Sutton Place 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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Well, yesterday was an annoying day. LIAT doesn't tell you that they are making 2-3 stops, so what was a 1.5 hour flight became a 5 hour flight. ON the plane, I learned that my new beautiful silver bracelet, which cost me $180 EC, or $60 US, really should have cost $160 EC for 2 (they are supposed to come in pairs). That's what I get for rushing around and for buying at stupid duty free, and not from a local. Ok, 3rd annoying thing. Got ...

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 ...

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 ...

... and he agreed. My poor Makayla has to walk too! the road is totally steep! she was fine at the beggining. Whew...we made it! At the entrance, there $5 fee per person, and i paid for 4 since Makayla is free. However Makayla started to cry on the top of her voice, she became cranky and so fussy, we cant console her, people started looking at us. Time is running, so we just decided that its only me and ...

... man has not stepped foot before.

This is the island where Columbus made landfall on his second voyage of discovery. Dominica once belonged to the British, but gained independence in 1978. Today it lures tourists from around the world with its unspoiled beauty.

Roseau is the capital of Dominica and is located on the southwestern side of the island. Dominica is 29 miles long and 16 miles wide ...

... 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 ...

... per kokias 1.5 val atbildame 40 km iki viesbucio. Reseptione (viska uzsakinejau per viesbuti) sako turetu buti viskas gerai. Kaip bus dar neaisku nes man ryt 17 val lektuvas i Grenada. Lipimui reikia kokiu 6 val, o keliai cia ne autostrados, iki kalno vaziuoti 1.5 - 2val... Skauda kojas ir nuo zaizdu ir nuo nuovargio...Einu valgyti ir miegoti... 

... water...yum yum. I got home after 6am. I was up by 9am on Saturday and ready to roll by 11am. Before heading to the airport I had some more business to take care of. It was hard work but I'm satisfied at what was achieved. I can't be bothered to do a blog for my next 2 stops. I went to Antigua for a couple hours. The flight was delayed so I got to do some business. Had a short stop in St Vincent and now I'm back in Grenada. Hope that you enjoy the pics!

... and we ended up where we planned - la Chutes du Carbet - beautiful waterfalls including one that was 354 feet tall. We climbed up and down, on planked sections followed by slippery rock sections for nearly two hours until we arrived at this wonder. Tired and wondering just how we'd ever get back to the car, we ate our granola bars, drank some water and bolstered ourselves for the walk back. We managed to make it somehow, drove the hour back to the boat ...