We arrived on Dominica yesterday around noon and anchored without incident. Dominica is known as the "island of rainbows and waterfalls" due to the amount of rain. It rains nearly every hour here (not literally, but pretty close). The mountains are so high that they reach the clouds and cause them to dump rain on the island constantly. Last evening we saw a brilliant rainbow arching over the harbor and town. Last night, we were able to fill one of our water tanks (45 gals) in about 20 minutes. (We have been relying exclusively on collected rain water for weeks now...with water at 50+ cents per gal...when you can get it.... collection is the only way to go. In the islands of Guadeloupe, water was sold in bulk starting at 35 Euros or $45 !!...)
Today, we hope to be able to go on a tour up the Indian River into the rain forest where there are multiple waterfalls. We will bring a camera !
Easing into the day...it is 8:30 here and it is already 85 deg heading toward the mid/hi 90s. T is already ashore at the farmers' market picking up fresh produce before it gets "jungle hot". Ah, summer in the tropics. No wonder everything is closed from noon to 3pm; just to hot to move.
All for now.....THE CREW
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