One year ago today, Elaine and I arrived in Dominica. Sigh.
Read MorePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Ok, loyal blog readers, remember last May? Remember my exciting travel blog updates about our 2nd honeymoon trip to Dominica? Well, just in case you fell asleep, or skipped them, or weren’t hip to Gregg’s Gambles that long ago, go back and read this entry… …
Read MoreAirplanes and smelting
Smelting. Smelting is what they do to metal ore to separate out the pure metals. Smelting brings out the core ore, so to speak. And airplanes seem to bring out the core person…which isn’t always a pretty thing. On our way home from Dominica, E …
Read MoreBrain dump
Writing takes time. It’s a commodity I don’t have much of in this phase of life. So, while I should be in bed getting a good night’s sleep for tomorrow, I’m sitting here blogging. I need to dump some of these things out of my …
Read MoreMay 19-Day 8 on Dominica
Today, our last full day, has been good. We drove down and snorkeled at Scott’s Head on the southern tip of the island, then rented a two person sea kayak and paddled up to Champagne Reef. We both saw sea tortoises at Scott’s Head. The …
Read MoreMay 18-Day 7 on Dominica
Today we explored on our own. We shopped in Roseau, the capital city, and we went hunting for the two geocaches on the island. (There’s a link in the sidebar on the right to geocaching if you don’t know what that is.) When we found …
Read MoreMay 17- Day 6 on Dominica
Each day, we think we’ve hit the pinnacle of vacation. And each day, we see something new and different. The whole experience hiking to Boiling Lake was great! I haven’t had a good climb like that since before Talli was born. Beautiful (yet different) rain …
Read MoreMay 16-Day 5 on Dominica
Good exercise today, time to read, beautiful, happy, and great food. The day flew by. Last night was the first night I didn’t sleep like a log. I was awake for quite awhile, but that was ok. Prayed some and just rested. I think my …
Read MoreMay 15-Day 4 on Dominica
Crescent Moon is going to be exotic. We’re the only guests here. Like E said, it’s great being in two so different places. This is rain forest; it dumped on us earlier. We sat on the porch, me swaying in the hammock, and loving it. …
Read MoreMay 14-Day 3 on Dominica
Just an outstanding day; this is the vacation of a lifetime! I got up about 8:30, fully refreshed. We got all ready for the day, expecting the rental car by 9:30 or 10. At 10, I called; “It’s already on the way!” We read and …
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