Senior Missions Trip - Day 6
It seems that today was a work day of a different kind. Dominica is divided into political regions called parrishes, similar to Louisiana and similar to how many states have counties. Today the team did some hiking and technical climbing in the mountains of Saint Patrick's Parrish. Their reward for three hours of climbing in Caribbean heat was the Boiling Lake (that sounds refreshing after 3 hours of climbing, doesn't it?). The Boiling Lake is roughly 3 miles (uphill) from the nearest road).
Nestled in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, the lake is actually a flooded fumerole; an opening in the planet's crust which emits steam and gases. By nature, fumeroles are typically located within close proximity to a volcano. Doninica's Boiling Lake is the second largest hot lake in the world at roughly 200 x 250 feet. It's called Boiling Lake because it is in a perpetual rolling-boil state.
Generally I would say that I'm jealous of these guys spending a couple weeks in the tropics, but today I'll be grateful that I am home where the air is cool, the water runs cold, and the ground is...flat.
Nestled in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, the lake is actually a flooded fumerole; an opening in the planet's crust which emits steam and gases. By nature, fumeroles are typically located within close proximity to a volcano. Doninica's Boiling Lake is the second largest hot lake in the world at roughly 200 x 250 feet. It's called Boiling Lake because it is in a perpetual rolling-boil state.
Generally I would say that I'm jealous of these guys spending a couple weeks in the tropics, but today I'll be grateful that I am home where the air is cool, the water runs cold, and the ground is...flat.
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