I couldn’t wait to do this post from the minute I snapped these pictures! Jamaican high grade (marijuana) actually grows wild in the Blue Mountains! We checked into a guest house high up in the mountains a couple weeks ago and discovered through a little hike in the hills that marijuana up here just grows where ever it wants! The owners of the guest house told me that probably one day a long time ago someone was building a spliff and some seeds just fell out into the ground. Picture of...
The EARLY morning my rasta friend Demus came knocking on my door I felt like knocking him out! He showed up with a coffee in his hand and said “GET UP, we’re going to bathe in the river!” That sounded so unappealing to me this early but I put on my swimsuit and grabbed my towel. He advised me to bring my shampoo too. When we got up the hill I realized I’d been to this spot before….Milford Falls! CLICK HERE to read my first post on it. I was shocked to see it in the...
This is one of my favorite things I’ve seen in Jamaica – the “Happy Home Recipe”. And it was hanging on the wall in one of the smallest board houses I’ve been in. It was such an example of what life is about, instead of material things and money. Things like this reassure me I’m on the right path. Jamaica Happy Home Recipe The recipe reads: 4 cups of love 2 cups of loyalty 3 cups forgiveness 1 cup of friendship 5 spoons of hope 2 spoons of tenderness 4 quarts...
This place isn’t really called “ghetto beach” but I’m not sure it has a name. I’d never been here before and a friend of mine referred to it as such, so the name stuck. This little hideaway is located right outside Ocho Rios, off the main highway across from Mystic Mountain. The hike down the hillside to the water wasn’t super easy to do, and getting back up was worse LOL. But it was a true little hidden treasure. Waterfalls at Ghetto beach The hike down was...
Glistening Waters, also known as Luminous Lagoon, in Falmouth is probably one of the coolest natural wonders I’ve ever seen and was well worth the time and $20. A dear friend of mine told me about it years ago and I’ve ALWAYS wanted to go, just never did until trip #8. The ONLY downside to this attraction is it’s not easy to film or photograph….I tried. Glistening Waters is definitely a nighttime attraction and is a nice alternative to clubbing every night in Jamaica LOL....
A while back I posted about the beauty of getting out and seeing Jamaica’s countryside. See that post HERE. There’s more to this island than just beaches and hotels. You could stop anywhere on a roadside and get out for a hike and see some of the most beautiful greenery. The rolling hills seem endless on this island. Hiking in Jamaican countryside. This day we were out and about hiking on the North Coast which is where I was fascinated by these big old trees….stunning! Along...
Jamaica Waterfalls I know I say this about almost every post I make LOL….but this too, is one of my most treasured experiences in Jamaica. I would have never found this little hidden gem if it weren’t by the suggestion of my local friends who decided to take me there. Its called “laughing wata”, I never did find out why though. Its just outside Ocho Rios. The name Ocho Rios means 8 Rivers in Spanish and I guess this is one of the rivers that runs into the ocean. Quite...
