Day 2 of our visit with the Durhams was our busiest, and probably most fun. We got up early to go with the Spouse Club to Bense Pools. We drove about 30 minutes to start our hike, and it was pretty breathtaking there.
Meet Victor, my new best friend. He was our driver/guide, and he actually wanted to carry Shane (no small feat)! I gladly obliged.
Meet Victor, my new best friend. He was our driver/guide, and he actually wanted to carry Shane (no small feat)! I gladly obliged. 
He stopped to show us all kinds of cool stuff. And see him down there? Yes, he had my ginormous baby on his back, a coconut in one hand, and was helping people across the rough spots with the other hand!
We hiked through a lot of this,
and then got to the river,
walked a little ways and got to Bense Pool!
I love it here! You can kind of see behind me the little cliffs and the natural waterslide. We came here with our friends Liz and Jason when we first got to Dominica and were still a little too shell-shocked to jump or slide, but I did this time (and John and Pat!) and it was a completely different experience! So much more fun! I am still waiting on some pictures a friend took of us jumping, but will post those later. Just know that I have the coolest aunt and uncle ever! One girl was standing at the top afraid to jump, and Pat goes up there and says "Hey, if an old lady like me can jump than you certainly can," and jumps off. So of course, the girl couldn't chicken out after that! In between jumping and sliding, we enjoyed some fresh coconut Victor gave us. I love my life!!!
Shane enjoyed playing in the water, and of course spending time with some of his favorite ladies.
We made the hike back up the hill, and stopped at this man's shack where he was selling some baskets he had made.
And he was kind enough to slice us off some sugar cane to munch on.
When we got back to campus we picked up some lunch at the shacks,
and ate with Josh on the Subway deck. They were pretty impressed with the view.
We went home and rested for a bit, then got ready to go to dinner. We didn't have to go too far! There I am standing outside our house, and off to the left you can see the restaurant, the Iguana Cafe.
What? It looks like an abandoned shack? Why yes, yes it does. But it's quite the experience!
In order to eat there, you have to call them and make a reservation. Otherwise noone is there! A couple owns it and makes all the food fresh right here. Pretty much whatever they caught that day is what you get. But it was delicious!
The atmosphere was something you definitely have to experience if you come here,
and the view was of course incredible!
What? It looks like an abandoned shack? Why yes, yes it does. But it's quite the experience! In order to eat there, you have to call them and make a reservation. Otherwise noone is there! A couple owns it and makes all the food fresh right here. Pretty much whatever they caught that day is what you get. But it was delicious!
The atmosphere was something you definitely have to experience if you come here,
and the view was of course incredible!
5 comments:
I love the pctures! You do have quite a life! Who needs Walmart and Chilis when you have The Iguana Cafe and Victor. I hope I get to meet him.
ummm... can we borrow victor?! i can't believe he wanted to carry shane on that hike! wow! :)
What a wonderful day. We had so much fun. Hiking was great, but I was glad to be up the hill after the hike. We miss you guys.
what fun posts!! yes i do need to come visit! look at all the adventures you're having. how cool!! and what a fun aunt and uncle to do all that stuff. last thing, i love your captions!! they are so funny esp the shack restaurant one!! what a different world and how cool you get to experience it!
Did they serve tuna? :) Just curious!
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