After saying goodbye to our friends who had a plane to catch in Guadeloupe, we arranged a dive for the next day and went to visit the thundering waters of Trafalgar falls. The drive there was steep and through wild jungle. After a short hike we reached the falls, but more importantly, we also found a hot water stream nearby. The river formed many ponds where one could lie in and we enjoyed the hot baths for over an hour.
It being seven months ago since I had a hot bath, you can imagine the joy of being in steaming hot water that long. After a while I began alternating between hot and cold pools and even in the pool where the hot and cold waters joined. It was pure bliss.
The next morning the dive boat from Aldive came to pick us up at eight thirty. Alan the dive master took us to Soufrière Pinnacle where we saw a wonderful coral drop off down to 24 metres. Lots of coral fishes, moray eels and a turtle. Before the second dive, Alan took us to the village and showed us around the historically rich buildings, such as the cave church. Later we bathed in the hot pool on the shore, where some stones were gathered to form a barrier from the sea water. Laying in the sea on the hot surface was another brilliant experience unique to Dominica.
This really is paradise. Meanwhile Ingrid was getting wet in the jungle on her way to the boiling lake, of which she has an account here.
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