Rafting on the Martha Brae Famous River, the island’s #1 rafting attraction is located approximately three
miles inland from the town of Falmouth, birthplace of one of Jamaica’s former Prime Minister,
Hugh Shearer. The attraction is a mere twenty miles from Montego Bay and forty miles from Ocho Rios.
Established forty years ago, Rafting on the Martha Brae boasts a complement of eighty five
licensed and experienced raft captains. Thirty-foot long bamboo rafts are boarded from a
concrete pier, under the supervision of a licensed dispatcher. The raft ride is operated over a
three mile stretch of the beautiful Martha Brae river and lasts approximately one hour.
Once on the raft, guests can learn about “The Legend of Martha Brae” or enjoy an exhilarating swim.Cost for Raft: US $60 for two Person
In the 1700s, a woman's route to wealth and power was usually via marriage, and Annie
Palmer was no exception. Born in France, Annie was a petite woman (barely 4 feet tall, it is said)
who moved to the beautiful island of Jamaica to be the wife of a powerful man who owned
Rose Hall and thousands of acres of sugar plantation. Little is known of her early days at
Rose Hall. We do not know if she came to the island already imbued with a streak of
cruelty, or if she cultivated it under the demands of her husband and her duties as the
mistress of The Great House. It is said that she pined greatly for the bright lights of
Paris, and found life on the island to be a hardship.When the Mistress of the
House lavished her attentions on a slave, that man's days were numbered.
When Annie tired of her lover, she would murder him and have him buried in an
unmarked grave. We know little of her first husband, John Palmer, except to say that
she murdered him in his bed as well. Perhaps he caught her in the act, or maybe she
just tired of him too. Read more..
To spend as much time as humanly possible shopping, eating, jamming and beaching on
Montego Bay's Gloucester Avenue, also known as the "Hip Strip." Is the Place to be
While staying or Visiting Montego Bay.Pop into The Pelican for a hearty breakfast of bacon-and-eggs or
Jamaican ackee and saltfish, Then After you finish drop by world-famous Doctors Cave
Beach (admission: US$3). Rent a chair and an umbrella and relax on the deck or on the sand.
You'll find everything from the ubiquitous "Red Stripe beer," "We Be Jammin'" and "Life's A Beach"
T-shirts to more eclectic crafts of wood or seashell. A wealth of fine-jewelry merchants and
duty-free items are present, too. Haggling is fairly easy with sidewalk vendors, who are
simply happy you stopped by.
