Our friends Dan and Cindy on Sittitunga suggested by ham radio that we look up past cruiser friends of theirs while in Dominica. They then introduced us by email to John and Mary, Canadians, who have sailed the Bahamas but are currently living and employed in Dominica at the Ross University where opportunity was just too good to pass up. We visited them in their home a few days ago, which was beautiful. They are not lacking for a thing and enjoying the life here. They picked us up in their car and treated us to a trip to Trafalgar Falls at the southern part of the island followed to lunch out and an afternoon at the 'spa'!! We enjoyed the 2 hour drive in air conditioned comfort and it felt a little strange to be completely dry and non sweaty! Here are a few pictures to show of this great trip.
You can't make up a name of a spa, such as this one, so I thought I'd better include the building in the photos.
After we had a beautiful local lunch of creole shrimp, salads, and provisions, we headed to the spa! The spa was a beautiful design of 5 pools, each using different combinations of hot water coming from the sulfur springs and colder water from the falls. The first pool was so hot, it was difficult to get in. From there you just kept moving over the course of the afternoon from one pool to the next ending up with icy cold water to cool you down.
Our hosts, John and Mary:
Ahhhh...now that's nice!
Thanks John and Mary for the wonderful day! Next time we arrive here, we'll be laden with white wine and cheese from the French islands to treat you!
