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mountain. First of all the sound
of drums that I hadheardwas
accompaniment for agroupof
talented Jamaicanswhowere
dancingandevengetting someof
the visitors to join in.
Of courseoneof themain
attractions is the famousbobsled
ride. Theprice for this attraction is
not included in theexcursionwewereon. However, Carnival doesoffer
another excursion that includes thebobsled ride, but obviously for a
higher price.
Here’s anexcerpt fromadescriptionof that excursion: “Flydown
themountain through the lush tropical forest ona speciallybuilt
JamaicaBobsled; the ride features agravity-drivenplungeof 3,280
feetwith twists and turns as youmakeyourway through the tropical
forest! Control the speedof your descentwithan in-sledhandbrake,
allowing for either a leisurely rideor apulsequickeningdive to the
bottomof themountain. Stop, thenyouand thebobsledare slowly
raisedback to the topof themountainonanelevated tramway.”
Althoughwedidn’t ride the
bobsled, fromwhatwe could
tell everyoneelsewhodidwas
havingagreat time. There’s also
a zip-lineattractionavailable
butwe reallydidn’t check that
out.
Janis and I spent sometime
at oneof themore sedate