The Johnny Depp extravaganza and some snorkeling fun!

After a delicious breakfast this morning, we all headed out to Scotts Head to snorkel for our last time on this trip. On the way there, we had the opportunity to see one of the sites for the second Pirates movie! The “cannibal village” site is here in Dominica, and yes I relished in the [...]

Day 6- Snorkeling the Atlantic

This morning we went to Calibishie, which is on the northeastern side of the island, to snorkel the Atlantic Ocean.  This was the first time we had snorkeled the Atlantic.  It was definitely different from the Caribbean Sea.  It was a fairly nice day with not too much wind and the waves were still strong.  When you first stepped [...]

Northeast Dominica

Today we spent our first day over on the East side of the island. This is the Atlantic coast, and is the windward side of the island so it was much windier and had large waves. It also has some very interesting reef structures, such as fringing reefs. We first went [...]

Debut: Bubbus maximus

A creature of much size and stature has yet to be given the credit it deserves. Bubbus maximus, endemic to Japan, was introduced to Dominica early in the 1980’s and quickly adapted to the rough terrain that makes up this unique island. B. maximus, locally referred to as “Big Bubba,” has a rough exterior, a [...]