Carib Territory & Pirates of the Caribbean Scenes

28 July 2010 we picked up Elders Jackson and Maldonado at their third-floor apartment in Picard, a Portsmouth suburb, and drove to Carib Territory on the northeast side of the island of Dominica, .....

....stopping along the way to snap pictures of scenes ..... which may be recognizable to Johnny Depp fans.

This asphalt trail is the only evidence that remains of a chase scene from a popular Hollywood movie.........Any guesses?........

Becoming more familiar? We hope someone recognizes these "rocks." All that's missing are ships and pirates........and dark of night!

"Mabrika! Come Celebrate (with us)...... Kalinago Barana Aute. http://www.kalinagobaranaaute.dm/.

If you're really quiet,.......... and look closely in the stream,........ you might glimpse a shrimp.

Cinnamon tree leaves smell even better than warm zucchini bread!

A canoe carved by the Kalinago from either "grommier" or "white cedar" trees in times past took up to a year. Modern tools have cut that time to as little as three to six months, depending on the hardness of the tree.

Picture and description on the wall inside the visitors' center show that cassava bread was a mainstay of the indigenous diet....

This is how it's done today. One must try cassava bread for him/herself. It's ground from cassava root, covered with water, then squeezed dry to remove toxins, mixed with coconut, salt and sugar, smashed with the bottom of a cup and baked over a fire. We found that ONE PIECE of cassava bread was more than substantial, and WAY MORE THAN SUFFICIENT!!!