Continue, less than a mile, asking directions from any one you meet. It is tough going, but worth the effort. P. lives right at the top with a 360 degree view of mountains, sea and more mountains. She can provide a unique all inclusive nature holiday with herbal teas and meals prepared from her own organic garden. Amenities include rainwater from drums and outhouses.
Campsites are also available.
Hiking and river swimming can be arranged. This valley, stretching back towards the mountains, is one of the most fertile areas in Jamaica. Main crops are coffee and cocoa. A colourful former proprietor, William Bancroft Espeut, established the first railway here in 1868 to transport his cane from field to factory. In an attempt to control rats in the canefields, he introduced the mongoose - a small carnivore also partial to eggs.