First stop, Dominica!

Dominica: The Nature Island

Well, we have just set sail from our first port, Dominica! The small Caribbean island was BEAUTIFUL, it is known as the nature island. We were there for only two days, Jan 16^th through the 17^th. The people here are absolutely beautiful and so nice! Yesterday, I went on a rainforest aerial tram, it was amazing to see the rainforest from that view, it included a small hike that included a suspension bridge over one of their 365 rivers, one for everyday of the year! We also were able to swing from vines in the trees, very Tarzan and Jane! Haha The majority of the Semester at Sea kids went out last night to two clubs JR’s and the Krazy Koconut, both of which are normally closed on Sundays but opened up for us! Today I walked around town and went snorkeling in Champagne Reef, famous for the tiny gas bubbles that come up from the sea floor, produced my the dormant volcano. It looks like you’re in a glass of Champagne! (Hence the name) The reef was beautiful, we saw tropical fish, a king crab, barracuda, and I managed to find the jellyfish and red ants, or they found me I guess, ouch! Nothing too bad though, no worries! We walked around and went to the market, lots of fresh fruit and picked up a few souvenirs from the vendors. There was some tropical rain, complete with two rainbows! We now continue with classes and I go back to work in the library. Next stop, Brazil and the Amazon!