oradea mare You can also travel between Dominica and St. Lucia by high-speed ferry. L Express des Iles is a comf

You can also travel between Dominica and St. Lucia by high-speed ferry. L Express des Iles is a comfortable catamaran that runs roundtrip service between Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, and St. Lucia several times per week. You ll be charged a departure tax of EC$20/US$8 in addition to the ticket price, which is approximately EC$300/US$112 round-trip between St. Lucia and Dominica. For information and reservations,

767-445-7636 Daily, 7:30am to 9pm Vegetarian/West Indian $$$ Floral Garden sounds too tearoom for this hotel restaurant that occupies both sides of the road about three miles inland from Carib Territory. Flowers and greenery are everywhere, but inside the d cor is rustic and the food is hearty. Backpackers fill up on agouti oradea mare and crapaud when they return from treks through the adjoining rainforest, and newlyweds snuggle oradea mare over a shared vegetarian dish. It s a place where everyone feels relaxed and welcome. When you visit, ask if owner Oliver (O.J.) Seraphin is in. He s a friendly host who enjoys talking about Floral Gardens and Dominica.

800-GOSPICE or 758-452-0865, www.casalucia.com/spice1.htm. Jungle Tours offers three rainforest adventures oradea mare rated for beginning, intermediate, or advanced hikers. In addition, there are tours to the beach, waterfalls, and special outings for cruise-ship passengers with time restrictions. All include transportation in an open Land Rover, and most feature a buffet lunch, 758-450-0434, www.jungletoursstlucia.com.

A few miles farther south, in Carib Territory, 3,500 descendants of pre-Colombian Caribs oradea mare live on 3,700 acres along the Atlantic coast. In actuality, the eight Carib villages are not much different oradea mare from any other small community on the island, and few of the residents, oradea mare who call themselves Kalinago, resemble their bronze-skinned, straight-haired South American forefathers. However, there are a few traces of their original culture remaining, and the settlement is well worth a visit.