05-29-2014, 10:40 AM
Its interesting. Its fairly well known that medical services are lacking in and around Negril. Yet so much high-risk behavior happens there - cliff jumping, mountain biking, scooter riding...not to mention extreme drug and alcohol consumption.
As a young woman visiting Negril I might have participated in some high risk behavior never giving it a second though. Now it gets not only a second but a third and fourth thought, partially because I am aware that I am on my own in that department and partially because at 50 years old I break more easily and heal more slowly.
Ricks Cafe is the mecca of cliff jumping - tourists line up around the block to do it. Do they even have a lifeguard on duty? A backboard? It will be interesting to see the reaction coming from Ricks following this very highly publicized incident.
As a young woman visiting Negril I might have participated in some high risk behavior never giving it a second though. Now it gets not only a second but a third and fourth thought, partially because I am aware that I am on my own in that department and partially because at 50 years old I break more easily and heal more slowly.
Ricks Cafe is the mecca of cliff jumping - tourists line up around the block to do it. Do they even have a lifeguard on duty? A backboard? It will be interesting to see the reaction coming from Ricks following this very highly publicized incident.
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