Tuesday, January 31, 2012

DUNN'S RIVER FALLS


One of my favorite memories when I went to Jamaica last April was hiking up Dunn's River Falls, a very famous tourist attraction in the Caribbean.


A little trivia that our tour guide shared about Dunn's River Falls is that it served as location shoots for famous Hollywood movies such as Cocktail which starred Tom Cruise, and the first James Bond film, Dr. No.


About 600 feet high, the cascading waterfalls are terraced like giant stair steps, some of which are man-made improvements.  Appropriate footwear is required for climbing Dunn's River Falls.  Water shoes are available for purchase or rental in the area, but I didn't need to worry about that, because Vince and I brought our own.

I was a bit scared to climb up at first.  The water current was strong, and it was not anything like walking on a sandy beach.  The surface was rocky and slippery, and there were no rails to hold on to, so you really have to watch your footing, and if possible, form a hand-holding human chain with the rest of the tour group.  I was glad that Vince was there to push and pull me up and hold me whenever I hesitated. 


I gained more confidence later on the tour as I got the hang of climbing up the waterfalls.  The tour guides were very helpful too, and they made sure that everyone was safe, and at the same time, having fun.  We were dunked into the water; we slid down the falls; we dipped and plunged into the water; we crawled and passed through small lagoons; and we smiled and cheered for the video and camera!


At the end of the hike, a copy of the video and picture prints were available for purchase.  Since we didn't bring enough cash with us, we contented ourselves with buying just one photo for souvenir's sake with printed caption that says, "We survived the World's Famous Dunns River Falls Ocho Rios JA."  To which I say, "Heck yeah!" ☻

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38 comments:

  1. Nahiya naman ako sa bod mo ate KM. Two piece talaga oh. :) Gusto ko yung name ng falls. Wala lang, nakakatuwa. Hehe

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  2. Wow! You've been to Jamiaca!!!
    I say you have the right to wear that 2-piece thingy. Wootwoot!

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  3. Very daring naman ang mga photo shoots mo KM. Tsaka, parang pag ako di ko kakayanin yung ganung adventure. Parang delikado eh. Madulas, mabato at lahat lahat na. Hahaha. kakatakot. :) Pero congrats at nagawa nyo ng bonggang bongga!

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  4. what a wonderful experience. lovely shots.

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  5. I really love the falls anyway visiting you from Wednesday White, here's my entry thanks My Daily Mumbles

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  6. that was a very nice photo souvenier you got there girl..:)

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  7. sexy tlaga! sarap naman magswim!

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  8. Bonggang-bongga naman ang experience na ito at mas pinabongga pa ng iyong sexy bod sis...

    Wish ko rin makapagsuot nyan one day siguro pag hindi na uso ang sexy...Hehehe

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  9. Yes it looks so good and refreshing! ...and a bit sexy too...
    Happy Wednesday to you!

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  10. I loved seeing the Dunns River Falls in 1994, you got some great shots of it. Thanks for sharing:)

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  11. WINNER! Pang FHM cover girl, at talaga namang may karapatan mag two - piece no, hehehe! I am sure sulit ang honeymoon trip nyo dyan.

    Nasubukan mo bang magpa dreads don, KM? Nacurious ako or were you able to dance to the beat of Jamaican reggae music? Ireee! Jah! LOL!

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  12. @ Lainy, hindi ako nagpa-dreads, although gustong gusto akong i-dreads dun sa resort kasi ang haba ng buhok. hehe. alam ko kasi once i-unlock ko yung dreads, mag-p-poof na parang afro yung buhok ko. lol. pero ya, as in naaliw ako sa Jamaican reggae dun, parang national anthem nila yung "One Love" ni Bob Marley :) Irie, Yeah Mon! ;)

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  13. O nga naman. Baka masira pa ang maganda at mahaba mong buhok. Pero ha, no need na magpa-perm sa Afro look, hahaha!

    Ay naku! Sobrang sikat nga yang kanta na yan at iba pang Bob Marley songs, memorize ko na din yang One Love dahil nga lagi ding nasa playlist ng Kuerdas, LOL!

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  14. alam, mo we plan to visits Jamaica, pero parating na cancel....tama tlaga ang blog name sau..truly sexy dear.

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  15. Buti ka pa sis, travel doon, travel dito..Sarap ng buhay:)

    Visiting for WW! Hope you can stop by:)

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  16. Wow, nice place for adventure! Visiting for the TT!

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  17. ang sexy!!! how i wish i can still wear two-piece.. hehehe... di na talaga puede.. hahaha! meron ding waterfalls dito malapit sa amin. visiting from WW!

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  18. Very cool! I would love to go to Jamacia some day

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  19. Hahaha! kaso takot ako sa tubig eh., hehehe :) 'more than sexy' nga tlga.! hahaha

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  20. wow, sexy pictures ;) you must have a blast in that trip. visiting from Wednesday whites sis.

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  21. sounds like fun! what a great experience!
    visiting from WW
    here are my takes
    White Structure and Fishy in the Tank

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  22. awww! very sweet couple, hot! hot! hot! too sis KM :-) beautiful falls too :-) Visiting from Wednesday Whites, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  23. is that you?..hehehe.sexy and hot!
    hehehe..
    Visiting from WW#36
    My White Entry .Have a nice day!

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  24. Wow. This one's truly majestic adding to that is the sexy lady posing for the camera in here.

    Visiting via WW.

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  25. Wow! ang sarap talaga maligo nakaka ingget sa inyo makaka 2pcs din ako sa sunod. hehehe. Pero in fairness ganda ng beach post naman kung paano maka punta jan at saka yung expenses detail kung pede.

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  26. There is no place for sweating no matter the hard steps upon climbing! Aside from the very comfortable getup, waters splashed everywhere, too! Nice, nice!

    Thanks for sharing, KM! I enjoyed it!

    Visiting for WW!

    Creating Love
    Arts in the Fridge
    Wintery Scenes
    Travelholics

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  27. wow, looks like lots of fun and super adventure talaga. thanks for sharing about the falls, hindi ko malalaman about it if you didn't shared! and oh, you're looking great! visiting from WW, hope you can visit me back. thanks and have a great week. :)

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  28. wow! such fun! i would not be that brave... so congrats, KM!
    thanks for joining WW!

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  29. wow, you've been to jamaica, what an amazing travel experience. sexy mo dito sis.

    Visit my TT entry too
    New York City

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  30. It looks like a fun place to visit! It's beautiful!

    Adin B

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  31. is here again! and this time from TT

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  32. awwww! looking hot Sis KM loves the pictures of the two of you in the water, beautiful and romantic :-) Visiting from Tuesday Travels, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  33. sexy and adventurous! parang di ata ko mgsurvive jan, haha. scared and beauty, di ako marunong lumangoy :D

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  34. Na miss ko rin ang post na ito :) Ang sexy pa rin!

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