Garraway Hotel Roseau

... nature is a gentle peace; quiet in a land of towering mountains and cascading rivers. Stepping back in time, you are miles away from the modern world and its fast pace, time moves slowly in Dominica and that is the way Dominicans like it.

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... Was thinking about having sex when you really love somebody. I haven't done that in 14 years. Makes me sad. But I remember how beautiful it was, having the person be inside you in everyway and as close as two people can be physically, and just looking into each other's eyes. Back to abstinant reality. And people not meeting my somewhat mild expectations. In other news, my eyebrows are almost back to their original splendor. So I ...

... I'll get int SJU tonight at 8. Get my bag (hopefully) and then find a motel room. Tomorrow I need to find a proper present for Devon's birthday. I'm on a flight that makes you have to stop at Antigua and Tortola, so I assume by the time i get in at 8, i'll be tired. Not to mention hungry. Other than that, all is well. Not sure what this trip will ultimately mean to me.

My sandals left me. I always wonder what to do with used up Reefs and these were getting there. They are 100x better than any of the junky sandals on this island, so I hope somebody makes good use of them. I was "angry" at them for getting my feet hurt with blisters, so I left them down at the main building of the ecolodge for the night, hoping they'd dry. So either a local took them or these slightly sketchy Danish ...

There is a reason that producers like Jerry Bruckheimer go this island. I'm sure it's for the gorgeous backdrops that make their films amazing, but I can't help but think it's because they enjoy spending time here too....

Since we're more active these days, we chose Dominica to do some hiking and ziplining. Steve took the ship sponsored "Dominica Challenge Course Adventure". Rave reviews on that one! You leave the ...

... a garden - mini pineapples, carrots, lettuce, cabbage - just to name a few. But the real gem and purpose for the stop were for the grapefruit. Sea Cat shouts to a young boy of about 5 yrs old 'Rasta boy, I'm gonna make you work hard'. He then sent the boy up a tree to toss down the fruit. This boy was so nimble as he reached the outer branches and sent down a mountain of fruit. It was the sweetest grapefruit we had ever tasted and we loaded up our sacks with them. There ...

... 20,000 people live in Roseau, 74,000 more dispersed on the island. English is the official language and is spoken throughout the island. Patois, a mix of French and Creole, is also spoken by many.

Again, we were first in line for our tour, therefore, first getting into our air-conditioned transportation getting good seats, me at the front. As we drove through Roseau, it was raining. The roads were quite ...

... not). For dinner, we both had a salad, Poolie had french onion soup, and we both had "tube pasta" (penne) with cilantro, garlic, and other veggies. Yum, as always! For dessert, I had coffee and a chocolate fudge cookie with vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate hot fudge; Poolie had a pineapple creme brulee. It also had coconut, even though Poolie has a fake "allergy" to coconut just because he doesn't like it, but he couldn't ...

... ja taip Kolumbas nesivargindamas pagal diena kuria sala atrado - Dominica italiskai reiskia penktadienis. ----- Is vakaro pavakarieniavau neblogai. Restorane buvo dar vokieciu pora kurie jau metus keliauja su savo jachta. Pavakarieniave su valtele plauks atgal miegoti. Ju kelione 'open ended' kaip jie sako. Viesbutis tipo jactklubas. Is vakaro juron isplauke didelis katamaras su daug vietiniu pramogautoju. Muzika skambejo garsiai ir sprendziant is alkoholio deziu ...

Last time we visited my underwater pictures were on the crappie side, so I had just bought an underwater casing that Dominica deserves. I had arranged with a local cab driver an excursion, but he never showed up so I negotiate with one of the touts for a 5-hour car for $150. His name was Margel Durand (ontimetaxitours@hotmail.com 767-225-5173) and he was very polite and informative. We went up to Titou ...