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    • TravelerSommer, Sonne, Kaktus
      Day 15

      Tauchen und Küstenwanderung

      April 22, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Den letzten Tag im Norden nutzen wir am wohl paradisischsten Strand der Insel: La Plage de la Grande Anse. Und die Bucht ist wirklich groß. Dazu kommt feiner, goldgelber Sand, kristallklares Wasser und schattenspendende Kokospalmen. Die Bilder sprechen für sich...
      Nachmittags geht Lisa dann an der Pointe de Ferry tauchen und hat den Tauchlehrer ganz für sich. Das trifft sich gut: nach sechs Jahren Abstinenz müssen nämlich erstmal die Skills wieder aufgefrischt werden. Das klappt jedoch fix und so geht's direkt auf bis zu 17 Meter Tiefe, wo es viele Schildkröten, einen Baracuda, Löwenfische, einen Kugelfisch, eine riesige Languste und sogar einen Delphin zu sehen gibt. Neben tausenden bunten Fischen und farbenfrohen Korallen, selbstverständlich.
      Daniel und Valerie wandern solange vom morgens besuchten Strand auf dem littoral de Deshaies in die kleine Hafenstadt. 200 Meter bergauf und bergab mit tollen Blicken auf beide Buchten. Außerdem weiß Daniel jetzt Bescheid wo man im Falle eines Tsunamis Zuflucht findet. Zusammen geht's zurück zur Unterkunft, wo wir, beschallt von einer Strandparty, den klaren Sternenhimmel bewundern.      Read more

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    • TravelerCaribbean cruise
      Day 2

      Bequia - Day 2

      March 27, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

      Bequia is described as the unspoilt island in the Caribbean, and it certainly is. Spent the morning just walking and visited Princess Margaret beach.
      It was dress up night tonight so we got our photo taken ; thank you again. We had our first speciality dining at kor a-la a pan-asian restaurant. No chavs there! Mam found that she liked sushi and Chinese dumplings (jowsers), there's hope at last!
      At night there are so many stars on middle of caribbean sea.      Read more

    • TravelerNomadic November
      Day 22

      Night Sail

      November 22, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Up early with the planned departure time of 10am. The sail arrived shortly after 8am and we went to work at putting it up. We made some minor oppies that we had to backtrack on, but overall it went well. Then got it up and began putting the battens in, only to realize that the last and longest batten was missing.
      Brian went in the hunt for battens and Lennox showed up to clean the carpets. Leroy also showed up to give me a list of the songs we had spoken about earlier in the week. He had brought mint and lemongrass a few days prior (for $5).
      Rahid came to the boat shortly after Brian returned to measure the batten pocket. They will try and put something together so we can get underway as we are already checked out of the country. We took a walk to see the super yacht (Joy and another from George Town) and get some sand under our toes.
      We ended up leaving late afternoon. Putting up the anchor was a challenge as so much mud and dirt and then it got stuck half way….. Brian fixed it from below. The sunset and nighttime sail was beautiful and relaxing. Brian has it rigged so that he can steer the boat via autopilot from anywhere on the boat. We sat and chatted on the forward deck for along time. A good man!
      We docked around 10:15pm. I was concerned about anchoring in the dark but it all went fairly smooth. We then cooked the shrimp and headed to bed.      Read more

    • TravelerGuadeloupe
      Day 150

      Encore 1 semaine de faite

      June 5, 2020 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Les semaines passent vite même si l'amour entre Maxime et moi c'est comme chien et chat parfois.

      Cette semaine on a pas vu de copains mais on est allé à la mer tous les 2, on a repris l'école (que j'avais un peu laissé de côté) et on a refait une chasse aux mangues 😁👍.

      Plage de Cluny. Ste rose mercredi et mambia ce soir avec Ludo.

      Mon chasseur de crabe 🦀💕      Read more

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    • TravelerNomadic November
      Day 32

      Check out at Deshaies

      December 2, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Sail Day… a 45 mile stretch. We had been at Fidel In Anse for a week. It was such an idyllic place — quiet, clear water, nice anchorage, & beautiful view. Time to move on and maybe connect with Nicolas and Marie, who days earlier were sailing from Florida to St Barts and lost their engine….. but after a couple days get it moving again.
      We left early as we wanted to get in an “check out/ clear” the country (France/ Guadeloupe) before the small shop, the Pelican, closed. We had a wonderful day of sailing (motor off most of the time), although the wind was swirly in certain places along the coast and it rained some, but produced LOTS of rainbows (the Caribbean is full of them). I was at the helm and trying to pass the boat that beat us across Les Saintes Passage, and succeeded. Lorena’s autopilot is hooked into the iPad, so it is cool that I can take the iPad and sit anywhere and steer the boat!
      When we went to turn the engine back on, it would not start. Brian had to return to jump starting it by tapping the wire to the battery (bypassing the solenoid. We also passed Nomad (Brian’s friend Leon) as chatted on VHS and took photos of him underway.
      Leon is headed to the Grenadines and Brian was hoping he would be in Antigua over Christmas, as he will be staying to do boat repairs, even though he has an invite to spend the holidays with me. 🎄❄️
      We had trouble anchoring in Deshaies, but once we finally set, we headed to town to check out. Brian wanted to buy me sandals (as the cork in my Berkinstocks are falling out), but I declined.
      The check out process is always frustrating for him, I find it strange as they don’t stamp the passport. Afterwards we went to the grocery and stocked up (even bought duck breasts). Apparently the French subsidized the food on the islands so it is cheaper to buy here verses Antigua — and I found some gluten free cookies!!
      Back to the boat for supper, watch the rest of Shakespeare and sleep!      Read more

    • TravelerSan Juan Cruise Mar 24
      Day 5

      Guadeloupe

      February 26 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      A stop in Guadeloupe and we hired a car to visit the places where Death in Paradise is filmed. The Police station and Catherine’s bar are in Deshaies. We had a lovely lunch there overlooking the beach. A whistle stop at Grand Anse beach and saw the inspectors house. After dropping Matt back at the ship we found a wonderful little beach at St Anne’s for a few hours.Read more

    • TravelerGuadeloupe
      Day 34

      Plage de Tillet

      February 10, 2020 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Cet aprem, Ludo ne travaille pas.
      Nous sommes allé à la Mairie pour avoir des infos mais ils sont toujours ne grève !!
      On est allé à l'école pour rencontrer la maîtresse mais apparemment toujours en grève aussi... 🙄🤔

      Bon ba on va découvrir une nouvelle plage : plage de Tillet. ⛱️🌊
      Plage accessible après une petite marche agréable.
      Il y a un peu de vent et pas mal de vague mais le paysage est agréable (et je ne parle pas du coin nudiste lol)      Read more

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    • TravelerGuadeloupe
      Day 154

      Plage des amandiers

      June 9, 2020 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Ce matin j'ai posté un colis pour mes parents j'espère qu'il arrivera vite et sans dégâts.
      😤 Avec les mesures de sécurité et le monde on a mis 1h45 pour déposer le colis à la Poste.

      Du coup, après ça nous sommes partie manger sur la plage des amandiers.
      On a eu un peu de plus mais Maxime a bien jouer.
      Seul, la plage rien qu'à lui. 😊

      C'est une plage super sympa.
      Par endroit il y a des roches qui forme comme des piscines se qui permet à Maxime d'être libre sans brassards. Et c'est mieux car il y a pas mal de houle.      Read more

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    • TravelerNomadic November
      Day 23

      Deshaies

      November 23, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Nice to wake up and see a new place! I jumped into the water early and swam around the boat. Brian joined and decided to start cutting away the fishing line that had gotten wrapped around the prop. He was nervous about holding his breath for so long (particularly with Covid). I had a FTHS zoom call re videos at 9:30am and then we hopped in the dinghy and headed for the village to clear costoms at a small store called Pelican. Filled out the Sail Clear on the computer and then wandered. Brian found a spot with some great color and shadows, and I went for a walk on the beach. We then went to the bakery for a croissant (pas san gluten). It was fun to listen to Brian converse with everyone in French. Most of the town, including the fish store, closed up between noon and 2pm, but we found a grocery store and bought some supplies before heading back to the boat.
      It was Thanksgiving in the US so Brains day was smattered with calls from Vincent (his friend), Greg (his brother called a day earlier), and his two kids (Ian and Marley). We returned to the water and cutting off the fishing line. By the end, I was swimming down with googles to help remove the line as he cut it. Proud of myself for not panicking under the water…. It felt pretty good!
      We were going to grill some of the skewers but I left them in the wrong freezer, so we ended up having lamb burgers with broccoli instead, a late meal. We were both exhausted, likely from constricted breath and Covid. I tried to do work but was to tired so went to bed around 8:30pm.
      It was extremely hot at night and the boat was rolling so not much sleep.
      *while at dock in Antigua we had power and used the A/C in the boat to stay cool.      Read more

    • TravelerGuadeloupe
      Day 4

      L’île aux belles eaux

      November 7, 2023 in Guadeloupe ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      L’île aux belles eaux ou « Karukera » en indien caraïbe, c’est le nom donné à La Guadeloupe au 17ème siècle.

      Et de l’eau en Guadeloupe, il y a en a quelques litres ! C’est d’ailleurs elle qui a été le fil conducteur de notre journée.

      Ce matin, c’est une randonnée assez aventureuse que nous avons faite. Sur les conseils de mon ami Fred, nous nous sommes rendues au saut de la Lézarde. Derrière une grille d’interdiction de pénétrer et une dense végétation, se cache un hôtel désaffecté envahi par les fleurs et les fougères. Un sentier contourne le bâtiment et s’enfonce dans une bananeraie. Le sol est gorgé d’eau et donc, de boue ! Les pentes sont raides et nous progressons parfois à l’aide de lianes pour nous garder à la verticale.
      Après une demie-heure à travers la forêt tropicale, la végétation s’ouvre sur une rivière, la Lézarde, et sur une vision paradisiaque : une chute d’eau puissante et un bassin en contrebas. Eau et végétation se mêlent en un tableau parfait.
      Après une baignade pour nous rafraîchir de la chaleur moite et nous laver de la boue du sentier, nous remontons vers la surface.
      À proximité de cet endroit magique se trouve un autre endroit à ne pas manquer : la brasserie de la Lézarde.

      Puis notre route nous mène vers Deshaies et ses plages de sable doré. La mer y est bien plus agitée qu’à Sainte Anne. Conseil nous a été offrir de ne pas « donner son dos à la mer » c’est à dire ne pas lui tourner le dos au risque de ne pas voir les vagues impressionnantes se jeter sur nous.
      Cette partie de l’île offre des paysages différents mais absolument magnifiques. Des criques et des plages cachées se découvrent au fil de notre curiosité.

      Cette île est une sublime découverte. Je suis étonnée de voir à quel point les infrastructures, routières notamment, sont en excellent état malgré une météo des plus colériques. Les déchets sont relativement rares et on sent une véritable volonté des Guadeloupéens à montrer le meilleur visage de leur île. C’est en tout cas le sentiment de mon 3ème jour en Gwada.      Read more

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