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February 14 - March 2, 2008: From Dominica to Guadeloupe
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Les Saintes and their amazing Rock Formations |
Bourg, beautiful small Town |
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Beautiful little Church in Bourg, from Impromptu, and its Inside |
Plaza by the Ferry Dock |
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Waiting for the "gendarme" to clear us |
Harbor Defense - military as well as medical - the Doctor's House to the right - looks like a Ship's Bow |
"Mairie" (Town Hall) |
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Main Street, Bourg |
Waiting for the Gendarme to return from Lunch |
Not too well maintained... |
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The "Creperie" which had aroused Juergen's desire for a nice "Crepe" like we had so many in the Bretagne - to find that it is not even a restaurant, just a bar...- well, we meanwhile found out that it is not called "La Crepe" as we thought but "Bar La Crique" - our mistake... |
In the church,
a Funeral Procession for a local Fisherman |
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Hundreds of people had arrived by Ferry - to say their last Farewell
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Our Generator Fan Belt.. |
More Square Riggers
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Restaurant de Marine - a great Seafood Restaurant, overlooking the anchorage
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"our Wine Label", a very nice Rose... |
Rainbow - yet another one |
Local Artisan Belts for Sale |
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Sculpture of a Fisherman |
A few beautiful wooden Houses, architectural Specialties of the Region |
Our Trip (by Ferry, Bus, and Taxi) to Pointe a Pitre
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Creole Lunch at a Restaurant at the Port de Plaisance du Bas du Fort, Pointe a Pitre |
Capitainerie Building |
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Marina's Lay of the Land |
Sunset at Trois Rivieres |
Waiting for the Ferry at Trois Rivieres |
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Still Life |
Full Moon on Lippi's Birthday |
Back to Anse du Bourg, Terre Haute, Les Saintes
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Sea Cloud, a 4-masted Barque |
Norwegian Sailboat |
Windswept Trees |
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Sunset with Clouds |
Sea Cloud again |
Royal Clipper, 5-masted Square Rigger |
Island Tour on Terre de Haut, Les Saintes, Friday, February 22
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Flowers near Fort Napoleon, formerly called Fort Louis, never used |
View from Fort Napoleon onto the Bays around Les Saintes |
The Walls of Fort Napoleon |
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Juergen at the Fort Entrance |
Anse de Bourg, the Bay where we were anchored - Can you find Impromptu? |
Stadium and College on Terre de Haut Island |
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Iguana at the Fort |
The other side of the Fort |
Iguana Mom and Baby (green) |
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Local Architecture - all Wooden Homes |
Calabashi (?) Tree, not for Eating but to make beautiful Containers (Vases, Bowls, Candle Sticks, etc.) |
Another gorgeous Wooden House |
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Cemetery - gleaming white |
Sea Cloud II at Anchor and, later on, departing under Sail... the only one of the large Square Riggers to do so |
Sunday, February 24 - we arrived in Pointe a Pitre at the Marina, greeted by Christian and a co-worker who helped us tie up Impromptu at the very end of Dock 6, the Visitors' Dock. Images of the two main islands of Guadeloupe will follow - as well as of Peter's visit - to occur this week...
On Monday, our French "friends", Charly and Joelle arrived at the marina, with her sister and husband in tow. As promised when we had met during our brief outing to Pointe a Pitre the week before to pick up my FedEx package, they brought a beautiful bottle of Champagne Perrier Jouet, rose - delicious! We had a good time talking for about two hours. Then they left again. Here is just one picture I took as they had already disembarked Impromptu. We may receive some of theirs by email - so far, I have not because we just have not had good internet access at all...
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Charly, Joelle, her sister, Juergen, and Jean-Yves, husband to Joelle's sister |
room for a few pictures from them, if we receive them |
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Beach near St. Anne - in both Directions |
Juergen near Pointe des Chateaux |
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Pointe des Chateaux |
Les Chateaux... |
Lava Flow on the Atlantic Side |
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Le Moule, Town Square and Church |
Morne a l"Eau |
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View from our Dock onto the Container Port |
Cemetary in Baie Mahault |
Fresh Coconut Milk sipped at a Market in Sainte Rose (we think; it might have been Baie Mahault) |
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"Mairie" (Town Hall), Ste rose |
Chapel next to Cemetary in Ste Rose |
Graves bordered by Conch Shells in Ste Rose
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Antigua in the Distance |
Pelicans waiting for Fish |
Tim on his way to the Pelicans |
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Fishermen and their Nets |
Steer tied to a Stake |
"Huckepack" ("Backpacking"??) |
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Beautiful Bay on our Way to "Des Haies", Capital of Guadeloupe |
Church in Des Haies |
Bay of Des Haies |
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Waiting for the Rain to Stop |
Pig Visit |
Happy Faces |
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Huge Caterpillar |
Steffi and Tim have cast off for the Riviere Salee Bride opening (the next morning at 0500) - and with this Good-bye, a very nice Time with these newly gained Friends has come to its End... |
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Peter at Pointe des Chateaux |
Peter and Juergen |
Visit to a running Rum Distillery (Damoiseau) near Le Moule |
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Old and New Machinery working to "squeeze" the Sugar Cane Pulp to gain the famous Rum |
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Part of the Process of Distilling Rum |
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Fascinating to watch all these Machines in Operation, a first in our Distillery Visits! |
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Wind Mill used in Former Times |
Property of the Distillery - very beautiful |
Peter tasting the Rum |
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After a Swim, a nice "Ti Punch" |
Local Beer, "Gwada" |
View from the Bar |
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In the Rain Forest on Basse Terre |
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Island in front of St. Francis - Terre Basse in the Background (right) |
Peter and Juergen: another Walk on the Beach of St. Anne |
Impressions of Downtown Pointe a Pitre - we loved the Town |
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Peter with Sculpture |
Three Drummers |
Wall Painting w Locals |
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After purchasing Saffron, I was permitted to photograph the Sales Lady |
Vegetable Stand |
Fish, Fish, Fish |
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More Fish |
and yet more Fish |
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Fisherman cutting Tuna |
Beautifully displayed Produce |
More Wares |
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Juergen, Peter looking for me |
Market Stands |
Beautiful Dress - from behind - the Lady did not want to be photographed... |
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Another Vegetable Stand |
Local Construction |
Musicians in the Pedestrian Mall |
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Local Architecture |
Fountain near another Market |
Different Rum Flavors |
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Another Market Hall with Spices, Herbs, Rums, and some Art |
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The Vanilla Bean Lady, proud of her Display of Herbs and Spices |
Architectural Samplings |
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Our Favorite Carrefour - the BEST of them All |
Peter at the Airport to go to Antigua for his return Flight tomorrow |
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