Passage to Guadeloupe

On our last day in Iles des Saintes we rented a pair of scooters and spent our afternoon being chauffeured around by Alex and Jenessa. We were on the island of Terra de Haut and I am guessing there are about 15 kilometers of road and I think we probably covered 50 kilometers that seemed like 250 to Ron and I and about 5 to Alex & Jenessa. It is a pretty fun little island, very clean and feels very safe.
We left for Guadeloupe early on the 17th and had a great sail. Kelli was almost totally relaxed and even ventured out to the trampoline to sunbathe. We cruised up the west side of Guadeloupe and arrived at Pigeon Island home of Jacque Cousteau Marine Reserve and again met up with the sailing vessel "Gava". The owners of this boat are Linda & Michael, a delightful couple from the Salmon Arm area.
It was pretty amazing snorkeling in this area with very clear water. Some of our new finds were Cornet fish, Trigger Fish, Spanish Hog fish, and Black Durgeon. Besides these we saw many other fish and some very beautiful coral. This location is very popular for diving and there are 4

or 5 dive shops at the head of the pier. On a couple of our walks by we stopped and investigated the possibility of the girls doing an introductory dive. Alex was definitely keen for this so we arranged for her to go. She had a great time and is looking forward to going again.
This was Kelli’s jumping off point so we rented a car to get her to the airport and to be sure we could get her there on time, we did a dry run and got completely lost. Driving the crazy narrow, windy roads with other drivers who think they are rally driving was quite an experience. I believe, having all of the traffic signs in French contributed greatly to us getting lost, so we decided that we would drive her across the island and just get her close enough for a taxi. On the morning of her departure we left extra early to allow for the unexpected and surprised all of us by getting her directly to the airport. It was fun having Kelli aboard and it seems everybody doesn’t come for long enough because the time goes by far too quickly.

Sunset at Pidgeon Island, a British tall ship anchored astern of us.