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Halfway between Ocho Rios and Falmouth, the neighbouring mini-resorts
of RUNAWAY BAY and DISCOVERY BAY bask in isolated indolence. Dominated
by lavish all-inclusives, neither demands much of your time unless
you've checked into one of the hotels. Runaway is the more developed of
the two, though beyond the hotel fences and Italianate marble lobbies,
life jogs along at a slow pace. There's little obvious activity in town;
for swimming, sugary-sanded Cardiff Hall public beach , opposite the
Texaco petrol station, is popular with locals. At Salem Paradise Beach ,
at the Salem end of town, sound-system dances are occasionally held.
Midway between the two bays are the Green Grotto Caves (daily 9am-5pm;
US$20), a system of expansive limestone caves that's been made
accessible to the public. The guides inject plenty of humour into their
tours, but nothing really justifies the entrance fee.
Even more pacific than its neighbour, with fewer hotels, Discovery Bay
is more a coastal clutch of shops, snack bars and houses than a town.
But it does have the fantastic Puerto Seco beach (daily 8am-5pm; J$200),
which, despite gleaming sand and crystal-clear water, is relatively
deserted on weekdays.
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