Category Archives: Guadeloupe

Grande Anse

This morning we walked to Grande Anse. The route we took took us over the top of the 600 foot hill immediately to our north. On the way we were able to find a geocache the first we’ve looked for … Continue reading

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Deshaies River & Evening Out

We decided the weather looked ok to go and hike the river. The guidebook said it would be an hour or two of rock hopping before we reached a road that would take us back to town. Usually we cover … Continue reading

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Deshaies Botanical Gardens

Yesterday afternoon, when Helen and I were walking around town we bumped into a group of four englishfolk: Graden, Sue, David and Margaret who were chartering the sailing boat “Clarabella.” I had bumped into Graden on one of my earlier … Continue reading

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Deshaies

(Pronounced Dey-hey) What a beautiful little town this is. We arrived about 11am this morning after a pleasant sail from Ilet a Fajou. We went straight ashore for customs but found them closed. We had a quick explore around town. … Continue reading

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Mangroves and Brain Coral

The rain cleared this morning and we have since had fabulous weather. We too the dinghy over to Ilet a Fajou to explore the coast. Inland was impenetrable as the foliage was too dense. So we waded along the shore … Continue reading

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