L.D. I had heard this island was very poor and it is, but not what I expected. It's a beautiful green, lush island. We walked the streets and soaked in the culture. We passed a school for girls, no windows, all the girls wore green uniforms, nice kids, a lot of them greeted us. The catholic church is a must see, very pretty. We took a river tubing excursion. The drive to the river took about 20 minutes, which gave us a chance to see a lot more of the island. The tubing adventure was not too adventurous, but the landscape was beautiful. The boys who escorted us down the river kept splashing us. That annoyed me. They kept saying, "no wet, no fun". When we got to the end of the river where it met the ocean, there was a family bathing in the river, another sign of Dominica's poor economics. A read a lot of reviews and talked to a couple on the ship who said they felt afraid for their safety on the island, but I didn't sense that when we walked around. However, my husband was offered "reefer" (sp?) by a young man. That was comical.