Franz Phillips, an avid hiker from Barbados, will lead a team of Barbadian hikers to Dominica.
The group comprises 25 experienced hikers who do bi-weekly hikes in Barbados and have hiked in Dominica in 2011 and in St. Vincent & the Grenadines in 2016.
The hikers will arrive in Dominica on Thursday April 13, and will trek to the Boiling Lake and segments 3 and 4 of the famous Waitukubuli Trails during the Easter weekend.
Dominica was selected for the second time for the group’s overseas hike because of its varied beautiful sites and the well established Waitukubuli Trails that afford hikers with a uniquely challenging tropical forest experience.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, apart from the obvious physical benefits, a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and soul, and science is now discovering that hiking can actually change your brain for the better.
The hikers are looking forward to optimising these health and wellness benefits during this trip.
Coordination of the hike in Dominica is being handled by Mc Donald Thomas.
Doing ‘bi-weekly hikes’ in Barbados certainly does not qualify one to hike the mountainous terrain of Dominica, surely. However, this group seems to like what they do, having hiked St. Vincent and Dominica in the past. Have fun you guys!
Welcome back to Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean. Enjoy our pristine water, delicious food and have a wonderful hike. Blessed Easter.
no no no no… once the bajans see the mountains and rivers they will never go back to Barbados