Day 3: YS Falls and Appleton Rum Factory

Well this morning we were supposed to be ready to leave at 8:30 to head to YS Falls but due to the fact me and my roommates slept in til about quarter to 8 we didn't really get out on time. After everyone finally got all set to go we headed out for a hour and a half drive to the falls. We stopped at a bakery on the way and got the best bread I have ever tasted in my life! Once we got to the falls some of us went zip lining and the others went to lay on the rocks by the falls. I went and laid on the rocks. We had a really nice guide take us right next to the falls and take pictures for us. I also worked up the nerve to jump from about 15 or 20 feet up into the water after much deliberation.. but it was worth it. Once we left YS, we made our way to Appleton Rum Factory. It is just amazing to me that a business can be so successful that it can be open for 260 years! Our wonderful guide Hugh showed us the process of making rum and the equipment they use. We also got to taste the molasses they use in the rum...which was pretty disgusting but Tammy likes it. We learned that the longest amount of time they age rum for is 30 years and we went into a storage building where there were rums that were barreled in 1983! I just found it so interesting that rum is Jamaica's #1 export and is so popular here in the country. After we were done at the rum factory, we headed back home and went to a Jamaican supermarket. As Alyson pointed out, it is really weird being the minority and especially when you are being stared at for just shopping in a store. Once we made it home we went to a restaurant just down the beach from us and had supper with American food. Some of the girls aren't liking the Jamaican food so much so we took a break from it. After supper we came back to the hotel and now me and Lindsey are just chilling in our room waiting to get tired enough to fall asleep. We have to get up kind of early tomorrow to go back to the school and finish painting so we want a good nights sleep. Well til tomorrow then!