Guadeloupe, french wine and baguettes ….yummy

It’s great to wander the streets around Bourg de Saintes on the Island of Terre d’en Haut, Les Saintes. The locals and some tourists buzz around the town on scooters through the narrow streets. It is a quaint seaside town with red roofs and balconies that face out onto the street so that the locals can stop and chat as they walk home. You definitely feel like you are in a little French village and yes baguettes, French wine and cheeses and chorizo are available and of course we enjoyed them on our first night. The ice cream was appreciated given the heat and just hanging out in the square watching the buzz as people get ready to board the ferries at 5pm back to the main island of Guadeloupe.

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On the Sunday we anchored off the beach near Pain de Sucre point close to the Hotel Bois Joli, where a lot of boats from the main island of Guadeloupe had come over to enjoy the snorkeling and the restaurant. It was amazing watching the place clear out late afternoon and we then had the anchorage basically to ourselves. We all went snorkeling along the shoreline and enjoyed the clear calm waters in the bay. There were all sorts of fish hiding around the boulders.  P1040215P1040214

In the morning we sailed up to Deshaies ready to clear out bound for Antigua. Coming across the channel between Les Saintes and the main land was a dream as we cruised along; yes great winds. The coastline along Guadeloupe was very rocky with lots of little towns along the coast and rolling hills beyond. P1040218

We arrived into Deshaies just after lunch and of course in true French tradition the town is closed till 4:00 for a siesta. It’s a picturesque fishing village at the north end of Guadeloupe’s west coast.P1040224

Time to relax before town reopens. Mum has already finished one book and is on her second. She seems to like this position in the boat even while sailing. P1040219

Wandering around the small town we couldn’t resist picking up more baguettes. They are cheap and tasty and a great addition for our pork tenderloin dinner, if it makes it back given Brett likes them so much. Doesn’t our cheese, chorizo and baguettes look tasty.

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