It took a the whole of the afternoon to sail down to Dominika with yet again quite strong winds. There was a bit of entertainment on the radio on the trip with a french women and captain of a large cargo vessel having a massive arguement on channel 16. From what we could gather the ship did not give the sailing vessel right away and they got really close. She went crazy at him and starting calling him a rubbish sailor and a fecking idiot! She was nuts!
Late afternoon we arrive in the Portsmouth harbour which is absoultely beautiful.We are welcomed by Lauri and Annina who chilled some sparkling wine in the fridge. We all go out for a lovely meal in big pappas which was very expensive, but the food was great and very traditional with loads of rice, hot chicken, fried bananas and beans. Delicious. The next day Annina and Lauri arranged with Albert the local boat boy ( who looked the spit of Welsey Snipes)a trip up the Indian River.
This place was brillant, the guide rowed us through the river for the whole morning in the little boat and we stopped off in some amazing places where the second pirates of the Caribbean was filmed.The scence was where the crew of Black Pearl is rowing up the river at night to see the witch doctor lady. We also got to see an Iguana. At the end of the river we stopped in a little bar in the rainforest where sym bought some sugar cane and coconuts. On the way back the tour guide decided give us a test to see if we were listening to what he was talking about. I kept my head down!!
Later that afternoon we all went into the main street in town where the start of the carnival began and watched the contestants for Miss Dominika!
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