GOING TO BLUE HOLE

Well actually, we never got there!

On Ash Wednesday we undertook to ride to Exchange in St. Ann to swim in at Blue Hole a part of White river. While the majority of the riders opted to go via the Bog Walk gorge and Mount Rosser, seven of us opted for the Junction  route,  which is in my book is far more scenic and shaded.

But boy, was it ever cold when we got to Stony Hill and flew off the hill to Golden Spring.

When we got to Castleton gardens, the rain started to pour and Theresa took off her riding clothes and rode off in her bathing suit. We never saw her again until we got to Agualta Vale.

The rest of us had waited until the rain eased up but we may as well have not, since it started to pour again once we had taken off. I rode as far as Albany in St. Mary where I saw a big hill and really did not feel like riding up, so I jumped into a vehicle while others opted to push over the hill and get back on their bikes at the top.

They eventually stopped riding in Port Maria and we all drove from there up to Exchange in St. Ann where we were supposed to find Blue Hole.

As it turned out however, where we ended up was not Blue hole but a nice swimming area near a bridge. 

Anyway those who like cold water had a wonderful time swimming and swinging on a rope until the breakfast arrived. 

After breakfast we started back to Kingston and on the way passed a number of those who had been courageous enough to take on Mount Rosser and they were struggling to complete the journey up the steep hills leading up to Exchange. 

As it truned out, they went to the real Blue Hole which is really an attractive swimming area with a water fall. We had a good time however but  in future we need to get proper instructions about where we are going!