Shouting from the Hop

This weekend we fly off on holiday to Dominica - we booked the trip only three months ago, but it seems like it's been a lifetime arriving. We both need a break, having worked hard over recent weeks/months, and Dominica should be wonderful. There seems to be so much to do once we are there, hiking in the mountains, trekking to waterfalls (left), black sand beaches, and it's carnival time too!

Luckily, our flight tickets have been revised and we do not now have to spend a night in Antigua on the way out there. That is, as long as the flight is on time, as we don't have long between connections!

Our hotel sounds great - apparently it's the best on the island - and it's where Johnny Depp and co. stayed while filming the next couple of Pirates in the Caribbean films last summer. I might even get the same room (and bed!) that Johnny had...

We plan to climb the highest mountain on the island - a four hour walk/crawl up to the 4000 foot summit - and also visit Boiling Lake - the World's second largest thermally active lake (left) - which is a world eco-sight. There are plenty of good waterfalls within easy access too it seems, and we like to see them. I may even be tempted to get in the water and get waterfalled on!

I'm sure to post lots of pictures on here when we get back...