My OCD self had been obnoxious about checking the weather forecast in the days leading up to our departure. There were multiple days with rain in the forecast. I convinced myself that the accuracy wasn’t great and things would be fine. When we got to spend Friday in nearly complete sunshine in defiance of the rainy forecast, I relaxed a little.

And then I woke up on Saturday morning to choppy seas and grey skies. Which never went away. The red flag was flying- no snorkeling or other watersports for us. But clouds were all we faced; we were still able to enjoy room service breakfast on our patio, a music trivia game at the swim up bar (Frank won), lots of reading time on the beach, and our new favorite vacation activity: champagne and nachos and a dip in the jacuzzi before dinner. We even hung out for the reggae show and did a little dancing.

Today we weren’t so lucky. The grey skies were leaking, sometimes as just a sprinkle, others were a downpour. But we are on vacation so we will make the best of it. And what can we do in Ocho Rios in the rain? Why climb Dunn’s River Falls of course.  It’s an activity that was guaranteed to have us get soaking wet so why not do it in the pouring rain? And so we conquered  the 180 feet of climbing from the beach to the top, holding hands with complete strangers in our group and being as wet as it was possible to get. It was brilliant!

The rain persisted on and off for the rest of the day. We took advantage of our private villa by lounging on our sun chairs while it was dry, dipping in the jacuzzi as the sprinklers started and then playing cribbage while drinking champagne when the rain got serious. A leisurely dinner and short visit to the evening show and we were ready to put an end to the rainy day and keep up hope for tomorrow.