The four teams participating in Dominica’s Nature Island Challenge 2.0 are off on the adventure.
Day one began on Segment 3 of the Waitukubuli National Trail in Bellevue Chopin.
In the first challenge of the day, the teams set up camp on the Bellevue Chopin playing field.
The second challenge stop was at the Giraudel Flower House where teams were to make a traditional Dominica breakfast; then it was down to the Morne Prosper Primary School to the third challenge where the teams planted trees with the students.
The race continued through the Sulphur River Trail at Wotten Waven to the playing field. The major challenge, which will end day one, takes racers down to the Soufriere Sulphur Springs where they will bike to Soufriere Bay, then row across the bay and back.
The Nature Island Challenge 2.0 officially began with a press conference on Monday April 7 where the four teams were introduced.
This year’s challenge includes two teams representing Trinidad & Tobago – Team Trinidad Red and Team Trinidad White, one team representing the USA – Team USA Blue, and one team representing Dominica – Team Dominica Green.
The event, dubbed NIC 2.0, is a high energy race along Dominica’s Waitukubuli National Trail and other eco tourism sites across the island continues until Friday April 11. Over the four days, the teams will traverse a marked course which includes mini challenges and photo challenges which team members must complete before moving on.
Each day’s race ends with a major challenge.
Team’s performances in the challenges are tabulated and the team with the highest score at the end of the week will be award prizes.
Discover Dominica Authority has partnered with 360 Media Ventures to film the event for a future television special to be aired on Universal Sports and Outside Television. The first Nature Island Challenge, held in May 2013, was featured on NBC’s World of Adventure Sports.
Nature Island Challenge 2.0 is presented by the Government of Dominica, Discover Dominica Authority with support from the Fort Young Hotel, Digicel, Kubuli, Depex Color Lab and Marpin 2K4 Ltd.
The challenge is also possible with the support and assistance from Waitukubuli National Trail Management Unit, Dominica Cadet Corps, Fire & Ambulance Service, Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force, and Dominica Red Cross Society.
See shots below of other parts of the challenge.
Know u guys can do it. Go team DA. We r all in this together. Great initiative. Loving my country more n more. Lovely weather, I can just imagine the beauty of this our blessed country from way above. God bless Dominica n its people.
I would love to take part in this one day,just might.
Go Green Team
This is great advert for Dominica. Go Team DA!!
Go DA I welcome the challenge to the two previous persons this is not about road building, this is about putting DA on the map. Exposure it is called many would welcome the challenge, they climb Mount Everest
Good exercise as well. They must have a lot of stamina to complete it. So Canada was not invited or they did not join this group? Hopefully next year.
What”s the goal here?l ,
Mr the road from belve to pte michel is about three miles let”s build the belve pte michel road the road is alraddy there it just need to be widen , It has been in the planning for years so lets do it.
Who are this people, this just a party , what are they promoting? fun , fun , and more fune , the government was to build a road from belve chopin to pte michel , beve is just above pte michel the road is alraedy there it just need to be widen , and it would make a wonderfull walk from belve to pte michel, why cant some one in government like the pte michel village counsel , and our rep mr iteiene glen take the initiative and deal with the isseu,, we the people of la pointe love belve so let”s build the road from belve to la pointe .
Are you an idiot???? Is that your best contribution?? Bellevue to Pte Michel is just 5 minutes drive..so if you love Bellevue folks that bad….drive go see them…..
Good vybz go team 767 all the wAy
nice! I did know of this challenge but will be looking forward to seeing it when it is broadcast.
what table cloth, modern day preparation breakfast is that?
You scrutinized the picture very well. What do you think? It is not a cocktail party. They are out in the open, on the trails. You expected them to use the best of table cloths?
Go teams!!!! Wish my sis and I could have made it to join the race!
wow…
wow,
Dominica….using it biodiversity the way it should. the oldest profession was giving Adam to tend God creation. imagine that!
smart move dominica
Go team 767 we know u can do it
Great initiative!
Congrats team Dominica. Yup…”we” won the first major challenge!!!! whoop whoop
what an adventure to be part of . awesome