{"id":7961,"date":"2018-03-04T06:53:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T13:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2021-10-05T05:02:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:02:16","slug":"parasailing-in-negril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7961","title":{"rendered":"Parasailing in Negril"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I&#8217;ve dreamed about parasailing<\/strong> in the Caribbean for years. When I mention this bucket list item to people, I usually get the same response&#8230;.<em>&#8220;you know you can do that at most lakes here, right?&#8221;<\/em><br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=7963\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?fit=3088%2C2320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3088,2320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514214733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9690 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?fit=640%2C481&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7963\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_9690 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?w=3088&amp;ssl=1 3088w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?resize=684%2C514&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9690-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/><strong>True, but that isn&#8217;t the adventure that I&#8217;m looking for<\/strong>. As soon as I get to my Sea Garden Resort in Montego Bay, I ask the front desk staff if they can hook me up to go parasailing on the island.<\/p>\n<p>The gent that is working the lobby pulls me aside, and tells me that he&#8217;ll drive me for half the price the hotel will charge me to set up the tour.<\/p>\n<p>Deal. I love getting the local discount, and would rather spend my money helping out him than a bigger company. He has a family to feed.<\/p>\n<p>So I climb into his car a couple of days later and we make the beautiful coastal drive from Montego Bay out to Negril.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=7964\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?fit=3088%2C2206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3088,2206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;340&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514205110&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00071428571428571&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?fit=640%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?w=3088&amp;ssl=1 3088w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?resize=684%2C489&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?resize=336%2C240&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535915910.345559-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/negril.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Negril<\/a> is the complete opposite of Montego Bay<\/strong>, super chill and laid back. People are drinking and smoking on the white sand beach, enjoying the cool ocean breeze that comes in off the turquoise waters.<\/p>\n<p>I get into a small boat with a nice family from Spain, and before we know it we are heading on out to get our adventure started&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>When it is my turn to go up I can&#8217;t wipe the stupid grin from my face. The views become more spectacular the higher I get. I&#8217;ve no idea how long I was up there, but it felt like an eternity.<\/p>\n<p>It was the most perfect dream that I never wanted to end.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=7965\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?fit=4032%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;340&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514211519&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7965\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?resize=684%2C489&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?resize=336%2C240&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HipstamaticPhoto-535922319.532724-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/><strong>When I return<\/strong>, Tony (the guy that helped arrange this adventure for me) tells me that I can chill on the beach and that the drinks at the bar are complimentary. I pony on up to a never ending supply of Red Stripe and let the Jamaican sun kiss my white skin. I&#8217;ve no idea where my driver is, but am too relaxed to care.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYPCv0mkgfM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ya Mon! 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