Published: 13.04.2025
This morning at breakfast, we were entertained by hummingbirds fluttering around in a bush right on the terrace. Beautiful blue-green shimmering birds that flap their wings so fast they can hover in the air. Hummingbirds at breakfast feels somehow surreal.
The property with the palm trees is our host's house right across, who sees hummingbirds every day.
We then drove to Plage de Malendure, about 10 km from our accommodation. There we wanted to explore the bay with the glass-bottom boat Nautilus.
The Reserve de Cousteau is a protected marine area in the bay of Malendure with offshore islands. The marine researcher Cousteau recognized the extraordinary character of this place, with corals and sea turtles. It is a diver's paradise in Guadeloupe. We naturally wanted to see that as well.
Until the ship's departure at 4 PM, we made ourselves comfortable on the beach, having a Bokit again.
As usual on the beach, there was freshly prepared coconut sorbet in wooden barrels.
Then we headed out into the bay to the island on the glass-bottom boat. Well, we saw many fish and corals, but everything seemed quite colorless. I believe Jacques Cousteau, the marine researcher, would not have enjoyed this rather meager sight.
We then had the opportunity to snorkel for 30 minutes at the edge of the island.
I'm the one with the yellow fins, which sometimes disappear under the water. But to be honest, there wasn't much to see here either. Egypt is definitely more interesting for snorkelers.
The tree in the evening light is the view from our terrace to the sea, although the coastal road is in between.
Guadeloupe consists of about 50 islands in total. The main island, where we currently are, looks somewhat like a butterfly from above. We live on the western (left) edge. This western part, Basse Terre, is very mountainous with plenty of jungle and waterfalls. Tomorrow we want to go to the right wing of the butterfly, to Grand Terre. It’s rather hilly and dry, with many beautiful beaches. The island is not exactly small; that will be quite a good 80 km on very winding roads.
Well then, see you tomorrow.
