Guadeloupe
Island Kea II
Steve and Katrin Everett
Fri 1 Feb 2008 18:54
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Position 16:13.26N
61:31.40W
We have
now been in marina Bas-du-Fort nr Pointe-a-Pitre since Monday. We have
been able to seek help with the fact that the boat would not go into reverse, a
slight problem with the cables and Steve has managed to fix the main water pump
which means we can again have showers and wash up on board.
On
wednesday we decided to go for a cycle ride and managed to get the bikes working
again despite the rust. Salt is not good for steel bicycles. We went
what we thought was the way to Pointre-a-Pitre but ended up on a duel
carriageway which was a bit scary. So we ended up in going a lot longer
round. In the town there is an interesting mixture of modern blocks of
flats and old caribbean style houses (wooden shacks).
Yesterday
we hired a car and drove to the north west part of the Island and then back to a
beach on the south east coast.
We visited
Deshais which was very pleasant - this is the place we will probably be at
anchor tomorrow night before heading off to Antigua on Sunday.
Just
outside Deshias is a Botanic Garden which we spend a couple of hours walking
round.
We saw
some interesting birds:
 After that
we drove accross to the south east and visited Ste Anne which has a lovely white
beach but the area has become a bit run down after Club Med
arrived.
Here is a
picture of Katrin on the beach....
 Guadeloupe
seems very nice. It is a part of France and does have the modern
facilities without having been spoilt. |