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Web_DomVolcano.jpg (27646 bytes) .... naw, that ain't it... that's just another island that blew it's top... Dominica is further to the right by 30 minutes? or so.....
...Here we go, a close dive spot just 20 minutes by boat.... little village on the beach, deep waters just off the coast there... Web_DomDvSpot.jpg (35212 bytes)
Web_DomHotelDock.jpg (35657 bytes) Here's the Hotel and Boats.  There is diving off the dock and some people only came out of the water for meals....
...Just an idea of the waters... taken by a Photographair-Extrodinair.... apx 80 feet down? Web_DomCoral.jpg (41935 bytes)
Web_DomDvSpot2.jpg (21071 bytes) Another Dive spot... heheh kinda silly showing this as you can't see nut'n.... oh well you'll get the idea of the drop offs to 2,000-3,000ft with the cliff above water...
...and of course the hike.... to the Boiling Lake... apparently only one of 2 in the world...(New Zealand?).. Rain the majority of the time, but coming from Seattle, heheh what's new.... Web_DomHkStrem.jpg (66660 bytes)
Web_DomHkStmVnts.jpg (51523 bytes) The Sweet Smelling Steam Vents.... from an eruption back July.... of this year... 3 months ago... kinda crusty on the top... and the water IS HOT!!!! apparently someone fell through to thigh high, just before.. not a pleasant situation... on to boiling lake we go....
...Nope, this isn't the boiling lake... but couldn't resist this one for the colors.... nice job ..... No pic of Boiling Lake as it was pretty much fogged/steamed in... but did catch a good look at it... and yup, 'tis a boiling, right in the middle of it... big lake, could throw a rock just about halfway....
It's a long hike, up and down, so if you're in some sort of shape, do it... it's one of those things that you're glad you did it, but not while you're doing it... ;-))
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