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Roseau is the capital of Dominica and the main town. Of all the islands, this city has the most wonderful assortment of authentic and very lovely Caribbean buildings, along with an increasing number of new blocks. Many older buildings feature balconies and overhangs and intricate gingerbread trim. If you peek into gateways, you'll see interesting courtyards. Much of Roseau is being renovated and some of the refurbished older buildings are gorgeous. A few of the older simpler wooden buildings are untouched and beautiful, just because of their weathered and aged appearance. Roseau is the only city in the Eastern Caribbean I know of in which many of the houses have cellars. These practical rooms allowed for cool storage and provided a place to shelter in a hurricane. At the Sutton Place Hotel one has been converted to a cozy bar called Cellars Bar. The waterfront of the town has had a face-lift and is now a wide street, with a long walkway. A cruise ship dock stands at one end, a ferry terminal in the middle, and a fishing port towards the river. Roseau is the best place from which to explore the southern national park and surrounding attractions. It also has the best collection of shops and restaurants.
The main yacht anchorage is between Green Flash Bar in the south and Sea World in the north. In addition, Fort Young has 4 moorings, you are welcome to pick one up. Just to the south Dominica Marine Center has many moorings, as well as a fuel and water dock. Two boat vendors have put out a variety of moorings close to Anchorage Hotel, snorkel on the moorings to make sure they look good. On a mooring you do of course swing free to the wind and swells, and although anchoring and going stern to the shore is more bother, it is more comfortable, as you stay bow to any swells. Both the Anchorage hotel and Fort Young offer good docks where you can leave your dinghy when you want to explore ashore. Anchorage also has fuel and water for sale and you can come alongside for that.
Sea Cat and Pancho are boat helpers who patrol the area and work hard to aid boats in a variety of ways. They hope that you will also take tours with them. They offer moorings for rent and will help you tie up. They can also arrange for laundry to be done, and they will shop for you if you wish. Sea Cat is an excellent taxi driver and hiking companion. Sea Cat has a house on the waterfront and a dinghy dock where you can bring your yacht alongside for water. Pancho keeps three taxi drivers busy, Jones, Corneal and Lloyd, who all come from Scott's Head. He tends to use the Anchorage dock.
Roots, VHF: 16, Cell: 315-6446 Pancho, VHF: 16, Cell:235-3698 Sea Cat Tours, Roseau, 767-448-8954/245-0507, VHF: 16, seacat55@hotmail.com
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