Boiling Lake x2

Yesterday a group went to Boiling Lake. I decided to go along with them because I love that hike. It was my second time going and I am so glad I went. I have been telling everyone that I really wanted to see a Boa Constrictor alive (I've seen them dead on the road) in their natural habitat and I finally got to see one on the boiling lake hike. Check out the pics and videos below:

2009-12-12 boiling lake

Boiling Lake- We did it!

Yesterday we spent the whole day hiking Boiling Lake. It was awesome! We are so glad we did it! The hike took about three hours each way. We started from the steps next to Titou Gorge, The steps led us into the rainforest. Then headed to Breakfast River, then up to Morne Nicholls. It was about two miles to get to Morne Nicholls. It was a beautiful sight at the top of that mountain! Then we headed down, down, to the Valley of Desolation! The Valley of Desolation was very beautiful and unique. There was bubbling hot water and steam coming from the ground. It also smelled of sulphur. After the Valley of Desolation we hiked to Boiling Lake. Boiling Lake was a neat sight. The water in the middle of the lake was boiling and there was a lot of steam coming from the lake. As I sat and ate my snack, I thought to myself, "this hike wasn't that bad", but then we headed back! Let me say it was tough... very tough!!! The mountain we had to climb down, Morne Nicholls, we had to climb back up. That was the toughest part. Then when we got to the top of the mountain we rested and had a snack. I thought the "going up" part was over with, but I was wrong. I thought Keith was going to kill me by the end of the hike. He said he wished I would of told him what this was like so he could of trained at the gym by doing the stairmaster for three hours. We did stop a few times at some small rivers and bathed in the hot sulphur water which was so relaxing. Too relaxing! When we got back to Titou Gorge, where we started, we swam through the gorge to the waterfall at the end of the gorge. It was awesome! One of the best things to do on the island! That night, we we're in bed by 8:30! We we're so tired by the time we got home. Here are some pics and a video of our hike. Enjoy!

Hike to Boiling Lake