Blue Lagoon and Boston Bay | Portland | Jamaica

Описание: Join me on a trip I took almost a year ago to Blue Lagoona and Boston Bay in Portland, Jamaica.
Althought the weatehr was overcast, still had a great time in these natural wonders.

Blue Lagoon:
The Blue Lagoon - 20 minutes East of Port Antonio (by car), close to Goblin Villas

The Blue Lagoon is a natural lagoon, situated roughly seven miles east of Port Antonio. The deep lagoon was once thought to be bottomless but divers have since determined it's depth to be around 180 feet.

The most striking feature about the Blue Lagoon is its mystical blue colour which changes throughout the day, depending on the angle of the sun. A day spent by the Blue Lagoon can see the hue change from turquoise to sapphire to deep blue. When you go swimming in the blue lagoon, you'll be massaged by streams of warm water from the Caribbean Sea and refreshing jets of icy fresh water from the underground streams which feed the lagoon.

The site was originally called The Blue Hole. However, following the success of the Brooke Shields film "The Blue Lagoon" which was filmed here, the site was re-named "The Blue Lagoon". The Blue Lagoon has attracted many high profile visitors, including Robin Moore, who wrote the French Connection whilst living here.

There used to be a restaurant on the banks of the Lagoon but that was closed down following damage caused by hurricane Ivan. The Lagoon is closed to the general public but the boatman who are stationed by the fence can take you on boat rides around to the lagoon, some may even open the fence to let you take a look.


Boston Bay/beach:
Boston Beach is a coastal community on the north coast of the island of Jamaica, with a public beach which is one of the few beaches in Jamaica attracting surfers.[2] It is located nine miles east of the town of Port Antonio.

Around 1870 traders from Boston, Massachusetts began transporting Bananas from Portland Parish, Jamaica to Boston for sale. The Boston Fruit Company was established and the area experienced an economic boom. Eventually the company would merge with others and become the United Fruit Company which would go on to dominate the banana trade in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United Fruit Company would eventually become United Brands in the 1970s and eventually be bought by Del Monte Corporations.

The beach itself was donated to the Jamaican Government by the author Robin Moore.

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