The Saints in Guadeloupe and Dominica's Indian River Tour

We slept one night in Northern Guadeloupe, but did not clear into this country until in Les Saints. The islands were named Los Santos by Christopher Columbus, who arrived there on All Saints' Day of 1493. These islands are mountainous and very clean. We enjoyed the little town and even managed to have a nice meal at one of the seaside restaurants.

We motored south to Dominica and decided to do some touring of this island. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its seemingly unspoiled natural beauty. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest boiling lake. The island features lush mountainous rainforests, home of many very rare plant, animal, and bird species.

We took a tour of Indian River with a guide who rowed us up into this tropical river into the rain forest. Come along with us and enjoy a short video with the sounds of our guide rowing and the tropical birds.

We saw colorful birds and a 5 foot iguana sleeping 15 feet above our boat. The tour took about 1 ½ hours and we learned a lot about the plants and animals of Dominica. There were hundreds of land crabs along the river banks and some of them were bright blue.

After the guide returned us to our home, he made a bird and fish for Emily and Kim out of reeds he had collected along the river bank.

Stay tuned Dear reader as the adventure continues as we will tour inland tomorrow ....

Tom