Wrapping Up Our Day Exploring Dominica: Here’s what it cost us to spend a day touring Dominica, visiting 3 amazing tours, lunch, transportation and mooring our boat for the night. Our last evening with Dominica consisted of playing Farkled and a special guest performance from Fuzzbow, Laura's inseparable childhood stuffed animal, caught on camera.
Read MoreTitus; the 5:15 in the morning Pirate, took us on a guided tour of the Indian River, AKA the most epic guided off-the-beaten-path (literally) tour of our lives. Here’s what happened.
Read MoreAfter Clearing Customs, exploring the Syndicate Hiking Trail, and taking a dip in the Syndicate Falls, Slim took us back down to Portsmouth for lunch. Here’s what we found: Potato Pie and Caribbean Stewed Chicken!
Read MoreIn yoga we do all this talk about “creating a connection with other human beings” and “being the light,” and yet, it’s like, “Oh, share my water bottle with a total stranger who lives on a rural island? Ew no.” I shared grapes with a total stranger. And it rocked my humanity.
Read MoreTravel websites say, ”To get to Syndicate Falls Trailhead, take a taxi 2.5 miles into the rain forest.” Note: That’s a very literal statement. Before you get out to the actual waterfall, you’ve got to TAKE A TAXI 2.5 MILES INTO A RAINFOREST. That’s half of the fun! Here’s our adventure of hiking to the Syndicate Waterfalls.
Read MoreThe Syndicate Trail is a gorgeous, vibrant trail to hike on Dominica. Here’s our experience of the island, and there’s an embarassing story thrown in here, too. If you’re a free spirit or nature lover of any sort, you will thoroughly enjoy Syndicate Trail, and Dominica in general. It’s lush and vibrant flora and fauna is king of all the Caribbean islands.
Read MoreIf you know anything about clearing customs in the Caribbean, I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories. Here’s my spin on how not to have a meltdown while trying to clear through customs and 3 tips on how to cooperate with Caribbean government officials in Dominica.
Read MoreDay 5: This morning we met Titus, the 5:15 AM in the morning pirate of Dominica. Titus rejoined us, suggested some of his favorite activities ashore for the day, we convened and decided on an itinerary, and then joined him in his panga and went ashore.
Read MoreOvernight passages don’t come naturally for the majority of humans. As a crew member on a boat delivery, you have this concoction of feelings when it’s your turn to sleep, and you're not on watch. This is supposed to be your “downtime,” but there’s always that bottom line “being on call” feeling where you can’t really relax and let go. Here’s a few tips from my experience trying to sleep underway.
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