Dominica OVERVIEW
No direct international flights, infrastructure still in the making, first-class tourist facilities limited, and just a few sandy beaches (still too far to be flip flopped from a "decent" hotel), which ultimately boils down to moderate prices, lovely seaside cottages, no lobster-red, Saturday night mob tumbling out of bars, and no high-heeled pseudo-trekkers out on trail. And what trails they have on Dominica!
From the pleasant stroll to Trafalgar Falls or a wander in the historic Fort Shirley half-hidden in the jungle vines of the Cabrits National Park, to the challenging but all the same gratifying Boiling Lake hike, Dominica is an island made for walking. Even the uneventful, laid-back capital, Roseau, has plenty of room for a rewarding stroll, including the New Market epitomizing all that's Caribbean, and the Botanical Gardens, where the famous 'crushed bus' bears silent witness to the havoc wrecked by Hurricane David in 1979.
And should you forget you're in the Caribbean, diving off Dominica rivals its topside riches with the underwater realm of bubble-spewing volcanic vents and submerged craters with dramatic vertical walls neighbored by gently sloping shelves of sponge and coral. Scott's Head Pinnacle and Champagne Reef will be forever recalled in uplifting flashbacks, as will the Rasta vibe regardless of what way you decide to sample it.
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