By Corey Sandler, Destination Consultant Silversea Cruises
We’re docked at Roseau, the not-all-that-handsome capital of the island nation of Dominica. (Not to be confused, although it often is, with the Dominican Republic, the comparatively huge country that occupies about half of the island called Hispaniola near Jamaica and Cuba.)
Dominica sits midway along the Eastern Caribbean archipelago, just a few miles from the French islands of Martinique to the south and Guadeloupe to the north.
It holds a relatively small population of about 72,000 people spread over about 290 square miles or 750 square kilometers.
It’s a volcanic island, very green, with tropical forest covering two-thirds of the land. There are relatively few beaches, and they are not blessed with acres of pillowy white sand.
There’s a lot of rain, which means many waterfalls, rivers, and lakes.
And to their credit, the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica have decided that much of their future lies in eco-tourism. There are a lot of parallels to Costa Rica, and that is a meritorious comparison. 
We’re going to be returning to Dominica on 14 February, and I’ll have some comments about the music of the island in the blog I will post that day.
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