More Dominica

The next day we all decide to get up very early (which I know everyone back home is going to laugh at the sheer cheek of it) but 8 am is extremely early for my life now. I usually get up about 10 ish which suits me just fine.
Anyway Sym decides not to come because at Trafalgar falls he hurt his knee and throughout the night has swollen up really badly so he decided a morning of trecking in the rainforest would not be a great idea.
We drive for an hour and then go for a 40 min hike through the rainforest to Chauffeur Lake which was really beautiful. We found a really deep pool where you could dive in but the current was so strong I was swimming flat out and was not moving an inch! I must admit I wish I went there before Trafalgar Falls it was not half as great - not even in the same league!
We left to hike back about 11 ish cos we had to take the car back to the hire shop by mid day. The guy from the shop was really cool; he got out some rum and coke and gave us all a drink while we were doing the paperwork. How sweet is that!

The following day we all meet up mid afternoon and have a bbq on the beach which was fantastic. We made some Caribbean style rice and everyone bought chickens (the only meat readily available) and lots of rum punch. Sym, Marcus and Paul all played their guitars on the beach which for Sym was a milestone, because for the past 5 years he’s been saying he can’t wait to play my guitar on a sandy beach in the Caribbean. He felt really cool bless him!!

The last few days have been pretty chilled out cos both Veracity and Aliisa have gone so we thought it was a good time to re coop and give our livers a rest.

As im writing this Sym has just arrived back from the shop in shock. Check this out: on his way in there was a man who stopped and asked him for money which Sym said no politely and went into the shop. Next thing he can hear shouting and swearing and the man was in the shop, and behind the counter was a little old nanna about 70 ish. Anyway Sym starts to sweat cos he’s shouting at her saying he is going to throttle here so obviously he is going to have to help! There is one other man ion the shop that picks up a mop from the shelf for protection while he and sym move like thieves in the night to see what’s going on. All of a sudden the little old lady disappears and comes back and chucks acid in his face!!! OMG!! he starts going crazy and rubbing his face screaming and the old lady disappears again and comes back with a machetti for Christ sake! Sym is shitting himself thinking this is getting a tadge out of hand and the old lady runs after him hitting him on the back with the blunt end thank god. But then goes out back again and comes back with a sharp one screaming to the guy to get back and finish this. Some how we think the old frail nanna did not really need protecting after all. Sym waited in the shop for 5 mins before legging it back to the boat!! How crazy is that and yet all the people we have met are so friendly.