Atg: Plugging Dominica

Dominica continues to be the most unique of the Caribbean islands. If you haven"t visited this isle of nature then your experience of the Caribbean is incomplete.

Dominica's rugged topography offers the adventuresome visitor a variety of challenging treats, from river kayaking, to boating with the fisherman in his Carib-Indian styled dug-out canoe, to mountain biking and horseback riding.

The thrill-seeker hikes beneath the trees of the thick rainforests. He discovers a waterfall, wades or swims through a river, plunges down a valley, or ends up at the side of a lake.

It is impossible to go anywhere in Dominica without taking a little walk at the end of which is a stream, a viewpoint or some other natural site. Rivers, valleys, hills and mountains, literally cover this "Garden of the Caribbean," where paint artists claim to be able to identify over 100 shades of green and the bird-watcher marvels at the sound of the Siffleur Montagne or the indigenous Sisserou Parrot in flight