Dominica, Wow!

Dominica is wild and amazing. It's full of rain forests and rivers and it's not very developed. We anchored off the town of Portsmouth. Fishermen go out daily, some in dug out canoes and small farms are everywhere. We had delicious fresh food while we were there.

  Our guide, Albert, visited us every day to  arrange tours and see if we needed anything. He gave us an excellent  tour of  the Indian River. Parts of Pirates of the Caribbean II were filmed in Dominica. The Indian river was used for the swamp scene. The trees called Swamp Blood Trees make it look very creepy.  

 

After not hiking much this entire trip we decided to go on the hike of all hikes, the Boiling Lake.

It is an all day trip up and down and up and down mountains and valleys. On the way we passed through the Valley of Desolation. No trees grow there and water boils out of the ground with a sulphur smell. The lake was amazing and you don't get real close because the water is 250 degrees. We were a little sore the next day, or two, but it was a special treat to see such an interesting phenomenon.

 

There were so many intersting sights in Dominica we'll include a few extra photos.

                                                The trail to the Emerald Pool.

                            A Banana Plantation, the blue bags are protection from birds and bugs.

                                                  Loading the bananas onto the boat.

                                                 A beautiful display at the market.

                                   Buying baskets on the Caribbean Indain territory.

We hated to leave but it was time to move on once again. We will keep everyone posted as we make progress towards the next destination.

Thanks again to everyone for following our trip.

All our best,

Frances and Al