I have to admit we had some preconceived notions of Dominica based on bulletins and guidebooks purporting the crime and safety concerns here. They also warned of the “aggressive” boat boys who hung on your boat like wallpaper and were like a stray dog that just wouldn’t leave. Sure enough 5 miles from shore we meet Anthony in his wooden skiff powered by a 1950’s Johnson outboard belching blue smoke. Apparently everyone needs a “boat boy” as they are called. We graciously declined stating we were using Martin Carriere (per friends’ endorsements).
We joined about a dozen other boats in Prince Rupert Bay on the NW end of the island. And there they were, the boat boys of Dominica on everything from broken surfboards with fruit balanced on them to beautifully painted wooden boats. Well here we go.
We hailed Martin who welcomed us to his beautiful country, handed us each a “100% organic healthy banana, no pesticides, no fertilizers, all natural.” He described the river tour that all the boat boys provide, the best places to eat, the market, the other sites, and so on. Hey this is all right. To their credit, these boat boys have formed their own non-profit organization requiring hospitality training, security monitoring, and river guiding. We quickly met the “fruit man” man, the “ice man”, the “garbage man”, “laundry man”, and so on. All of them introduced themselves and were very gracious in leaving. Do you have a “home schooling” man or “child sitting” man floating around out here?
We joined about a dozen other boats in Prince Rupert Bay on the NW end of the island. And there they were, the boat boys of Dominica on everything from broken surfboards with fruit balanced on them to beautifully painted wooden boats. Well here we go.
We hailed Martin who welcomed us to his beautiful country, handed us each a “100% organic healthy banana, no pesticides, no fertilizers, all natural.” He described the river tour that all the boat boys provide, the best places to eat, the market, the other sites, and so on. Hey this is all right. To their credit, these boat boys have formed their own non-profit organization requiring hospitality training, security monitoring, and river guiding. We quickly met the “fruit man” man, the “ice man”, the “garbage man”, “laundry man”, and so on. All of them introduced themselves and were very gracious in leaving. Do you have a “home schooling” man or “child sitting” man floating around out here?
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