Photographs of Portsmouth, Dominica

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Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
In 1978, Dominica gained its independence from Britain and in 1980 they elected Mary Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years.
Dominica has high, rugged mountains, rainforests, freshwater lakes, waterfalls, rare indigenous birds and the second-largest boiling lake in the world. It is also vulnerable to hurricanes.
I have only been to Portmouth and not to Roseau (the capital) so must go back again some time.