Dominica: A Drive in the North

by Roy on November 30, 2011

As you may have noticed from photos on previous posts, Dominica is pretty mountainous. Whenever you go anywhere, its likely you’ll be either climbing or decending a hill or mountain. Whilst this makes for some interesting and windy roads, it (…)

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Dominica: Cabrits National Park

by Roy on October 21, 2011

When we first arrived in Dominica, Yami and I went up to Portsmouth, which is the main town in the north of the island. Cabrits is a national park just north of the town. The British established a garrison here (…)

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Dominica: Waitukubuli National Trail – Segment Two

by Roy on September 2, 2011

After hiking segment one of the Waitukubuli National Trail, it was only proper that we should continue by hiking the second of the fourteen segments (the following week).

Dominica: Waitukubuli National Trail – Segment One

by Roy on August 26, 2011

The past year has seen the opening of a new hiking trail in Dominica – the Waitukubuli National Trail (named after the indigenous ‘Carib’ Indians word for Dominica). The trail website gives the following description: The Waitukubuli National Trail (WNT) (…)

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Dominica: Freshwater Lake

by Roy on August 19, 2011

Freshwater lake is Dominica’s largest lake. Found high in the mountains above the Roseau Valley, it is originally of volcanic formation, but was enlarged as part of a hydroelectric power scheme in the early 1990′s. There is a trail which (…)

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