Trafalgar Falls
23 August 2007 | Dominica
We caught a bus to Trafalgar Falls and for a few extra $ the driver took us right to the entrance. The drivers allow themselves to be flexible to accommodate their passengers' needs. The ride through the country was beautiful and very steep.
The local bus drivers are very skilled as the roads are narrow, windy and steep and they often have to honk their horn to alert drivers coming the other way. They get to know the passengers on their route and it is not uncommon for the driver to ask "are you going home?" when a passenger gets close to their usual stop. Usually the passengers just call out "Bus driver, stop" and he stops at the most appropriate place. The drivers are very perceptive and conscientious.
We hiked to the falls (a short 15-minute hike) through the lush jungle to see the falls cascading from the mountain into rushing streams below. It was beautiful and a popular destination for cruise ship passengers. Fortunately there were none there that day.