We wake this morning in Jamaica! Ocho Rios - the sun is shining and the Caribbean Sea so blue!
We have immigration at 7.30 am, so early start. All goes well. Clive has booked one last tour from the cruise ship. Off we go - its River Rafting at Martha Brae Falls, it sounds like great fun!
It is. We arrive at a fast rapid area. There are bamboo rafts with a seat on, and a barefoot Jamaican with a bamboo pole ( bit like a Gondolier - only in some cases a Rasta Man). We have to wear life jackets, and onboard we clamber. It's brilliant! We set off down the Falls, quite fast at first, then settling into a lovely relaxing river ride. A young guy throws a model of the raft to us. He says $5, of course I buy it. He meets us further down and swims out to get his money - it's crazy! Our rafter chats away to Clive - the Jamaican Patwa gets going, and I can hardly understand them. Clive loves the reminiscing! It's such a lovely trip.
Back to the ship, collect our things and say goodbye to lots of people - we had a great time. Our taxi meets us and off we go to Negril - almost 3 hours.
We arrive at the hotel only to be told its closed and we are transferred to Sandals - Beaches Hotel. We were disappointed but as its turned out, our Hotel is fab and the staff are probably the best I have ever had in an hotel! (Everything happens for a reason!)
We are tired, so have dinner and get some much needed rest. Dunns River Falls tomorrow - I'm going to climb them. Clive not so sure yet. We will see!!!
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