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April 29th 2012

Published: April 29th 2012

April 13 - April 24, 2012 - Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is another one of the French islands located in the Caribbean. This one definitely has a different feel from the others we have visited, at least as seen from Pointe a Pitre. It still is French, however, the look and the feel of the area has a mixture of French and Creole culture and architecture. One of the most noticeable is language. When on M... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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One of many freighters

One of the many freighters that travel close by the anchorage here each day. Luckily they do not throw a wake, but the pilot boats that bring them sure do!

Church in Pointe-a-Pitre

The church is Pointe-A-Pitre was quite impressive with its vaulted ceilings, stain glass windows and architectural details. Click on the photo to enlarge the view

Park in Pointe a Pitre

There are a number of parks within Pointe a Pitre - this is the one closest to the water's edge.

Flowers Anyone?

The flower market in town was magnificent. We saw many of the tropical flowers we have seen before in the Caribbean but they also had quite a few proteas. These were very common in Africa when we were there years before. We are always taken by the variety of the flowers –they are beautiful but they do not have a scent.

Doors for Giants?

You don't realize how large these church doors are until you stand next to them.

Traditional Clothes

this is a common outfit here - the madra plaid that was introduced by indented servants from Englad and the victorian style of dress.

Where the art exhibit was held

Click on the photo to enlarge it to see the various views of the building that was used to house the art exhibit

Coral as Building Material

This building is from the colonial period. They would pile large chunks of coral and then plaster inside and out with cement. The archways over doors and windows were either made from cut blocks of coral or built-up cement in the cheaper homes. This shows some of the coral underneath the cement.

Made to look like stone blocks

The upper levels of the buildings were made of wood and you can see where the planks on the outside of the building were cut part way through vertically so when painted they would look like they were made of cut stone blocks.

The Next Generation

While in the anchorage many times we were surrounded by the next generation of sailors being trained in small dinghy sailboats.

Water, Water Everywhere

On those rainy days we collect rainwater in every container we have so we can use it for washing laundry, cleaning the cockpit, adding to the water tanks and anything else that we can think of. It is nice to get some of our water supply for free!

What Country Will We go to?

We always have to hoist a courtesy flag whenever you enter a new country. As a result we have lots of flags to make for the various countries we will visit once we go to Europe. Janice took some time we had here to get a few flags made. She thinks we should decide what country to go to by how easy the flag is to make!! Luckily many of the ones in Europe are quite simple designs.

Enjoying the View

We are getting used to seeing palm trees such as these while on our walks.

Watching the Clouds

Quite the cloud formations this evening while at anchor.

Another Freighter coming

We always knew when a freighter was coming in as the pilot boats quickly went out to meet them at the entrance.

Sports Stadium

They have a very modern large stadium here for concerts, games and other special events.

Need to Aerate Your Lawn?

Does anyone need their lawn aerated? These crabs seem to be doing a great job here of making holes everywhere – they are so large you have to be careful not to step in one.

The dinghy dock

The dinghy dock at the Marina Bas du Fort that we used when we went to shore.

Doesn't Look Too Natural

They grow lots of bananas here to be sold locally but they also export to Europe. The blue bags that you see here are around the stalk of bananas protecting them from insects and birds.

A View Toward the Ocean

We had rain the day before our trip to the rainforest so all the streams were running.

Higher than the fern trees!

Looking out toward the ocean from over one of the fern “trees” while in the national park.

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