Dunn's River Falls

Today I climbed Dunn’s River Falls in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. It was yet another spectacular experience. The falls are 900 feet tall and we started our ascent at the beach and climbed to the top. It’s quite a rush to be surrounded by jungle and wild birds as you scale slippery rocks with water rushing over them! The falls aren’t the type that you can jump into, but we did get to slide down one of the sections and fall backwards into a deep pool at another section. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to bring my camera as it is not waterproof, but went in on a DVD with another escort so hopefully I’ll have something to bring back and share. The one downfall (no pun intended!) of the experience is that the sun wasn’t shining and it was pretty darn cold. I think I need to gain some more body fat just so I can withstand the cold waters. I’m fighting a cold which I think I got swimming with the stingrays, so today probably didn’t help, but I can’t pass up all these wonderful opportunities.

Right as we were leaving the falls it started pouring rain and lasted pretty much the rest of the day. Lots and lots of rain! Its good preparation for all the rain I’ll be seeing in Southampton, England.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that the Dunn’s Falls are featured in the James Bond movie, Dr. No. If you’ve been keeping track from my European trip in the fall, you’ll realize this is my second Bond location within the year; I’ll be 007 before you know it!