The next day we went on to Soufriere. There I had booked a Padi Open Water diving course at Anse Chastanet. Before that, however, I needed a few days to learn the few hundred pages of diving theory and to take the online exams. (Side note: At first I thought [...]
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After being very sad when I had to leave La Tille Waterfall, Balenbouche Estate immediately captivated me. You can imagine the estate (here one can really speak of an estate) as a mixture of an old plantation and an Indiana Jones movie setting. The owner is [...]
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On the ferry from Dominica to St. Lucia I met two locals who gave me tips for my stay in St. Lucia. Actually they scared me a little bit because they thought that I shouldn't walk around alone and always book a tour and [...].
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First I had planned to do a tour to Boiling Lake. It takes probably six hours and crosses hills and valleys. But after my guide canceled because the day care center was closed and he had to look after his son [...]
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Actually, my plan for this journey was to just travel and not work. After I was welcomed so kindly by all the locals here in Dominica, I wanted to give something back, especially when I saw the extent of the destruction here. In Puerto Rico [...]
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I've been in Dominica for a few days now. I feel very comfortable here and the people welcomed me with open arms. The island has a very heavy fate to bear and was mowed down by Hurricane Maria. 90% of all buildings were damaged, a lot of people became homeless and many [...]
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On my third day on the island I actually wanted to do a hiking tour to the so called Boiling Lake, but the tour guide was not available, so I started alone, to the Trafalgar Falls, a double waterfall not far from Roseau. So I went to the bus stop and on the bus I found[...]
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The next day I wanted to ask for a diving course. Erol said he didn't know if a diving school was open after the hurricane, but I said I'd just run there and I'd see. So I marched out. There are really not many [...]
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Hello dear ones, since some days I am now on Dominica and actually I have fallen in love with this island already on day 1. Maybe it's because everything here reminds me a bit of Tanzania and that's what I lost my heart to. I know [...]
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The next day we moved to the western side of the island, Basse Terre. In the middle of the island our way led us through the heart of the rainforest. Here we stopped at a small waterfall with a shallow river and got ourselves a good sunburn sitting on the rocks.
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