Dominica 3.0 – Portsmouth, Dominica, March 8, 2024

Ron and I enjoyed a couple of low-key days snorkeling, Ilse Des Saintes, which is a small set of islands just south of the main island of Guadeloupe.  We redid a couple of hikes we did last year, one called “Le Pain” which ended up being about 6.5 miles.  It was an elevation of about 1,200 feet but once we got to the top the view was stunning!

The next day we took it a bit easy the next day and kept our hike to 3.5 miles up to Napolean’s Fort.

After that we decided to give Dominica another try.  We had stopped here twice before and had always felt a bit uneasy.  We aren’t really organized tour kind of people and typically prefer to explore an island by ourselves (which we did last time).  Many of our cruiser friends simply loved Dominica and we decided to give her another try.  This time, however, we would hire a guide.  The first tour we did was the “Indian River Tour” which is where our guide actually rows us up the river explaining local flora, fauna, and wildlife.  It also so happens that the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” was filmed here in that river, so we got to see some of the movie set as well.  It was relaxing and we met a few new sailors but unfortunately, they were heading north.