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Green Grotto Caves (9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily) is Jamaica's most commercially successful cave attraction, located on a 26-hectare property between Runaway and Discovery bays.

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Swallow Hole Fisherman's Beach (tel. 876/870-7331), located about one kilometer west of Breezes Runaway Bay, is a nice chill-out spot shaded by sea grapes. Women can be found in the mornings scaling the day's catch, which they'll readily sell, as children play in the water. The beach itself does not have fine sand.

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Stop & Shop (Salem, tel. 876/973-7168, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.) has a good selection of supplies and groceries, as does H&H Wholesale, also along the main strip.

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Rasta's World (tel. 876/781-5820, 6 a.m.–1 a.m. daily) is a fruit stand and Rasta gear shop run by Doug Johnson, selling colorful hats and other knitted items, T-shirts, Haile Selassie patches, and other accessories.

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Earth Kloz & Tingz (adjacent to Hedonism III and the Baptist church, contact Worknesh, cell tel. 876/880-5859) sells Afro-centric clothing, tie-dye, and African fabrics.

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Runaway Bay Golf Club (greens fees US$50/80 or US$25 JGA members, US$17/25 for caddy, US$25/35 cart, US$40 Titleist clubs and US$10 for shoes for for 9/18 holes) is a 72-par 18-hole championship course. The course opened in 1960. It has long fairways, large flat greens with grassy mounds and sand bunkers. Recommended gratuity of at least US$10 per person.

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Seven Stars, located on the left just past the stoplight as you enter town from the east, hosts occasional street party sessions in an open-air compound.

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Club Jamaica Jamaica (Lot #20-B, Cardiff Hall, tel. 876/973-5815, info@club-jamaicajamaica.com, www.club-jamaicajamaica.com) is at times one of the hottest venues on the North Coast.

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Lazy Day Cottages (turn left at stoplight toward Brown's Town and left down a narrow lane just before Save a Dollar variety store, tel. 876/973-4318, cell tel. 876/776-3372, US$–30) has basic rooms with double beds, fans, and cold water in private bathrooms.

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The Runaways Suites Hotel (tel. 876/408-2101, runaways001@yahoo.com, US$70) has basic rooms with tiled floors, air-conditioning, and hot water. While it is not the most charming accommodations, rates are reasonable and the hotel is situated centrally along the highway with food upstairs and the beach five minutes away.

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