great post, buddy....
I'm a beach boy, but we have been migrating toward the beach whenever possible for 20+ years before we discovered Jamaica...closest beach for us is 3-4 hours...
but I love the cliffs and the swimming and jumping, but it is harder to get from place to place than down on the beach, and the walking is a lot tougher as the terrain is rocky and narrow, either uphill or downhill, and not much breeze (on my walk) due to the walls of the resorts....