Orchid Falls Gordon Town, St. Andrew

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Orchid Falls 

Don't underestimate St. Andrew, he has some of the most beautiful waterfalls. Today my journey took me back to Gordon Town for a repeated adventure. No, we're not heading back to Hope River. Instead of turning left to go to Penfield , we turned right to Enfield Road and continued until we reached a small parking area. You have to park and walk for a couple minutes until you get to the river area. My first visit was back in the summer of 2019 when I went to an all you can eat seafood brunch. The river was low because of the drought at the time so you know what that means. Yes!! The waterfall was barely trickling, the drought had it dehydrated.

Check out photos from my first visit here... https://www.instagram.com/p/B2UyBo2AcAX/



Mermaid sighting

 Fast forward to Wednesday February 23, 2022 my neighbor and I ventured to Pretty Close to see Orchid in all his glory because photos of him were going around on Instagram. He was getting pretty popular so I went mid week to have him all to myself. I must say my neighbor Vanessa was pretty good company this was her first time chasing waterfalls and she actually didn't do a bad job with the 10 minutes hike we had to do from Pretty Close (even though I teased her the entire time lol) that's the name of the place we had to go through to get to the waterfalls. The entry fee is $500 JMD for locals and it includes a tour guide to the waterfall. Yeah man that's pretty cheap if you ask me.
 
Check out my YouTube video of the hike. 


Pretty Close

I made a reservation with Ramo the owner of Pretty Close (prettyclose876) on Instagram. He prepares meals too if you're interested in having breakfast or lunch while you're here. There is also a small bar on the property, he sells coffee and natural soaps as well. You can chill and enjoy your meal without hiking to the waterfalls. But you know me I went for the waterfall everything else comes after. 


Mini Falls

Garden Of Eden

Vanessa and I

Paradise

This time around the waterfall was gushing and I was excited. Orchid was looking fine as hell, he was handsome as ever and I was very fond of him. 

Catch me on the go on Instagram Sugardrops2311 and support my journey via PayPal or email: tifaneygidarisingh@gmail.com for other payment method.

until next time, walk good!

Location: Gordon Town, Jamaica

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