We took a great hike with our friends on Wanderlust, Melelana, and met new friends David and Kami off of MakaniKai. The hike was up to the top of the 1013 ft. hill. We decided to take the trail up, and the road back down, which is the way to do it. The trail to scramble up is 4000 ft. long which make the average angle of the climb about 26%. The road down is longer, but not as steep. Keep in mind that the temperature is around 85 degrees, but feels about 10 degrees warmer with the humidity around 70% to 80%. We drink lots of water, and sweat a lot.
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| Lots of goats at the start of the trail - not too afraid of us |
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| Starting the hike - yellow dots mark the trail - not too steep yet |
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| Saw this little snake on the way - Terre-de-Haut racer |
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| Clearly marked trail in yellow |
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| Getting to be a bit of a steep climb |
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| The last of the trail was quite steep, using hands a must, more of a crawl than walk |
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| View of the anchorage from the top |
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| At the top, we reached the Watchtower - built in about 1843 |
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| Inside the watchtower looking out |
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| View of the main part of town in Terre-de-Haut |
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| Took the road/path on the way down - much easier |
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| A hungry and tired group ready to eat |
We did a bit of snorkeling while there, and walked the main town as well.
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| One of the main streets in Terre-de-haut |
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| Street with view of bay |
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| No trip to town is complete without seeing the chickens |
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| Stone church in Terre-de-haut |
Of course the trip to town involved buying a baguette and some apple pastry.
Went for a snorkel, but like a lot of Caribbean, not very impressive.
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| Much of the bottom looked like this |
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| Not impressive snorkeling |
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| Surfaced near this dock, but the pelican liked the spot, and did not even move when my head popped out. |
After a nice time in Terre-de-Haut, we sailed to the southeast corner of Guadeloupe to the anchorage at Saint Francois. Able to sail all but the last 2.5 hours of the 10 hour trip.
Walked the town a bit, had a nice lunch and got provisions.
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| Anchorage at Saint Francois - shallow and a bit tight |
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| Nice dinghy dock and marina |
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| Typical street view - lots of cars |
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| Mid downtown has a rotunda with lots of vendors selling tourist stuff, but lots of jams, sauces and spices |
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| Spices for sale - lots of flavors, and fun to sample |
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| Stopped at the large Carrefour market for provisions as well |
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| Gelato makes for nice treat at end of hot day |
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| Nice fruit and veg market in town |
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| Delicious lunch - Tres Fromage Panini. Dean got a nice burger as well. |
We left Saint Francois and sailed to Marie Gallant. There is a blues festival (Kool and the Gang were the head liners) going on this weekend, so the anchorage is quite full. Could no longer get tickets to the festival - all sold out, so we will find something else to do and see a bit of the island.
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| Over 100 boats anchored due to the festival, normal probably more like 20. |
Wow, Kool and the Gang....that anchorage is dating itself!!! The hike looked fun and amazingly steep....photos usually don't show perspective too well, but the one looking back to the anchorage nails it. Looks like you're having some nice warm fun down there!!
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