![]() ![]() We pulled through to a dock where we were the only travelers, away from the nearly 10 boats leaving the docks near the commercialized restaurant, had a boat with just the six of us, and were free to jump out swim around move in and out of the boat without being crammed on a boat with almost 20 people like the others. Finally we set out to meet our boat owner and Captain for the night, Captain Legend. Captain Murphy was so helpful he took us through a neighborhood to a fish joint right on the bay where they cook by the pound fresh to order. The food there was great, chicken fare with some fresh fruit, but the two other guys we were with expressed they were looking for some fish. Everyone was getting hungry so us 4 and Captain Murphy set out to a restaurant near the lagoon. We had to usual skepticism, but this man (Captain Murphy) convinced us that he was a serious respectful and honest man just trying to bring tourist to the realer side of Jamaica. While there we were approached by a local who offered to take us on a boat tour of the lagoon for a great price and also take us to a restaurant on the way. ![]() People gave us welcoming looks, the beach was beautiful and well stewarded, a perfect place to hang out until we go back to the Lagoon area. As travelers we had any of the logical thoughts - is this place safe, clean, and somewhere we want to be. The beach we went to was Burwood public beach, just 5 minutes outside of Falmouth to the east. This is where our tourist trap got interesting, and became a valuable and immerse lesson in culture and people. We arrived pretty early, weren't really sure how the boat ride arrangements worked out and decided that we would check out a public beach while waiting. ![]() Setting out from Montego Bay with my sister and two other travelers, we didn't really know what to expect with the Glistening Waters Luminous Lagoon. We were charged $25 for ours (probably about 12 pictures of our family) and they were put on a flash drive and given to us immediately following the tour. They do have a photographer taking photos while you swim. I tried to take pictures, but mine didn't turn out very well. We had a bag with our towels and camera that we left in the boat while we swam. They have outdoor showers that you can rinse off afterwards. Our excursion probably lasted about an hour. It is the coolest thing! A 15 minute boat ride back in. My boys were in front of me climbing the ladder to get back in the boat and the water droplets on them were sparkling. ![]() We got to swim around for about 20 minutes or so and then we were asked to get back in the boat. You'd need to swim out a little further and find a new spot. But, it gets dark really quickly in Jamaica and when you got in the water and were swimming around the water glowed, it was just incredible! The water was only about 4 feet deep and if you touched the bottom and disturbed the silt it wouldn't glow in that area anymore. I was honestly skeptical as the water didn't appear to be glowing much during the boat ride in the beginning. He said there are only four places on the planet that are like this. During the 15 minute drive out to the bay the captain explained the lagoon and the micro-organisms that glow when disturbed. There were probably about 20 people on our boat. Our boat tour departed from the dock behind the restaurant at about 7pm. We used Real Tours Jamaica and were picked up at our hotel in Montego Bay and driven to Luminous Lagoon where we had a free rum punch included with our boat tour. ![]()
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