PHOTO OF THE DAY: On the peaceful lake

Photo depicts kayaking on the Fresh Water Lake.

Photo by Beverly Bonnie

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22 Comments

  1. marcel
    July 27, 2012

    i have hiked to that lake as a kid over ten times to raise funds please we cannot use our land mark for water sports. we were never allowed to even bath in there, why kill our beauty, its a shame what we make a few dollars do to our environmet.

  2. Justice and Truth
    July 25, 2012

    What a beautiful picture. So serene. It looks inviting enough to go for a swim. I recall those days that no one dared go on the lake with boats or swim in it. As I recall we would only stand at the top of the hill and look at it, that vast stretch of water, from afar. Times have changed. The lake has become friendly or that Dominicans discovered that there really was nothing wrong with it except some superstitious sayings which prevented nationals from fully enjoying it. It is now more impassable. An excellent tourist site for visiting.

  3. ROSEAU VALLEY
    July 24, 2012

    Enjoy the view. This is what the ROSEAU VALLEY offers. We are blessed.

  4. ideal
    July 24, 2012

    please,please dont pollute the lake, keep it clean

  5. B-dawg
    July 24, 2012

    Myself, I didn’t know where some drinking water came from ! Thanks for those giving informations. I would sure take a swim to the other side if possible. Nice place.

  6. Peeping Tom
    July 24, 2012

    One of my favourite places in Dominica. Love it!!

  7. an observer
    July 24, 2012

    come on people, you mean dominican a so darft, that if this was a drinking source for water, that people would be having fun in it? Give the authorities more credit than than. beautiful site, but not me on no kayak. Scared of deep water.

  8. Anonymous
    July 24, 2012

    D N.O. can you clarify , is the fresh H20 lake the source for the drinking puplic of Roseau, and it”s surounding area ?.

    If so there should be no people out there poluting the water.

    • Bois-Bandeh
      July 24, 2012

      @ Annonymous Fresh water lake is source of drinking water? Stop running your mouth like a damn fool.. BOERIE LAKE and a few surrounding catchment areas. You all know nothing about Dominica, what a shame

      • Justice and Truth
        July 25, 2012

        Have you ever heard that it is not a source of drinking water or that the water is unhealthy for drinking?

  9. Anonymous
    July 24, 2012

    Flyboy was currect , that was my initial thougth when i saw it, that is the original water source for roseau, and the south so why is people out there washing there tulu lu, and spitting in the water?.

    The trafalga falls originate from that water source.

  10. Mannie Fresh
    July 24, 2012

    catching crabs and mullet to make a pot with fig flour and coconut water.

  11. Tri-State Beauty
    July 24, 2012

    Beautiful exotic Dominica!!! I will hike, picnic and the whole nine at Fresh Water Lake but I will pass on the kyaking.

    Dominica has a way of keeping you captive and reminding you what she is all about every other day. GOD Blesss the Nature Isle.

  12. Anonymous
    July 24, 2012

    Nice…………………………..

  13. July 24, 2012

    adventure____love it

  14. tie toe
    July 24, 2012

    ok dominica .i coming back home .all you tired make me home sick

  15. me
    July 24, 2012

    I remember doing this 3 months ago in DA….Had sooooooo much fun…will be back soon..

  16. flyboy
    July 24, 2012

    Isn’t the fresh water lake a source of drinking water for the some villages in Dominica? If so why are these people kayaking on the lake?

    • MUDD
      July 24, 2012

      SORT, it’s not a source of drinking water, it’s being used as part of domlec HYDRO system.

      • Peaceful
        July 24, 2012

        MUDD, You did not have to call the person “SORT”. It just might not be a Dominica. So just inform him/her that it is not. Be polite

    • Anonymous
      July 24, 2012

      Maybe the intake is much higher from where they are kayaking.

    • Bois-Bandeh
      July 24, 2012

      BOERIE LAKE and not Fresh Water Lake. Simple things like that you all should know chah man

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