http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guadeloupe en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:23:32 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:23:32 +0000 Even though we had to book it south for hurricane season we couldnrsquot resist stopping at Iles de Saintes on our way back down. We skipped the Saintes on our travels up the Caribbean chain this year and just couldnrsquot pass by these islands without stopping again. Besides we had to break up all that travel somehow. And who could resist this group of small islands just off of Guadelou http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-440185.html 1.9.2009Guadeloupe Les Saintes Deshaies GrandeTerreHei huomenna jatkan matkaa Martiniquelle. Olen innoissani kun vihdoinkin psen matkustamaan laivalla lentokoneen sijasta. Matka PointePitrest FortdeFranceen kest 3 tuntia 45 minuuttia. Eik lippu maksanut kuin 65 euroa. On tosiaankin valitettavaa ja outoa ett Brittilisen kansainyhteisn Ranskan ja Hollannin saaret on eristetty t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-433088.html No nythn min psin oikeaan viidakkoon asumaan. Guadeloupen luonto on huomattavasti vehmaampaa ja maasto kumpuilevampaa kuin Kuuban Puerto Ricon ja Antiguan. Tll sataa joka y kuten kuuluukin aidossa sademetsss joka ylt kaupungin keskustaan asti. SaintAnnen pikkukaupungissa 20 000 asukasta perhosen muotoisen Guadeloupen GrandTerre siivell voi hyvin kuvitella miten nopeasti luon http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Grande-Terre/blog-430916.html Saint Barths Rentals Caribbean Dreams Limited Caribbean Marketing Specialists.SpecialitiesResales Off Plan New Developments Residential Land Development Land Sales Luxury Caribbean Rentals Commercial Property Sales.Saint Barths Rentalshttpwww.caribbeandreamsproperty.compropertylist.phpcountrySt.BarthsregiontypeRental20AccommodationContact UsDarren Milne M.N.A.E.ACaribbea http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Saint-Barthelemy/blog-405276.html GuadeloupeI canrsquot believe we have only been here a week and already so much has happened After the terrible trip to Deshaies we woke up the next morning find the sea calm. Sparkling and enticing. It was pleasant and so of course we had to go out to the 100 metre mark to put out the fishing rods. Alanrsquos arm is a lot better. Pigeon Island was only about an hour and a half away. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-361025.html Year and a catastrophe at sea.We did not want to stay too long in Jolly Harbour so motored down to Falmouth the weather was a little stormy but the sea very calm. We anchored in Falmouth and just carried on getting the boat ready for sea a much easier job than normal. Which was just as well because for this first week Alanrsquos arm swelled up and was unusable. We decided the best thing was http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/dashies/blog-359948.html Zouk karaoke and dinners by the marina Welcome to Guadeloupe. Bob Marley sounds even better down here. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/blog-306378.html We left St. Bart's just after sunset and had a wonderful sail to Les Saintes. And yes we actually sailed. We were booking it around 8 knots with full sail and engine off just the sound of the waves and the water rushing against the hull nice It was the first time since we left the Bahamas that the wind was off our stern not dead on the nose so instead of bashing thru the waves we just got http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-294085.html We sailed to the Saintes Islands just south of Guadeloupe. The roosters woke us up in time to walk up to Fort Napoleon. Fort Napoleon was built in 1867. The Fort has a well tended garden of labeled cactuses and succulents. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-280840.html The bridge did not open what else is new...See tomorrows comment... http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Basse-Terre/blog-250657.html We spent the morning inMarie Galant tried to rent a scooter for 26 Euros office was open waited for over an hour nobody came...We walked the town very small. And the dwarf. The anchoring very tight we were 25 feet from breaker ugly.We left around 1230 towards Pointe Pitre. We are going to anchor near the South bridge it opens at 0430 we want to be ready to traverse the Riviere Salee. We w http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Bas-du-Fort/blog-250655.html We decided around 0930 to make a run for Marie Galant Island in Guadaloupe. It is at the SE corner. Very hard to get to but we had perseverance The island is beautiful of what we seen. Basically a pancake no mountains. But has a lot of it we are anchored in the lagoon Grand Bourge. This island still has oxen driven carts and 7 rum factories. It has chess patterned streets. It has a square an http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Marie-Galante/blog-250651.html 'Up in de hills where de streams are coolAn mullet an janga swim in de poolI have ten acres of mountain sideAn a daintyfoot donkey dat I rideFour Gros Michel an four LacatanSome coconut trees and some hills of yam Evan JonesThe plants of the Caribbean are extremely colourful with exotic looking flowers and fruits. Some of the most common species were brought by early settlers for food http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-250598.html The beginning of the week was all about the French settlement of Les Saintes a sleepy series of islands nestled just south of Guadeloupe. The crew of Ocean Star spent their two day stay exploring the quaint little town and hidden beaches as well as sampling the delights of local bakeries and gelato cafes. Gelato is like the ultimate in icecream experiences the chocolate is rich and gooey and http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-218765.html Eigentlich isch d nora no chrank god also nonig id tschuel aber fr an strand ligge ischmer doch e nie z chrank isch ja klar dassi mer am erschte tag grad no en sunnebrand hole womi nacher no rcht gschellt het. s wasser isch extrem warm ond chillig. chli abwchslig zha vom under de palme ligge isch gar nid so bel mer sind amene strand wo eher di iheimische ond franzose sind aber trotzd http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/St-Anne/blog-214040.html Han voll nid gwsst dass Puerto Rico zu de USA ghrt jedefalls hends mi bide usreis extra usegno ond mis handgepck uf sprngstoff dursuecht ond putzt. gsehni so kriminell us oder isches eifach willi mit em finnische pass undewgs bin ond d amis sogar angscht vor nachbere vo altkomunischte henddasmal klappt alles guet aber chum bini ide luft fangt au grad scho en guadeluopianer mich a z be http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/St-Anne/blog-213985.html Located at the bottom of the Leeward Islands just above the Windward Islands Guadeloupe is an accessible cruising destination in the Caribbean. Guadeloupe has uptodate yachting facilities and several ports of entry. Travelers can also explore a number of the small outlying islands while cruising the area.see httpen.wikipedia.orgwikiGuadeloupeGuadeloupe is a lively center of Creole cultur http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Bas-du-Fort/blog-205106.html We traveled down the lee side of the Coast visiting a couple of anchorages. Basseterre anchorage is not well protected. There was a commercial boat anchored and another at the dock. This area is tallest in the country and gets the most of amount of rain. Arrived in the Saintes late in the afternoon still flying the Q quarentine flag. We stayed 2 nights there trying to decide what to do about t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-205085.html We sailed down the lee side of Monserrat saw more of the damage to the island. There is an exclusion area of 1.5 KM however we stayed 2 miles to the West. It was a delightful sail for a change. Smooth seas 18 knots from the East. Once we got to South side the winds went to 6 knots from the West very strange. As the trade winds blow from E to SE. Once we turned toward Deshaies the wind was at http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/blog-205074.html Coming InYou'd think that because it's in the Caribbean it's not too much trouble to get to but being exclusive requires some restrictions. So we flew into St. Maarten so we could clearly see what we were NOT missing That place looked like Jamaica on Spring Break all dilapidated. That doesn't mean we weren't in for a bit of a scare when we came into St. Barths on the STOL aircraft. The run http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Saint-Barthelemy/Gustavia/blog-191432.html