Our stop for today was Falmouth, Jamaica. Rich's brother Dave went to Jamaica on his mission so it was neat to be able to visualize where he lived for 2 years and some of what he experienced. Our excursion for the day was the Zipline Tour and Dunns River Falls. We had a great tour guide Anna and hilarous bus driver- Crazy Joe that told us what to look at, how to avoid the agressive vendors and just made the day a great wonderful adventure.
I think this was the cove that Columbus sailed into (I could be wrong)
A beautiful old bridge across the river- they told us before the new road was built two trucks would drive on this bridge in opposite directions... with an inch to spare on either side.
A monument errected in appreciation to the Queen who had the new road built. The road was named "The Queens Highway"
All suited up and ready for our zipline adventure!
Don't let the face fool you, he was having fun! :)
By the time I got things figured out- how to stay going forward and not swing backward, and how to keep my feet up at the landings, I was done with the entire course. lol! :)
Such a fun experience and great way to see the rainforests and all the beautiful plants. The guides were great and would stop and tell us about the different tree's and flowers and plants. They kept everyone laughing and smiling and having fun through the entire time.
We had lunch after the zipline and were treated to jerk chicken and traditional rice and beans and a coleslaw- all yummy.
Then on to Dunns River Falls. We were amazed at how many people were there, and we were told afterwards that this was a "slow" day and not crowded at all! Everyone went up the falls in groups with guides leading the line. Holding hands so everyone would walk the paths that were the safest and to warn each person behind them when holes or other obstacles were hiding under the water.
Down at the bottom as we started up the falls...
Somewhere about 1/3 of the way up Rich snapped a picture of me. I knew I wanted to be able to take pictures on the trip, but didn't want to spend money on a waterproof camera. We found a waterproof case to put the iphone in and it worked great! It was buttoned in a pocket on my shorts for the whole trip up the falls and it kept it nice and dry and we got some pictures to remember the day.
This is about the halfway point.
A picture as we left Falmouth that evening... the picturesque look...
And our fun towel animal of the night- a bat with my sunglasses on.
Dinner that night was just in the dining room, we went and watched the Love and Marriage show- (like the newlywed game, but a newlywed couple, one married about 15 yrs, and one married 57 years) and enjoyed the evening.
The next day was at sea... we slept in, ate, read books on the deck, mini golfed, had icecream, watched movies, had a yummy dinner at Chops (steakhouse) and went to the comedy show that night. I didn't take a single picture that day... :)
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