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We were also told at the pier that small shuttlebuses also go to the Falls at $5.50 US per person. These were also based on return trips. The only problem with shuttlebuses was that we had to wait until they filled up the shuttle before leaving for the Falls so since we were the first on the bus, we had to wait about 15 minutes for it to fill up. The driver then asks you when you want to be picked up at the Falls for the return trip. Our driver suggested 2 hours to see the Falls so we agreed on this time duration.Once at the Falls, a woman then came onboard the shuttle to sell tickets for admission to the site at $10 US per adult person which was the same rate at the park's ticket booth.

Once inside the Dunn's facility, there were rentals for special rubber shoes as well as lockers. We carried a small backpack so we didn't require paying for a locker. We also brought along our scuba diving booties so we didn't have to rent those rubber shoes on site either. The cruiseship shop was also selling these rubber shoes in advance. Shoes of some type are highly recommended as the rocks on the Falls can be slippery and some of the bottoms of the water pools are a bit rocky.

If you have old sneakers you don't mind getting wet, they will be suitable for the climb up the falls as well. Our scuba diving booties turned out to be sufficient. The entrance to the site is at the top of the falls so we took some stairs that were adjacent to the falls to the bottom where the beach and entrance to the climb were.There are official guides dressed in blue polo shirts and shorts who will take groups up the falls. Normally, they will ask to carry all cameras for you so they can take photos of you as you climb. Of course, they expect to be well tipped for their services.

Also, groups were told to hold hands forming a human chain up the falls. This was suppose to make things safer but as we witnessed, this method of going up the falls is not a guarantee against falling. We saw a woman let go and she fell down the rocks during one of the steeper sections. She wasn't badly hurt but we imagined that she sustained some nice bruises. There are various points along the falls where you could get off the falls and back on the stairs to walk up the rest of the way.

Not everyone there attempted to climb the falls as many were happy to just walk dry along the side on the stairs. We chose not to go with any of the groups which tend to go up the left side of the falls. We made our way up on our own mostly on the right side. With some breaks for photos, we made it all the way up the falls in about 30 minutes. Going with a group would have taken longer for sure.

The water is a bit cool and if you have a wetsuit, it is highly suggested that you wear it for the climb. Cameras used there up the falls are also recommended to be water resistant since they likely will get wet. We left our digital camera on the ship and took one of those $25 underwater cameras.After climbing the falls, we headed back down to the relatively small but uncrowded beach where the ocean water was warmer until it was time to depart. The exit back at the top of the falls was strategically located at the end of a market so we did have to go through some locals who tried to sell us their souveniers. These locals who worked inside the Dunn's site were hustling but not as aggressively as those in the town of Ocho Rios.

The shuttlebus arrived at the site parking lot on time as agreed. The total amount we spent including the park admission and the shuttle was $31 US for the two of us. Taking an organized tour through the cruiseship would have cost more than double this amount. So it is quite possible to tour Dunn's River Falls on your own rather than take the more expensive tours. We were glad that we did see Dunn's River Falls but we thought that it was not nearly as impressive as depicted on photos in travel brochures.

The official website for Dunn's River Falls is http://www.dunnsriverja.com.

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Mr. Moss has written a number of books about the area and published a pamphlet on Sea Bright's early history. He describes how people coming from New York by steamer in the 1840's and 1850's, when Nauvoo was still just Nauvoo, would disembark at the ocean House Hotel near the village and continue on if they wished to their favorite hotel in the more established Long Branch.???? Mr. Karagjozi and his architect, William Tagland, who is known for his work on Long Beach Island, say the new community will outshine what is available even in those highly affluent towns."When was the last time you heard of ocean front homes becoming available only 45 minutes from New York?" Mr. Karagjozi said,"This is going to be a whole neighbourhood of them, each one with incredible views and great amenities for relaxing and for entertaining."Mr.Karagjozi painted Sea Bright as potential "New Hamptons," providing an alternative to the famously gridlocked multihour drive along the Long Island Expressway from Manhattan to the Long Island resort communities.

The trip to Sea Bright is only about an hour by car, he said. The ferry from Manhattan runs frequently to nearby Highlands, Atlantic Highlands and Belford.Mr.Karagjozi, who has been promoting his company through radio and television advertising, founded Kara Homes in 1999. Three years later, it was named the fastest-growing building company in the country by the industry publication builder, Builder Magazine.The Kara founder said one thing the company always tries to do is develop neighbourhoods that are sensitive to the surrounding community -- not crowding homes onto property, but rather using designs that are compatible with what exists and having to local planner's wishes.The $2 million-plus homes which are constructed, most of them have already been sold."Getting out to the Hamptons has become difficult'"Karagjozi says. The trip from Manhattan to Sea Bright, on the other hand takes less than two hours by car and a mere 35 minutes ferry.For buyer Andrew Czujko, a New Jersey business owner, the Jersey shore location was just what he was looking for.Tradewinds' homes shouldn't lack for elegance. The houses will range from five to six bedrooms, with trickedout oceanfront properties (featuring hardwood floors, designer ceramic tile and the ever important four-car garage) beginning at $3.8 million.

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A variety of new services and amenities are also exclusively available to Bungalow guests: * Prior to arrival, the Bungalow Personal Assistant contacts each Bungalow guest to ensure their needs prior to arrival and during their entire stay are tended to with the utmost attention to detail. * Upon arrival, Bungalow guests will receive a complimentary edible welcome amenity made up of a cinnamon-and-sugar "white sand beach" with chocolate surfboards and beach balls. * A complimentary sun hat and beach towel is also provided.* The "Patio Panache" Bungalow BBQ and Menu prepared by the hotel chef is available for lunch and dinner. There are three menu options or guests can have menus customized to their liking.* As a Bungalow resident, guests also have access to a private selection of wines and top shelf specialty cocktails. * Upgraded "The Thymes" bathroom amenities are provided complimentary.

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Do not be fooled by imitators.Before class started Lou personally spoke to each potential student and intensively asked some questions about their abilities and experiences:He was a very serious and focused, clearly a professional gauging the strengths and weaknesses of his clients. Next the payments outstanding were dealt with, all accomplished with very little hassle. Lou makes family discounts and will take checks (Florida only). This was about the time the comment that opens this story was heard. One of the students was not sure she was into it and it became clear that Lou had been here before.

I figured out later he simply didn't want to be wasting anyone's time during the lessons to be dealing with a situation he could handle right now. He assured the young lady that his feelings were not on the line, he just wanted to make sure they weren't going to have to be talking anyone into anything once out in the water. She said she wanted to surf and we were off.Lou's school has a couple different levels of instruction: those who know how to surf and those who don't. Those who have surfed before and are fairly competent at the basics of surfing will receive personal instruction at the hands of the master. They will proceed directly to the water and Lou will watch them surf for a bit, then he'll join them in the water and assist them in the finer points of choosing waves and getting up to speed so as to overtake and meld with them for a free ride to the beach.

He will fine tune their technique and do some surfing himself, allowing them to see how it's done. The other group of students, those who have not surfed before or who are still working on the basics of paddling out and into waves and then popping up on their boards, will stay for an hour of instruction back at the pavilion before proceeding to the water. That was for me and half a dozen children, I'd say from ages 7 to 13.Lou works with a couple of local surfers who assist him in his classes. Ryan is a 22-year-old surfer gal who sings in a band when not surfing and has a smile that literally bursts out of her when particularly happy surf thought breaks over her mind.Billy is a 27-year-old business owner (G-Bolt, a company that makes and sells accessories for wake boards) who assists Lou in his spare time for some extra geld. He is also constantly smiling; actually his face looks like it hurts when he isn't grinningThese two were like all the surfers I met in that it was easy to see that one thing a surfer loves is anything to do with surfing.

They are constantly looking for the next wave, a tireless and endless pursuit that seems to them like a natural extension of breathing.At one point in my day I had asked Ryan if she ever got tired of talking about surfing. She looked at me like I was insane and explained that it was something inside of her, "a drive." Lou had recently been instructing a few Air Force Lieutenants, one of whom observed to him that he was constantly in the water, working in it all day, then playing in it; his response to this was that they should think of him as, "an ocean going mammal. I come out of the ocean to feed, sleep and one other thing. Then I'm back in the water." These guys live to surf and when your class starts you will feel that desire coming off them in waves, and I guarantee you, it is infectious.My beginners class started with a hefty dose of safety instruction. Ryan was very clear and adamant about the potential dangers to be faced in the water.

Although I never felt any fear of any of the things covered when I was actually in the water, they do an excellent job of making the possible dangers very clear to those who know nothing of the ocean.Everything was covered; from holding your board properly, moving around with it safely in the water, and any potentially dangerous ocean fauna you might bump into. Ryan had an instant rapport with the kids, and although she allowed their occasional digression, she was expert at bringing them back to the task at hand and keeping their attention. If I were going to put my kid into a school to learn how to surf, these folks would be the ones I'd want teaching them; safety was a huge priority and yet I don't feel that the kids ever thought they were being talked down to. Ryan almost went out of her way to scare us all a bit, to make us know we were participating in a sport that could be dangerous, and in a potentially perilous place as well, although it was all a bit overplayed for awareness:To read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link:http://jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/surfing/cflorida/lou.html, Jetsetters Magazine Correspondent ? Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com To book travel visit Jetstreams.com at www.jetstreams.com and for Beach Resorts visit Beach Booker at www.beachbooker.com.

The school is IKO certified with instructors who speak a number of languages and have taught over 2,000 clients to kitesurf. There are facilities to store or repair kites and new and used equipment is for sale in the Center.In addition, Playa Punta's long beach also offers a track for teaching kite buggying and mountain boarding or, 5 minutes along the coast, there is a 2 km x 4 km salt flat which is perfect for practising or going for pure speed.Chris Valentine said: "I chose to open my second school in Coche as it is in one of the most perfect situations in the world for kiting. With consistently strong winds the center is in an ideal location and the beach is everyone's dream of kiting paradise."Playa Punta in Coche was the venue of Round 2 of the Venezuelan National Championships in February 2004 and will be the venue for Round 5 December 17th ? 19th 2004.For more information click on Coche Island on www.worldkiteboarding.com.Clinic dates and packages email valentinelesley@hotmail for datesAbout Coche Kite Sport CenterThe Center is directly accessible from the Island of Margarita. Regular ferries and boats run from El Yaque, Porlamar and Punta de Piedra to Coche Island. There are regular charter flights to Porlamar, Margarita and all major carriers fly to Caracas on the mainland where there are hourly linking flights to Porlamar.

The Center is situated in front of the Coche Paradise Hotel which has spacious, bungalow-style accommodation with a beachside pool, multi-activities and a tennis court. About Chris ValentineAge 30, British Owner and IKO Instructor, Chris Valentine, was born in Scotland and raised by the sea in Chichester, UK. Having been a multi sports fanatic since the age of 14 he has been a windsurf, wakeboard and waterski instructor as well as a snowboard guide before moving to Venezula 5 years ago. Fluent in English and Spanish, he founded the first Kitesurf School in El Yaque, Margarita, Venezuela and has personally taught over 1,500 clients. Chris is currently Venezuela's 2004 National Kitesurfing Champion and is sponsored by Naish (Venezuela)..

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