Today we explore Athenry Gardens and Nonsuch Caves.
https://youtu.be/LKzeQS0wOmg?si=mrYyBeUw_lNsi7F-
Once a beautiful coconut plantation...now spectacular gardens...lush rain forests and caves.
...the caves were a nice surprise...I never realized how much Jamaica had down under...it is literally riddled with a labyrinth of honey-colored limestone beneath your feet...
The gardens are lovely.
Dotted with flowers and waterfalls.
And the opening which will lead you to the 9 caves below...
Embedded in its walls, the shells...fossils of life from thousands of years back when the cave was forming.
Lanterns lighting the way...and the quiet chittering of the omnipresent bats, which we have come to expect.
The cool dampness contrasting with the humidity of the outside world.
Catching a brief glimpse of ocean and sunshine as we near an inlet.
All too soon, our under-the-earth tour is over and we stand blinking into the hot tropical sun filtering through the canopy.
I'm thinking a fossil in this yellow-tan limestone is a must as a souvenir of Nonsuch!
And found one!!!
