Originally Posted by Clarity
Hmmmm, good question! I know I must have it somewhere.....I will just have to find it, as my first jump was in 1999 and it was long before I had a digital camera so it will be on actual film! LOL
My first jump was from the Pickled Parrot. I think I did it 2 more times that day and that was when I realized that I had a limit of aproximately 3 jumps from a spot that high per day...it really does take a lot out of you after a bit. Plus the location of the jump to how far you had to swim to the ladder was a good distance. (the spot I jumped is about where Pushcart restaurant is now and the ladder was on the side of the cliff where you see the massage hut at Rockhouse (that all used to be the Pickled Parrot)
Also, back then jumping from Pickled Parrot was about like it is from Ricks now.....a BIG crowd either cheering you on or heckling you. I, of course, jumped right off immediately to avoid the heckling but we were always just as entertained by the folks that would stand there for LONG times (some even 15-30 minutes) before jumping. And of course there were also the ones that went in at a bad angle, you could always spot them (they were the ones with really red backsides)
I have some more recent pictures or video from other jumps such as the platform at Xtabi and the Lighthouse at Negril Escape (Raul and I did that one the day after our wedding-Ha! We decided to "Take the Plunge").
However, I always have a joke about whoever is taking my picture during a jump....I seem to have no problem at all capturing THEIR jumps on camera, but when it comes my turn they never seem to get the picture in time, which means I have to jump again.....does anyone else believe that story?!?!?! Yeah, me neither. I had one friend who made me jump about 4 times from the platform at Xtabi because he kept "just missing it" Yeah sure, I am on to you buddy! LMAO!!!!
