A Great Day In Dominica

Today was another amazing day. First we started out with a bit of snorkeling. I saw some species that I have not seen yet on our trip but, was unable to get any pictures of them. I saw a spotted drum, a pair of French angelfish, a blackbar soldierfish, a princess parrotfish, and a stoplight [...]

Snorkeling Is Fun

We went snorkeling in Douglas Bay today. This was the first snorkeling occurrence of our trip. Douglas Bay is on the north side of the island close to Portsmouth. Today’s excursion took us just over one kilometer. For several people this was their first experience with snorkeling and proved to be very exciting and sometimes [...]

History of Dominica Part I

The first people to explore and settle the island of Dominica were hunter gathers. They were known as the Ortoiroid People and arrived around 3100 BCE. Groups of Arawakan-speaking people arrived from 400 AD to 500 AD. One of these groups called Callinago are now known as the Carib people. Exploration of the island began [...]