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Hellshire Beach
Enjoying fish and lobster at Hellshire beach
Enjoying fish and lobster at Hellshire beach

At Hellshire you can anticipate to be greeted by the warm Caribbean Sea, individuals selling raw oysters (I dare you to try), horse flights, local music and the best fried fish you'll ever taste!
Jamaicans who now live abroad constantly drop in Hellshire for their escovitch fish repair.

Hellshire Beach, locally described as just "Hellshire", is located on the south coast of Jamaica about 20 minutes far from Kingston. Hellshire is not a known traveler spot mainly because of the range from the north coast where most hotels and rental properties are located.

Hecklers wanting to earn a few bucks can be irritating but if you go there understanding to anticipate this, you can easily brush it off and enjoy your meal. Just be respectful and turn a blind eye, unwind and eat some great food. Remember, this is a public beach in Jamaica, it is not an unique establishment accommodated tourists.

So if your preparing a see to Jamaica and Hellshire is on your list to visit, best do it soon as another major storm or cyclone will completely damage and structures and fishing port.

Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine, Jamaica

Regrettably, a great deal of the beach has been lost to increasing sea levels and the aftermath of two hurricanes.
Huge waves from Hurricane Ivan in 2004 harmed the reef offshore which broke the waves, but it was Hurricane Dean in 2007 that did the most harm to the beach.
Damage has actually been done to the dune and seagrass beds that would have helped to hold the beach sand in place.
The primary Hellshire Beach has lost as much as 33 metres of sandy coast over 15 years.
Hellshire Beach has, for as long as lots of can keep in mind, been the centre of neighborhood life. However, as the beach continues to deteriorate, so too has the income of the people who live and work there. Fewer people now concern consume lobster and fried fish or to visit the shops.
Many beaches throughout the Caribbean are eroding as a result of increasing sea levels and harmful storms resulting from climate change. And lots of island countries lack the financing to buy the infrastructure and development essential to combat the changes.
Nevertheless, if you choose a time when the tide is out, you will discover lots of locals and travelers delighting in the small food stalls and beach.

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