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Dominica November 2005A week-long trip to the mountainous Carribean island of Dominica (pronounced "Dom-in-EEK-a"). Primary rainforest covers over two thirds of the island, making it arguably the most untouched island in the Caribbean. This is not your typical tourist's Caribbean. The best beach is accesible only by rappeling down the side of a cliff, and the loudest nightlife hotspot is 15 feet in the air, in a treehouse surrounded by the cacophony of jungle sounds.Dates of travel: Nov 18, 2005 to Nov 26, 2005 Duration of travel: 8 days Photos taken with Canon Rebel XT 350D |
Day 7: Village Life
Chaudiere Pool
We decided to spend our last full day exploring the area around Calabishie. We take a drive through the banana plantations, and then go to Chadiere Pool, as we heard it is a beautiful pool deep in the rainforest.
A sign on the main road directs us through the small mountain village of Bense and after asking directions, we continue to an unpaved rocky road. There are no signs, and the undergrowth becomes thicker and thicker. It also starts raining lightly, and I am afraid of getting our SUV stuck in the middle of nowhere. Convinced that this couldn't possibly be the way, we turn around.
On the dirt road as we head back into town, we run into a man planting banana trees in front of his house with his cutlass (a machete used for every possible agricultural task). He offers to show us the way to the Pool "for whatever donation we are comfortable with". He gets in the SUV with us (machete and all) and guides us back to along the same road to about 15 feet from where we originally turned around. In the grass is a small wooden sign "Chaudiere Pool, 2482 feet".
The man takes us down to the pool, which requires more river crossings. Although we certainly didn't need his guide services, it was still interesting to talk to him about his life.
Day 7: Village Life
Chaudiere Pool
We decided to spend our last full day exploring the area around Calabishie. We take a drive through the banana plantations, and then go to Chadiere Pool, as we heard it is a beautiful pool deep in the rainforest.
A sign on the main road directs us through the small mountain village of Bense and after asking directions, we continue to an unpaved rocky road. There are no signs, and the undergrowth becomes thicker and thicker. It also starts raining lightly, and I am afraid of getting our SUV stuck in the middle of nowhere. Convinced that this couldn't possibly be the way, we turn around.
On the dirt road as we head back into town, we run into a man planting banana trees in front of his house with his cutlass (a machete used for every possible agricultural task). He offers to show us the way to the Pool "for whatever donation we are comfortable with". He gets in the SUV with us (machete and all) and guides us back to along the same road to about 15 feet from where we originally turned around. In the grass is a small wooden sign "Chaudiere Pool, 2482 feet".
The man takes us down to the pool, which requires more river crossings. Although we certainly didn't need his guide services, it was still interesting to talk to him about his life.
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