Dominica
2010

Rick traveled to four Caribbean islands as team leader for a Rotary Group Study Exchange

Fort Shirley, Portsmouth - an old British garrison

Fort Shirley, Portsmouth

Fort Shirley, Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Banana plantations - Most of Dominica's bananas, small and sweet, are exported to the United Kingdom
It is difficult for them to compete with the Central American plantations

Atlantic side

Carib Territory - Atlantic side

These underwater photos are from the Champagne Beach area (Caribbean [leeward] side), so named because of the bubbles in the water from the volcanos under the surface

Middleham Falls - one of many of the rugged island

Typical scenery on the island

Typical scenery on the island

Freshwater Lake

Ginger lily

Mero beach - black sand

Mero beach - black sand

The GSE team at Mero beach

Haliconia

Hibiscus

Coconut palm

Bougainvilla

LIAT aircraft

LIAT - The Caribbean Airline began as Leeward Islands Air Transport, but now serves much of the Caribbean, including the Windward Islands.  Many refer to it as "Leave Island Anytime," "Luggage in Another Terminal" or "Late if At All," but we were generally on time or early,

Cocunuts

The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Pointe Michel

St Luke's school - Pointe Michel

St Luke's school and La Salette church - Pointe Michel

St Luke's school - Pointe Michel

Painted tires used as planters

St Luke's school - Pointe Michel

Student at St Luke's school

Road between Roseau and Pointe Michel

Roseau (the capital, pronounced ROE-zoe)

There is one cruise ship in Roseau about five days a week in the high season (November-March)

Historic Fort Young hotel

Fort Young hotel - lower level

Fort Young hotel terrace

Fort Young hotel terrace bar (cruise ship in background)

Fort Young hotel terrace

Two British cannons sit on either side of the main entrance to the hotel. 

The gun pictured on the left bears the date stamp 1875, making it in the era of Queen Victoria. 

The gun pictured above bears the seal of King George III, the British monarch during the American Revolution.

Rick and Rotary Club of Dominica president
Monsignor Reginald LaFleur - "Father Reggie"

Street scene in Roseau

Street in Roseau

Bar in Roseau

Kubuli is the (excellent) local beer,  The Carib (Amerindian) name for the island was Waiti Kubuli ("Tall stands her body")

Street market

Gas station - curb service

Street in Roseau

Colorful buildings

Government (public) school in Roseau

HIV/AIDS remains a problem in Dominica and the entire Caribbean
There are also many signs promoting condom usage

Colorful buildings

Schoolchildren wear unifoms

One of two American medical schools on Dominica

Mormon church - Roseau

Colorful buildings

Fish market - they use a machete to clean the fish

Vegetable and spice market

Shopping area

The GSE team at Trafalgar Falls
Lillah McBride, Heidi Ellis, Monica Holzmer, Shelly Kane

Lesser Antilles Bullfinch

Brown trembler