Evergreen Hotel Roseau

Dominica The Nature Island - Travelogue Ian R Clayton, September 30 2009 A visit to Dominica is like a step back in Time. The island has not changed much in 50 years, there are more hotels, boutique accommodation and of course Johnny Depp and the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean have all been there ...

... fairly cheap hotel for $86 in San Juan. Not the "american" hotel that I had been fantasizing about, but not $130 either. So I was tired and hungry, 8:30pm, I got to a restaurant and eat some puero rican food. On the way back, I stumble and completely wipe out on the street. Serious road rash on my leg, elbow and hand. bleeding. After 9 days of slipping in waterfalls, bizarre skin ailments, etc. i never actually cut myself, except when i ...

... the ecology was pretty much the edge of civilization. I went by Steve again last night and drove by Jem to say goodbye. Low and behold, my sandals came back. They had been put in the container (Steve's restaurant). Right now I'm sitting in my first bit of AC at the airport and it's quite nice. Steve brought me a "pancake" this morning. It was more like a crepe ...

... the majority of the time I've been here, it's been with supressed terror. I don't know why. Everybody has been friendly and wonderful. But surely all these things I have been doing have been putting myself in mortal danger. One wrong step and you fall to your death down a steep cliff and maybe if you are lucky you hit a tree to stop your fall. We took my human bone to the police who also didn't know what it was ...

... it's incredibly worth it! I recommend renting one of the lifejackets or noodles if you're not a strong swimmer, as the current can be strong. However, it's not a long swim to the end. The waterfall at the end of the gorge is breathtaking...We're shooting ourselves every day, since no one brought their water cameras...but that scene will stay with us.

Afterwards we had the choice of going to Trafalgar falls or ...

... Martinique, which they say, is an unspoiled Caribbean paradise. The vibrant, rich rain forest is home to rare birds, including sisserou and jacquot parrots. Unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure of seeing any. It has various streams which tumble down the mountain slopes to the fertile valleys making its way to the sea. The vegetation is so thick and even though the island is small in size, there are many places ...

... since we lasted visited Dominica). I did end up purchasing some locally made Dominican coffee beans and some Dominica guava jam.

Back on board and to our room! I went and got myself a coffee and a hot chocolate for Poolie, as well as some tasty treats from the buffet to enjoy sitting out on the balcony. More to write later!

P.S. I cannot rave enough about the Aquapacs - I'll write about them later on this blog ...

... toutes petites routes sinueuses à flanc de montage. On croirait qu'il est impossible de passer à 2 autos de large et pourtant, ils le font ! Sulphur Springs est un endroit où il y a des petits lacs d'eau bouillante qui sortent du sol. Nos guides prennent le temps de faire un oeuf à la coq en moins de 2 minutes... C'est très spécial. Sans oublier l'odeur de souffre ...

... C'est un couple très sympathique de Tampa. Ils nous conseillent de faire une réservation pour tous les soirs afin d'éviter cette attente ridicule à tous les soirs. C'est ce qu'ils ont fait et ça semble fonctionner. Comme ils sont gentils et que notre serveur semble compétent et courtois, on décide donc de faire une réservation pour cette table pour tous les soirs à 20h. Le spectacle ce soir est Johnny Thunder, un ancien membre des Drifters. Le plus ...

This day, we also joined fellow cruisers in a private tour with Lester Pond, stopperb_5@hotmail.com. Although he now lives in St. Thomas his crew was great and highly accommodating. We went to Titou Gorge (The highlight of the island: get inside the pool and ...