Welcome to Dominica

With the low pressure system coming closer we really want and need to leave the Saintes, so this morning we went back into the township and tried it once more to check out. We went to the lady in the information center and with the explanation of the bad weather approaching and Sven’s charm she offered to check us out on Tuesday. She stamped our piece of paper with a date and so we were free to leave. We quickly went back to the boat and prepared to leave the Saintes by around lunch time. Dominica here we come! Dominica has deep tropical rain forests and mountains and its isolation has preserved the wild beauty of Dominica and is representing the visitors with a less commercial Caribbean. Dominica is also the home to a number of endangered species, including the red-necked parrots. The distance to Dominica is only 20 miles and in less than three hours we arrive in Prince Ruperts Bay, Portsmouth Town Anchorage, a little friendly comfortable Bay on the North West coast. We were greeted by Eric with his boat Lawrence of Arabia and Toni with his boat Antonia Banderas. Toni offered us fresh Mango and other fruits and Eric welcomed us to Dominica. Once we were settled we checked in and again we were greeted friendly and check in is made easy for cruisers……welcome to Dominica. Afterwards we stop for a drink at one of the bars on the beach and go for a stroll on the beach to check out the neighborhood. We really like what we see and the locals are very friendly and easy going here. We are settling down for an early night on the boat.