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Undiscovered Dominica, Too Short of a Stay on the Nature Island

May 10, 2017 by Dave9 Comments

dominica-caribbean-1 dominica-caribbean-2 After spending four relaxed yet still activity packed days on Dominica I find myself staying in the midst of sprawling apartment complexes on neighboring Guadeloupe in the city of Pointe-à-Pitre. Mere 25 minutes away by small jet, Guadeloupe feels worlds apart. World’s away from the unspoiled natural setting and the the pleasant feel of space when you have a low population density (only 72,000 people live on the entire island).

Now I am surrounded by the hum you hear in all cities across the globe, the incessant noise of traffic, the horns, some annoying bass notes of music playing somewhere in the city and the sound of crowded apartment neighborly going ons and chatter.

I miss the absence of human noises – preferring the sounds of the rain forest, the solitude of being in the mountains of Dominica surrounded by fog while trekking through the cloud forest, swimming in pristine rivers with absolutely no one around and the people who were friendly and quick to lend a helping hand to a traveler who needed information.

And all of the locals who joined me in my rented vehicle – even young and very polite children hitching a ride with a total stranger and getting in my car. And more nature, the waterfalls, the hot springs, the jagged mountains – a landscape that at times reminded me of the unspoiled nature of Papua New Guinea, the volcanic landscape of Hawaii and even some touches of Southern Thailand’s visual beauty. And the fresh fish – the vendor selling out of a shack by the side of the road – and the passion fruit drinks of which I enjoyed many of these – some spiked with rum.

And the intrigue of discovering that the Caribbean’s largest of the remaining indigenous people, the Kalinago still inhabit the highlands of this island.

Four days was certainly not nearly enough time to explore this country. I don’t often return to countries in my odyssey to explore the world, yet somehow I suspect I will return to Dominica.


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Filed Under: Caribbean · Tagged: Art, Caribbean, Hawaii, Hot springs, Music, Papua New Guinea, Seafood, Thailand, Traffic, Trekking, Wildlife

Comments

  1. Michael Zullo says

    May 16, 2017 at 4:39 am

    Very good article, Dave. Great photos. Thanks for the info.
    M&G
    NYC

  2. Shannon Martin says

    May 19, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Amazing article Dave, I think your experience is really very helpful to us. Thanks a lot….

  3. Juliana says

    May 19, 2017 at 9:08 pm

    Have heard nothing but good things about Dominica, and actually had a friend who spent months there on a service project and goes back each and every year. Sometimes, tourist board’s slogans can be a bit overboard, but as you have shown, Dominica truly is a natural oasis.

  4. Dave says

    May 19, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    Thanks Michael – where are you traveling these days?

  5. Dave says

    May 19, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    Thanks Shannon – Dominica is one of my favorite Caribbean islands

  6. Dave says

    May 19, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    Yes, definitely the nature island – especially compared to a number of Caribbean islands which have become so developed.

  7. lukas kae says

    June 16, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    nice post .thnaks for sharing information with us.

  8. Izy Berry says

    August 6, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    Fresh fish and fruit drinks (those spiked with rum) – sounds like paradise!

  9. Dave says

    August 7, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    Izy – yes while Dominica isn’t the easiest of Caribbean islands to get to, def put it on your list 🙂

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