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Cruise ship Ocean Village in Roseau Dominica
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The Coast Guard would be chasing us by now in the US
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KFC is everywhere
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Seabbatical underway
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Fort Shirley at Cabrits National Park
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Appoaching remains of Commadants Quarters
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Pile of one inch steel shot in room in Commandants Quarters
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Inside Commandants Quarters
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Nature reclaiming the man made
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View of Fort Shirley from atop East Cabrit hill
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Portsmouth anchorage from atop East Cabrit
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Mortar overlooking bay
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Cannon base
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Main powder magazine was away from all other buildings
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Officers quarters
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Officers quarters
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Nature taking back officers quarters
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Cannons protecting officers quarters
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Staircase to West Cabrit lookout
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Cannon in the path
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Fire!
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Worn out from all that hiking
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If I hide my face it isn't happening
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Welcome center at Calibishie
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One of many steep hairpin turns
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Five percent grades are for sissies
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East shore Dominica cove
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Palm grove
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Rugged windward coast coves
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Not a good anchorage
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Roadside restaurant, bar, and police station
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Neat offshore rocks
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View from Islet View Restaurant where we had lunch
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On the porch at Islet View Restaurant
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Mike and Lynn
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Chris and Barb
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Hmmm
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Islet View bar note rum bottles
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Stream running through Carib Village
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Dugout canoe
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Kabreta where men gathered for ceremonies
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Inside roof of Kabreta
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Outside roof of Kabreta needs to be rethatched
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Ajoupa for shelter from the sun
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Mwina was where women gathered
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Rugged windward coast at Carib Village
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Big swell coming in
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Waterfalls in Carib Village
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You lookin at me?
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Small hut at Carib Village
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Stream running to the sea
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Carib Village guard
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Carib Village snack bar and basket shops
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Carib woman weaving baskets
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School's out
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Connie's Mero Beach Bar
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Fishing boat at anchor
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Tourist playing dominoes with local kids
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A perfect end to a perfect day
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Raindancer moored next to us Portsmouth Dominica
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The Caribbean is happy about Obama
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Neat little bar upstairs in Roseau Dominica
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Music Man's house where Mike got CD's
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Old old buildings of Roseau Dominica
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Remains of old building still used for open air bar
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What truly stupid charter people do
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Maltese Falcon at dawn in Dominica
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Maltese Falcon leaving and deploying sails
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And more sails
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And more sails
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And more sails
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Finally all the sails
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