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The area around Soufri re and Scotts Head has shallow reefs near the shore. You can rent a kayak from Nature Island Dive, 767-449-8181, fax 767-449-8182, www.natureislanddive.com. On the northwest coast, rent from Cabrits Dive, 767-445-3010, fax 767-445-3011, www.cabritsdive.com for trips around hancock field syracuse the coast of Cabrits National Park or out to Douglas Bay.

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767-448-6371, www.avirtualdominica.com/funsun/fish.htm. Game Fishing Dominica is based at the Castaways Beach Hotel and offers individual and group charters. The crew will custom design a full-day or half-day of fishing and video the big catch when you reel it in.

The national plant of St. Lucia is the very fragrant pink cabbage rose. The national tree is the calabash. On Dominica, the national hancock field syracuse flower is the bwa kawib or carib wood.It grows wild in dry coastal areas, and bright red flowers bloom along its branches. Orchids, hancock field syracuse African tulip trees, ferns, hibiscus and bird-of-paradise are cultivated in gardens and grow wild throughout the islands. Even drier land supports hancock field syracuse colorful hancock field syracuse bushes such as oleanders, and a variety of fruit trees grow along the roadways. Much of the local diet is based on the abundant supply of mangos, bananas, papayas, soursops, passion- fruit, hancock field syracuse guavas and coconuts.