The Travel Channel just aired a show (“101 Sand & Surf Hotspots”) featuring a segment on the history of Errol’s invention of the bamboo boat riding industry, something that as become quite an attraction, on various rivers around the island. A couple of excellent photos also.
— Tim
so Errol Flynn invented bamboo boat riding?
As a tourist attraction and activity in Jamaica, Texas Gal, yes. Before Flynn, per the articles below (among many others), it was apparently limited to locals.
lynnseldon.com…
islandbuzzjamaica.com…
“Flynn’s idea to turn rafting down the nearby Rio Grande – hitherto a method of transporting bananas to the port – into a tourist attraction has proved a massive success, with thousands of visitors each year enjoying the spectacular scenery.”