

There were yard goats along the way. I love them.<\/p>\n

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We stopped into a bakery to buy stuff to take along, and got bottles of water for the walk. It’s a lot quieter along the cliffs when you’re that far from the roundabout. There’s far less traffic and fewer taxis honking at you. There are pretty excellent views, too.<\/p>\n

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Also, there’s the Negril lighthouse!<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t open that day, but we were still able to climb part of the way up for pictures.<\/p>\n

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Bally found a cannon to hang out in, too. Everyone loves CannonBally.<\/p>\n

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Then we headed back out on the road again. We stopped after a bit at a little bar to pick up some beers, and admired their spectacular view.<\/p>\n

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Then we stopped into Ricks just to see it again. I wanted to show them the pool that has tables sitting in it, so you can have dinner with your feet in the water.<\/p>\n

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Then we headed out again. Our walk along the cliffs had become something of a death march at that point, because it was hot and we were tired. I think we finished the last mile in total silence.<\/p>\n

Back at the hotel, my poolside bed called. I love this thing!<\/p>\n

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We hung out in the little pool drinking beer and talking, and then Matt and I went to go snorkel off the cliffs. The waves were a little rough so I was nervous about getting in the water, but it was fine. There’s a really good spot near the far end of Samsara where I found all manner of fish hanging out.<\/p>\n

Then we went to sit and watch the kids jumping off the cliffs. A friend of Kris and Orsi’s had made him and Atti matching trunks in sort of a green Zubaz pattern. They were… something.<\/p>\n

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Szof has no fear. She jumped about a million times while we were there.<\/p>\n

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Kris’ jump was majestic.<\/p>\n

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We went to go shower and change, then came back out to get a table and watch the sunset. It was too hazy for a good sunset, but you can’t really complain about this:<\/p>\n

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A big group of people had shown up for what’s apparently become an important tradition: the naked cliff jump. As far as we could tell, they were primarily Canadian and mostly really extremely drunk. We saw a lot of man ass and Canadian flags while this was happening.<\/p>\n

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After sunset, we walked up to No Limit, and saw that all the Canadian cliff-jumpers were hanging out up there. Kris and Orsi headed back early, and Matt and I stuck around a little bit longer before walking back. We went to their room and saw that it was dark, so we hung out talking to their new next-door neighbors for a bit.<\/p>\n

On the way back to our room we heard the kids yelling, and saw that they were all over on the cliff edge, lighting lanterns and sending them off over the ocean, so we stuck around watching that (which was awesome) before calling it an early night and heading to bed, where Matt stayed up watching the Westminster Dog Show on TV while I dozed off.<\/p>\n

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