Dominica – The Caribbean unfiltered

Since we’ve been in the Caribbean we had set our sites on Dominica as the furthest south we would go.  We had heard wonderful things about the island:  its beauty, how unspoiled it was, the great boat guides system called PAYS.  All true!!  We were met a mile out by Titus from Eddison’s Guide Service who was very friendly and helpful.  We still had our friend Kacie with us so we wanted to make the most of our time in Dominica so we had Titus set us several tours for us.  Just as a side note, if you ever want to seem like a stud then sail into Dominica with two ladies on your boat!  Ryan got all kinds of comments on how lucky he was and occasionally on how miserable he must be!!

Views of Portsmouth Dominica:

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Kacie and Ryan lounging.

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The furthest south Ryana will see…

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Blue Bay…great place for dinner!

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Another awesome sunset…

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The first tour we did was to take a ride up the Indian River which is just there in Portsmouth.  We were told that some of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean (2 or 3?) was filmed there and that Titus had met Johnny Depp.  It’s a peaceful ride as engines are prohibited and Titus rowed us all the way in.   At the end is a bush bar where you can grab a cold one before you head back out the river.  They also made us these cute birds out of a leaf to take home as a souvenir too!  Very nice ride up the river and a nice introduction to Dominica.

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The river…

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Our friendly guide, Titus.

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