Jamaica Tips, Anyone

[freedivernd]

wife and I were in Jamaica.. we traveled the coast from one end to the other. Because we didn't have reservations when we landed they were actually going to send us back to the states... well geez, we just landed, how were we supposed to know where we were staying? there was not much for diving from what we saw and heard so we only did the shore diving thing... well, freediving/snorkeling. Some of the clearest water I've ever been in was on the far end of Negril off the rocks/cliffs. Not much for fish or coral but the water was super clear and there were rock cliffs, etc. for structure. Lots of jellies though and was glad to have a wetsuit on! Sorry can't tell you much about diving Ocho or Montego, those shores were always so rough we couldn't get in and even if we had there was sand for so far out that it would have just been turned up and poor vis. Jamaica is the most unstable country I've ever been to. Terrible poor, lots of drugs, it's the one country I haven't felt safe walking around at night or even driving at night. It was fine to get away from the tourist cities and into the little villages where we were the only whities around, something the locals were definetly not used to seeing it seemed from their reactions to us shopping the local markets. Some people love the place...
Fred