The whole world has been a lot lately. People are to peopley, pandemic fatigue is high again and we all just need a vacation. Since I am not ready to travel get on a plane with the flight rage going on lately (and some countries nixing access for American’s – not that I blame them) I have to rely on photos from past vacay’s to get me through. And I thought I would share a small set with you to help with your fatigue.
I took these photos of the sunsetting (I narrowed it down from several 😁) at the famous Ricks Café in Jamaica. I haven’t found the cliff diving photo’s yet but will share when I do.
I will share a funny story if not the pictures (respecting the privacy and dignity of the subjects – you’ll understand in a moment). At Ricks they have the professional diver who dives from the platform you see in the photo. And trust me when I say it is really high 😳! However, patrons can choose to jump/dive from a much lower locale that is still high. Well, my younger sister L and her best friend A decided they were going to jump together, and I stayed above to take photos. I switched my camera to sport shot so that I could get all the action and I was not disappointed! With hands clasped together they get a running start. As they are about to leap off the ledge, A balked at the last moment, let go of L’s hand and stumbles to a stop as my sister goes flying over. I almost wet myself laughing 🤣🤣🤣. You would have thought it was scripted! A finally made the jump but that moment when she balked is forever immortalized digitally. And she was a good sport when I showed her the photos. Hands down one of the funniest moments I have ever witnessed in person.
So that is my tale for today. I hope the photos will give you a brief respite from your own stressors. And if your ever in Jamaica – find your way to Ricks for the cliff jumping and sunset. Totally worth the price of admission as they say.
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