Taking the many stairs down to Trafalgar Falls in the rainforest of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Walking to Trafalgar Falls in the rainforest of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica. It’s a short 10 to 15 minute walk along a well-maintained path. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Me at Trafalgar Falls, known for its twin waterfalls, in the rainforest of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Trafalgar Falls in the rainforest of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica is known for its twin waterfalls. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Me at Trafalgar Falls, known for its twin waterfalls, in the rainforest of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Views from the Morne Bruce hillside in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica. The viewpoint offers a panoramic view of the city and the Caribbean Sea, along with our Oceania ship, the Insignia. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Views from the Morne Bruce hillside in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica. The viewpoint offers a panoramic view of the city and the Caribbean Sea. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Views from the Morne Bruce hillside in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica. The viewpoint offers a panoramic view of the city and the Caribbean Sea. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Views from the Morne Bruce hillside in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica. The viewpoint offers a panoramic view of the city and the Caribbean Sea. (Dec. 16, 2024)

Back in the capital city of Roseau, this is the Dominica Museum on the seafront by the cruise ship dock, is in front of the Old Roseau Market which was the center for slave trading during colonial times. (Dec. 16, 2024)

The Old Roseau Market located behind the Dominica Museum in Roseau was a major trading market of slaves and commodities between Dominica and the surrounding islands.

However, the square’s significance extends beyond commerce, as it also served as a site for public executions. Despite its somber history, the square has undergone renovations and transformations over the years, evolving into a craft center with shops and stalls a that celebrates the island’s cultural heritage. (Dec. 16, 2024)

The Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument, in the center of a small roundabout in Roseau, Dominica, is a bronze sculpture commemorating the emancipation of slaves and the self-emancipated societies that fought against slavery and colonialism. (Dec. 16, 2024)

The Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument is a bronze sculpture of a shirtless, muscular man holding a conch shell to his lips in Roseau, Dominica that commemorates the emancipation of slaves and the self-emancipated societies that fought against slavery and colonialism. (Dec. 16, 2024)