Man dislocates shoulders and suffers bruising after jumping at Rick's Cafe
260lb man jumps off highest spotBy A Yahoo! User from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan10/31/06 Source - Yahoo Travel: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-reviews-2885692-prod-travelguide-action-read-ratings_and_reviews-i Well i was on my honeymoon, 2nd day in Jamaica and somebody tells us to go to Ricks Cafe in Negril, you know supposed to be most romantic spot on the island and all. We sat there and watched a number of people jumping, not diving, off the cliff and doing alright. After a few more beer i could not help but resist it, i looked at my new wife and she shook her head and said that i better not. Well that only encouraged me that much more, as i was thinking about all the boys back home about my achievements. I had all the bravery and stupidity in me now and it was too late to turn back. What i did was had a look down to see what i was jumping into, one look and i almost fainted, i told myself not to do that again otherwise i would chicken out of this jump. I backed up and the guy told me "alright big guy you are next". As i jumped off i was told to keep your arms and legs straight and everything would be alright. Well when i jumped i was so scared i was screamin all the way down screamin and swearing. By the time i hit the bottom i ran out of breath and just then was submerged into the Carribean waters. As i was submerged i asked myself, if all was intact. My legs felt like they survived, my back seemed alright, i knew i was still alive but something was not quite right. As i submereged out of the water, i felt an instant pain go through my arms and it was my bum shoulder which had popped out. My wife told me that when i hit the water everybody watching all said "whoaaa,,,,ewwwww", as when i hit the brick wall of the water she said it looked like i was going to hug the water and also looked like a cat that was thrown off the building. As i came out of the water everybody was surprised i was still alive as i had started to doggie paddle my way with one arm to the shore. ONe of the local divers, jumped in to help me out. The next day my total undercarriage on my 260lb frame was all black and blue. Other than that i have lived to tell about it how somebody could jump off the highest point of Ricks Cafe and weigh 260lbs and do a belly flop and walk away with a bruised ego and a bum shoulder again. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE, WOULD I DO IT AGAIN, NOT IN THIS LIFETIME |