In today’s post I’m going to take you to a beautiful location just outside of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The Blue Hole is a well-kept secret amongst crew members and a location rarely frequented by tourists. A series of waterfalls and deep pools surrounded by lush jungle awaits visitors with local guides present to show you the routes and the best places to jump!
Above: Some of the waterfalls higher up the path. The blurred water effect is achieved with a longer exposure and a tripod to ensure everything else is sharp.
The first area you come to features a number of waterfalls flowing into a deep pool.
Above: The first location
The guides have created a rope swing and in the pictures below you can see Gregg - the solo guitarist from the Ryndam - swinging into action!
Above: The rope swing modelled by Gregg
Above: Gregg jumping in
After a short trek further up the path, you reach another area, featuring the largest waterfall at the Blue Hole.
Above: The largest waterfall at the Blue Hole
A number of brave souls jumped off this waterfall but the tricky part was having to edge down the waterfall until there was enough clearance to avoid hitting the sloping rocks at the bottom.
Above: One of the guides at the top of the waterfall
Above: Tom, the Neptunes bass player takes a dive
Above this waterfall, you can walk up the river to a number of other small waterfalls and deep pools.
Above: Waterfalls higher up the river
The journey up the river concludes at this final waterfall which is not climbable. All the pools you see in the pictures are very deep as the falling water carves out the rocks at the bottom of the falls.
Above: The guide at the top waterfall
Finally, we all returned to ‘base camp’ (the first location) where the guides had prepared food and drink for us. The tiny hut you see in this picture is the only building at the site; there are no facilities whatsoever which is part of the charm of the place.
Above: Some of the crew
I hope you enjoyed this post. Updates will be appearing a little more regularly now as I only have seven weeks left and still lots to blog about! Speak soon.
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