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LIFE LESSONS FROM CLIMBING A WATERFALL

There I was, staring up at 900 feet of cascading water and holding hands with a stranger from Maine. Jamaica's most famous landmark was about to become a checkmark on a bucket list. Dunn's River Falls The eighteen people in our excursion group - twelve friends and four strangers - read the disclaimer sign at the base of the Falls: "WARNING: *Back problems * Neck problems * High Blood Pressure * Diabetes * Heart Problems * Climb at your own risk." Our Jamaican guide, a twenty-year veteran of Dunn's River Falls, asked if we were ready. We gave him our best, "Ya man." He estimated the climb would take about forty-five minutes and assured that all of us would make…
Bob Jones
February 5, 2017