A montage of photos from today’s Roseau street parade marking the official opening of carnival season 2012.
The last Friday of the month has seen Dominica reggae artists Nelly Stharre and Trevy Felix playing accoustic tunes until the early hours at Zam Zam Cafe. Laid back and relaxed, attracting a mix of locals, independent travellers and yachties who are anchored just off the beach, Zam Zam has become one of [...]
I am currently writing an article about Belmont Estate in Grenada and I remembered this short clip I filmed of a farmer splitting cocoa pods with his machete for another, sitting on the ground, to scoop out the wet cocoa beans for processing. I was entranced by the fluidity of motion – and the fact [...]
Our little piece of Morne Anglais mountainside, once named Orange Field by the former estate owners, looked lovely, if somewhat overgrown, today. I pictured a little house there. Hopefully that will finally happen for us this year. In the field next door, our neighbour, Joyce, grows anthuriums which she sells in town. She feeds goats [...]
I went for a walk around the Freshwater Lake loop trail this afternoon. It was wild up there, but also beautiful. There was not a soul around. The lake and surrounding peaks were covered in a thick veil of mist and the wind was blowing hard from the east. But there was no rain. On [...]
It’s the last day of 2011. I lost two friends this year; my Grandad and my dog Zoe. I made some new ones in Grenada and Carriacou, and met up with some old ones who came to visit. I think I did some good work and was, generally speaking, a nice enough, though increasingly illusive [...]
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