Portsmouth
Aluishes
Blooming papaya
Shipwreck
Windowsill
. . . somebody else's treasure
Beauty and the beast
Roseau
Competition
Another day in paradise
The island was inhabited some 5000 years ago by Ortoiroides.
Coming from North the first logical stop on Dominica is Prince Rupert Bay. We anchored near a very modest Portsmouth.
The town used to be the Capitol of Dominica, but at the time of malaria and yellow fever the government had moved it’s seat to Roseau, that consequently flourished, while Portsmouth impoverished by just catering to passing ships.
Young boys are making their living by selling fruits and vegetables to boats on the anchorage, or serving as guides for trips to Indian River, the biggest attraction in the area. The trees, hundreds of years old, orchids, termites’ nests, birds would amaze most demanding visitor. Albert was our very knowledgeable guide, naming for us every plant and the bird in the jungle, fluent in French and English.
Our fruit boy Aluishes was still there, doing his business off the surf board, paddling with a short oar.
The rusty shipwrecks were still there to. To clean the harbor of them would take a lot of money that, as we were told, the island didn’t have. But those having homes on the waterfront behind the wrecks were content, saying, that they are protected from summer storms.
I took some pictures of Portsmouth. They are not pretty as the town isn’t. But there is a friendly atmosphere there that makes you feel welcome.
After three days we sailed on to Roseau, to a mooring South of the busy port. Straggling against constant SE wind, we decided to sail the next stretch at night with a better chance of East wind.
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