Village Hotel - Ocho Rios

... 20 other people. There is a guide for each group of people and a videographer, and there are multiple groups going up the falls at a time, each following a different path and often criss-crossing each other. You start at the bottom, at the beach, and wind your way up these falls, helping your group mates along the way. Andy did not climb the falls with us, choosing instead to chart our progress along the dry walking route. This was a wise choice on his part and with his back ...

... were really keen for sales. We just bought some sunscreen and came back on board the ship. We all went back to the H2O zone and enjoyed the relatively empty pool area.<br><br>It was another incredibly hot day so it was very relaxing to just kick back and hang out by the pool. Now THIS is a holiday!!<br><br>After dinner we put the girls to bed and went watch the show.

Ocho is an interesting city, divided by a straight line, on one side (from the center to the port), relatively safe area day and night, upscale boutique, restaurants and on the other side, the chaos and not so safe area. There are a few hundreds meters of beachfront.

... could see the bulb nose of the ship ; I thought ships just had pointed edges in the front. Here is a photo with Ivica, othe best waiter in the world, as they sang an italian song to all dinner guests. In honor of the excitement of the night before, our cabin steward left this hanging near our balcony:

We arrived at Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Tuesday after two days at sea. The last two days at sea had been filled with good times and it had been smooth sailing. We looked out from our balcony and thought how beautiful the waters and port were.The weather was sunny with some clouds and the day would be pleasantly warm. We had planned a shore excursion of going on a zip-line through the ...

... of the famous Dunn's River Falls. At the time, the pool was the largest in Jamaica. <br><br>Watersports<br>When we stayed here in 2007, I really got to know several of the watersports staff. Just like other Sandals these guys are some of the friendliest people you will meet in Jamaica. Plain and simple they have a great job and they love it. So coming back in 2008 was such a joy to catch up with old friends. If you like to sail ...

... a research project about a local concern, as well as my personal concern of its consequences on the environment. A garbage management system is provided by the government, but littering, burning, and illegal dumping in open lots, gullies, and bodies of water are still very common practices in Jamaica. Plastic and Styrofoam containers line the roads, bags of garbage are ripped open by dogs and scattered everywhere, scurrying rats and buzzing flies and the ...

... Coast and Ochi, and towards the end, the route passes through one of my favorite views, Fern Gully. The road through Fern Gully is canopied by lush green vegatation, over hanging trees, palms, and ferns, hence the name. Unfortunately there isn't much room on the sides for walking because it would be nice to be able to go slower through it so as to see more. Towards the bottom, some crafters have set up stands to sell their wares but again there isn't much room to ...

... exchanged, the bookends tenderly wrapped and Kara and I began to make our way to the exit. I was perspiring pride; enjoying a shopper's high. Smiling to myself and thinking, "Nick, you sure know how to drive a bargain. You got yourself a hell of a deal." I was a shopper with superhuman shopping skills. I was a man's man. I felt a sudden, primal urge to puff my chest, grunt and scratch with reckless abandon. "I am Nick. Shopping Guru, King of the Bargain. Hear my roar ...

This was a horrible nasty little place I hope to never see again. When you walk down the street, it is filthy and taxi drivers nag at you and then throw insults when you refuse to take a taxi. I Came. I Saw. I LEFT! One almost saving feature of this hideous place was swimming in the water, but even that turned south when I felt what I believe to be a sewer pipe under my feet.