Thursday, 28 January, 2016 – Ochos Rios, Jamaica, maaaan….

Thursday, 28 January, 2016 – Ochos Rios, Jamaica, maaaan….

We took a took a tour which included a chairlift called the Rainforest Sky Explorer which soars above the rainforest to the top of Mystic Mountain. From there, Ted took the famous bobsled run, 1000 metres, curves at 90 degrees and full throttle all the way, clocking in at 48 km/h. Taking advice from the pit guy, Ted put his hat on backwards and it stayed on – unfortunately, the same could not be said for his sun glasses that are probably still in the rainforest! (or being sold to other tourists) After the run, the pit guy said that with the speed I was doing, I could have hit 80 km/h on a rainy day!

We then checked out the gift shop (there is always a gift shop) and the hummingbird sanctuary which is home to some 48 species of hummingbirds.

Then it was back to the chairlift and off to Dunn's River Falls – the famous falls that descends 55 m over 183 m. It was featured in the James Bond Movie “Dr. No”. The movie included the well-known scene of Ursula Andress walking out on Dunn’s River beach. Ursula was not there, but there were quite a few good stand-ins.(:-)  Ted climbed the falls – somewhere a bit over an hour in a human chain. Fortunately, the chain was not very good – chain means everyone falls over if one person falls. You must wear water shoes to ensure grip and be fairly agile. The waterfalls is surprisingly swift, although I could not find out the speed. There are pools in several places which are a metre or less in depth which give you a bit of respite in 26+C water! Take that PEI!