Exploring Downtown Point a Pitre and Enjoying Guadeloupe’s Unique Cuisine

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Eric

Yesterday we woke up feeling like zombies, not doubt still recovering from the strenuous swim the day before. Eric wasn’t feeling the greatest and Christi felt downright awful. Neither of us felt like doing anything at all. If we hadn’t already made plans, we would probably have spent the whole day watching movies.

However, we had invited a family on one of the nearby boats over for a visit in the afternoon. We had no choice but to clean and tidy for our guests. We washed the exterior and cleaned the interior. It seemed to take forever because we were moving slower than normal. We also managed to squeeze a nap in before they arrived.

We had a nice visit with the family. After they left, Christi Continue reading →

Diving Pointe Ferry, Deshaies and A Shock at the Marina

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Eric

Continued from yesterday”¦ In our rest time between dives, they provided water. And nothing else. Once again, as expensive as the dive was, we were expecting Continue reading →

Blog Outage Mar 22-23

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Eric

Sorry that the Kosmos Travel Log was not working for a couple days. It is fixed now. If it ever seems to stop working give us some time to fix it. Worst case is it might be several days since we might be on a passage and have limited connectivity. – Eric & Christi

Diving Aure Thomas and Pointe Ferry, Deshaies, Guadeloupe

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Eric

Today we went on the dive trip we mentioned booking a couple of days back. We were really looking forward to the dives, especially because our cruising guide had made the diving sound so great here. It turned out that the diving was nice, but not anywhere near as good as we had expected. Unfortunately, we had a nightmarish experience with the dive company. We’ll start by telling you about the good stuff, the dive sites, first, then go into the saga about the dive company.

Visibility was fairly good, and we were told today is a bad day and it is usually clearer. It was gloomy and raining hard, so there wasn’t a lot of sunlight getting down into water, and there may have been runoff from the shore. The dive sites were Continue reading →

Waterfall and The Mammal Park in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Eric

Today Eric’s arm was looking less swollen, so we didn’t bother going to the doctor. Phew! We went back to Basse Terre. This time we took the road that bisects the middle of the island. When we first got on the road, there was a lot of sugar cane fields and a few pockets of housing, but within a few minutes of driving, the land suddenly appeared untouched and we knew we had entered the national park that encompasses a large amount of the center of Basse Terre.

As we were driving along, we saw a sign for a wheel chair accessible waterfall. A super easy hike to a pretty viewpoint was irresistible, so we pulled over into the small, muddy parking lot, where there was only two other cars. It was indeed a pretty short walk on a paved path through lush rainforest to the waterfall. It is a pretty viewpoint, but nothing phenomenally spectacular.

Across the street was Continue reading →