Roseau Valley Hotel

... leaving in their path a few pirates vacation packages and inspired pirate games and discoveries.


Dominica is about discovery. Much of its 360 rivers, rainforest and mountains are still unexplored. Sightseeing, trekking, hiking, diving is among the best in the Caribbean. But Dominica's ...

... I should get out more and get my one swim in on a "real" Caribbean beach with proper white sand. More later. Ok, I'm officially on the plane now. Had yummy pancakes and bacon and COFFEE for breakfast. I went a la playa esta tardes por una hora y swam (nacer?) Then came back and drank a grape soda. THen just came back. So almost home. Oh, and traveling while PMSing/MSing do not mix. Patience was short at the airport. [Leaving out some ...

I'm leaving today. I'm a mixture of happy and sad. I got a ride to the airport with the american couple which saved me $70 US. Yesterday was fairly uneventful. Got back on the bus from Roseau. Getting around has been an intricate system of connections. Some people know who I am before I get there because of staying with the Grand Fond families. That village was remote ...

... about 15 minutes before he was to meet up with us....So we then needed to find a cab driver that would accomodate our schedule. Fortunately for us, we ran into the port "Pit Boss" (my nickname:-)) Job. He was a great guy, who was obviously well respected by all of the cab drivers in the area. He hand picked a cab driver for us - Llyod, that honored the price we had previously arranged ($140 for 4 of us for the day). Job ...

... surprised! its a bustling little town with a small 18th century French Quarter sorrounded by 19th century streets, the downtown is fairly underdeveloped. Theres not even a traffic light, theres plenty of market stalls selling T shirts, souvenirs, etc..etc..their concrete buildings are charmless. Dominican society is essentially agricultural base (coconut and banana industry), i found out their ...

... to a wonderful blue sky. It was as if a veil was being lifted from over us once we were stepping out of the island's mysterious grip!

Dominica is an island full of mystery which was quite captivating and interesting visiting. All of its unspoiled tropical forests, rainforest, foliage, lush ferns and falls made it an island that I am not about to forget soon.

Thankful for unspoiled forests.

Mo

... we were here that Poolie wishes he would have bought - trust me, they were hilarious and super dirty! Unfortunately, they were no longer selling them. In fact, last time when we found them in amongst all of the generic tropical-themed mugs, the lady who was selling them seemed quite surprised that she even had them and was laughing just as much as we were! So, they might have gotten rid of them in the meantime (it was two ...

... kur melynes. Aerouoste laiku ir isskrendu ent ankstesniu reisu i Antgua (tarpine stotele).Lektuve miegu. Aeruoste miegu. Jauciuosi tikrai pavarges. Is suzeistos akies bega asaros. Kiti keleiviai ziuri i mane su gailesciu - subraizytas, purvinas, verkia..Galvoju kaip cia issigelbejus. Prisimenu kaip St Vincente gidas, braunantis per bruzgynus, klausia 'What are you getting of doing this' ir as jam atsakiau negalvodamas tai ka jauciau 'Pain'... Lektuve miegu. kai bandau ...

... Friday was a great but a long day. I woke up at around 8 am, had a breakfast of papaya (paw paw) and mangoes. I stayed with my aunt who usually left for work before I emerged from bed but she left a supply of fruit for me every morning...thanks Aunty Myrts!! I got ready for my last meeting. It was supposed to have been a short one but went on a lot longer than planned. It was VERY SUCCESSFUL and right now I am still happy that things are moving ...

... Wednesday and the Lenten season. Here they celebrated Dimanche (Sunday) Gras, Lundi (Monday) Gras and Mardi (Tuesday) Gras, capping it all off with fue d'artifice (fireworks) on Wednesday evening. The town seemed to be centered on the parades with streets blocked off and people standing patiently, visiting with friends waiting for the next group to go through. We wound our way around to where the judge's stand was and with thousands of other people stood ...