Money Matters The official currency hancock airport syracuse on Dominica and St. Lucia is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$), but hotel rates are usually quoted in US dollars and most shops and restaurants accept them for payment. All EC$ bills have a similar appearance and are interchangeable, but each of the islands that uses them prints hancock airport syracuse their own. Paper bills come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 EC dollars, and coins are available in denominations of EC1 , 2 , 5 , 10 and 25 , as well as EC$1.
Land in this area, at the remote southeast hancock airport syracuse end of the island, has always been used for agriculture. At one time, large plantations sprawled hancock airport syracuse across the region, hancock airport syracuse and you can visit old lime factories and sugar mills. One of the most interesting is the mill at Geneva Estate, which is the setting for parts of novels hancock airport syracuse by Dominica-born writer Jean Rhys, author of the popular Wide Sargasso Sea. It s located on the road between hancock airport syracuse Berekua and Petite hancock airport syracuse Savane, along with others at Stowe and Bagatelle, near Fond St. Jean.
M ro Beach is a favorite stop for Windjammer cruises, and Castaways Beach Hotel is located here. The hotel has a dock, sailboats, and a waterside bar where the rum punch is made from scratch. Dive Castaways runs scuba, fishing, and kayak trips from the beach, and if none of that interests you, you ll find this a pleasant spot for swimming and snorkeling. hancock airport syracuse
Guests enjoy swimming in the attractive freshwater pool, and watching the sun set from the beachside bar. The Lifeline Restaurant has a reputation for serving some of the best food on the island, and it s a popular hangout for locals and visitors arriving by private yacht. Owner Joan Alexander is a native St. Lucian and gifted artist. When she s not busy overseeing the resort, she operates an on-site studio hancock airport syracuse and gift shop that features her colorful batiks.
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