Back from the Caribbean, Blogging after long hiatus

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It's been a long time since I posted here, as is usually the case during academic semesters for me. But this spring I'm on my own so I'll be posting again. I have two photo/travelogues to post - a trip last year to the Grand Canyon, and a very recent trip to the Caribbean. Look for those over the next few months.  Here's a taste: the island of Dominica, wild and relatively undeveloped, quintessential British West Indies, a chunk of wilderness and local culture that survives while other islands are strangled by cheap jewelry stores.  Below, the capitol city of Roseau.

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Deep in the interior of this large island are waterfalls aplenty. With over 300 rivers and steep terrain, this is waterfall paradise. I saw a relatively small one, Jaco Falls, not far from the last surviving tribe of Carib Indians.

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This page contains a single entry by Susan published on February 6, 2010 3:54 PM.

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