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Tom King W4VZH/J79VZH...
MISSION TO
DOMINICA
My mission to
Dominica was a study in contrasts and full of surprises. My trip briefing by
David and Gaynell was
broad-brush
and for a reason. They wanted me to discover the wonders of Dominica for
myself... and I did.
I was met at
Melville Hall Airport by my host, Clement Pierre Louis and my adventure began.
The two hour trip through the Dominican rain forest was full of surprises.
Vehicles in Dominica are compacts and mostly pickup trucks. There is not quite
room to pass on the narrow, winding highway, so one or both must use the
shoulder. There no seatbelts, no airbags and no fear of what's around the
corner or over the hill. The right-of-way is determined by which horn is
sounded first. We exited the rain forest in Roseau, the capital. My
destination,
Wotten Waven, about
five miles and 3000 feet up. The, I was greeted by my hostess and wife of
Clement, Hetty Pierre Louis; possibly the best cook in all of Dominica.
My days were
filled with sightseeing, hamming, reading, and just hanging out. I helped
Clement build a carport. It was kind of like Tom Sawyer and the whitewashed
fence.
I made 263
friends while there (258 were on twenty meters).
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