Qualla: Scott's Head https://qualla.com/scott-s-head en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:13 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/d/s/q/scott-s-head-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Scott's Head https://qualla.com/scott-s-head Scott's Head: Introduction https://qualla.com/scott-s-head/ Photo credit CC BY 2.5. The road ends here. That is not a metaphor. At the southwestern tip of Dominica, the pavement narrows, roughens to rock, and delivers you to a promontory where you can stand with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Scott's Head is a village of a few hundred people perched on an isthmus so slender it feels like the island is reaching out a finger to touch the water. Visitors are few enough that the locals notice when one arrives.

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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/d/s/q/scott-s-head-wk/ddsq-scotts-head-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Scott's Head: The Drowned Volcano https://qualla.com/scott-s-head/ Photo credit Nzeemin, CC BY-SA 3.0. The bay that curves around Scott's Head is not just a bay. It is the flooded crater of an ancient volcano, and divers who bring their own gear can walk into the shallows and swim over the rim into a coral-lined hole that drops 160 meters straight down. The water shifts from turqu...

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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/d/s/q/scott-s-head-wk/ddsq-scotts-head-the-drowned-volcano.mp3 0:06 2 full Scott's Head: Cannons and Panoramas https://qualla.com/scott-s-head/ Photo credit Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0. A short, steep hike leads to the top of Scott's Head pinnacle, where rusted cannons point seaward from an old fortification. The view from the summit is the kind that makes you stop talking. To the south, Martinique rises from the sea, close enough to feel like a neighbor, far en...

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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/d/s/q/scott-s-head-wk/ddsq-scotts-head-cannons-and-panoramas.mp3 0:06 3 full Scott's Head: A Village at the Edge https://qualla.com/scott-s-head/ Photo credit Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0. Scott's Head is an hour's drive from Roseau, the capital, though the winding coastal road makes it feel farther. Minibuses called maxis run regular trips from downtown Roseau through Soufriere to the village. You can also walk between Soufriere and Scott's Head in about fifteen m...

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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/d/s/q/scott-s-head-wk/ddsq-scotts-head-a-village-at-the-edge.mp3 0:06 4 full Scott's Head: Where the Trail Begins https://qualla.com/scott-s-head/ Photo credit Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0. Scott's Head marks the southern terminus of the Waitukubuli National Trail, a 115-mile path that traverses the entire length of Dominica from south to north. The trail's name comes from the Kalinago word for the island, meaning "tall is her body," and the view from Scott's Head p...

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