what NOT to do in Negril if u love Jamaica

[evanovitch]

DONT rent one a dem tings (have no clue wat dem name but u know wat me mean..u have a version fi use pon snow too) an zip across the sea....use of dem is killing the coral ....do ur bit to save dat wich mek di island special..save the corals....if u don't believe mi, google n find the latest report (last week) on the negative impact on the shoreline

[kia027]

I think they are called Wave Runners.. The noise alone must cause anguish to the fish much less coral.

rent a sailboat or a kayak instead

[Tropicana]

DONT rent one a dem tings (have no clue wat dem name but u know wat me mean..u have a version fi use pon snow too) an zip across the sea....use of dem is killing the coral ....do ur bit to save dat wich mek di island special..save the corals....if u don't believe mi, google n find the latest report (last week) on the negative impact on the shoreline

It's called a sea-doo or jet ski. I believe they were invented in Canada by the same people who invented the sea-doo. BTW, most of the operators are not licensed by the JTB or insured.

At first when you said don't rent one a dem tings mi did ting you did mean rent-a-dread.

[WitchyOoman]

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[goldilocks]

Man, I hate those things. I'm a swimmer and when they come right up on me to try to sell a ride I'm afraid I'll get run over. and they used to smell terrible (fuel), I don't know if they have improved that at all. (just had to run down here to see if there were any tourists!)

[Tropicana]

(just had to run down here to see if there were any tourists!)

The tourists soon come:

[WitchyOoman]

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[My Looh]

The pollution coming out of the Negril River is also killing the reef but the government don't seem to take it seriously. Also to some extent, all the sunscreen oil residue that finds its way in the water every time a tourist goes swimming leaves its ecological footprint on the shore and ultimately leads to further distruction of the reef. Lastly, no hotel should have been allowed to build on the beach between the road and the waterline, the beach should have been left alone to be exactly what it is "a beach". Limited hotel construction should have only been allowed on the opposite side of the road.

Poor planning back in the day is an understatement!

You will eventually begin to see jetties built along the shoreline in Negril, just as they have built them just off the beach at Dunn's River Falls.

[evanovitch]

The pollution coming out of the Negril River is also killing the reef but the government don't seem to take it seriously. Also to some extent, all the sunscreen oil residue that finds its way in the water every time a tourist goes swimming leaves its ecological footprint on the shore and ultimately leads to further distruction of the reef. Lastly, no hotel should have been allowed to build on the beach between the road and the waterline, the beach should have been left alone to be exactly what it is "a beach". Limited hotel construction should have only been allowed on the opposite side of the road.

Poor planning back in the day is an understatement!

You will eventually begin to see jetties built along the shoreline in Negril, just as they have built them just off the beach at Dunn's River Falls.

poor planning in the past is one ting but continued poor planning mek u wonda a wat a really a gwane

[missus_vegas]

Omg I love jet ski.

Shame but mi still ago go pan it.

[goldilocks]

Yes Witchy, lang time. Mi still deh working like one mule. Time for a JA.com Bashment again.

Mi hear sey dem try some "Shorelock" technology to rebuild some beach. a babylon tings dem. mi live pon the seaside in northeast usa. Jah giveth beach and Jah taketh away. only a fool build anything substantial 'pon the beach, cuz eventually it will get washed away.

Tropi, that video is hysterical!

[WitchyOoman]

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[WitchyOoman]

Mi hear sey dem try some "Shorelock" technology to rebuild some beach. a babylon tings dem. mi live pon the seaside in northeast usa. Jah giveth beach and Jah taketh away. only a fool build anything substantial 'pon the beach, cuz eventually it will get washed away.

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[goldilocks]

Well, Miss Sandy passed to the South, all we got is lots of rain - Give Thanks! Raining buckets today too.

Edit to say: mi is about mile and a half from beach, afta mi a no fool!

[Tropicana]

Glad to be of service Goldie. Still waiting for your belly dancing video without the cutlass.