Jamaican Journal- Tuesday

We awoke in the early morning to the sound of rain on our tin roof. It was just a passing shower, but welcomed by the locals nonetheless. Our planned outing for the day was a trip to YS Falls. Its a beautiful parklike area where you can swim under the falls at several of its many levels. The water was quite brisk, but it was refreshing after walking up a steep set of stairs to get there. That part of the island is like a rain forest and the vegetation was quite lush; with Jamaican Ginger, birds of paradise, palms, and more, as well as giant snails and hummingbirds and mongoose. On our way back we took a planned detour to Appleton Rum; A factory tour of the place where they make the finest Jamaican Rum. It was like a winery tour except they started us off with a glass of rum punch before we even left the main building! The whole place smelled of molasses, and, not surprisingly, was located next to a sugar cane field. After the tour we were allowed to sample as many of their products as we wanted (and purchase some too). Good thing we had our own driver. We also drove down Bamboo Ave, a section of road where bamboo grows tunnel-like over the road. And then made our way back to Treasure Beach. It was a long day. I'm glad that tomorrow we'll be sticking around here, so we can get in a final dose of relaxation.