Dominca, what can I say about dominica, it's bigger than it looks and full of fruit bearing trees... While the island is making a transition to a tourist destination Eric, our unofficial tour guide, told us that after they left the British commonwealth they no longer had a market for their produce, and so have decided to shift to tourism.
At this time of year there is only one ship a week that is docking at the island, something about hurricane season... Anyways, two things would make Dominica a much more tourist friendly location in my opinion, first and foremost, a beach within walking distance of where the cruise ships should be high on someones list... Secondly maybe a air car or tram through the mountains like st Thomas had, the back roads were so twisty and turney that it was difficult to see anything.
Eric was a really good tour guide, and at less than half the price of the official tours, if you are going to be in the Dominica drop me a line and I will give you his contact information. He had a standard tour, but since he has been doing this for close to 30 years, he knows the island very well and was able to answer all of the random questions that came to mind as we were roaming our way through the back roads of Dominica.
Tonight, after a generous donation to the carnival casino, we watched city lights, a off off off broadway production put on by the cruise line. It started out a little rocky, but then the choreography got much better and I found myself singing along. There were a couple of missed moments, but the two main singers were extraordinary, and really made the whole production worth the effort. I caved and bought a drink for me and jenn, 15$ later... So glad neither one of us is a lush...
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