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The crater  
   

The crater

Coral on the edge of the deep abyss. The Soufrie valley and bay are the caldera of a giant, long-extinct volcano. I'm told that at parts the reef drops off 2000 feet!
Dominica!

October 7th 2007
Hello from Dominica! We had our Peace Corps mid-service training here (which we missed the first half of!), and are now spending a week here hiking, snorkeling, and visiting friends….and so far it’s been wonderful! Our trip here was a bit of an adventure. We were supposed to fly from St. Kitts, through Antigua with a short layover, and on to Dominica. After 2 hours in the St. Kitts airport we ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Dominica

Dominican Flag Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after... ... read more
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