Basse-Terre 2003

Pictures taken in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, West Indies. This was part of a Caribbean trip I took in mid March 2003. See corresponding trip journal.


1: Cascade aux Ecrivissess.
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2: Downstream from Cascade aux Ecrivissess.
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3: A swing bridge over the Bas-David River on the 20 minute loop trail at Maison de la Forêt.
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4: From a stop on the Route de la Traversée. A panorama looking north. 9:25
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5: DSCN5848 [??] 9:36
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6: A panorama looking east towards Point-à-Pietre. Taken from behind Gîte de Mamelles. Or from Morne à Louis. [??] 9:38
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7: This is the same as the previous, but just a single wide angle shot. 9:39
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8: Along the west coast. South of Desharies. [where??] 10:37
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9: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. People were allowed inside the aviary. [what kind of birds??] 11:01
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10: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Birds inside the aviary getting feed.
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11: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Birds inside the aviary.
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12: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. A bird inside the aviary.
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13: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. A bird inside the aviary.
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14: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. A bird inside the aviary.
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15: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Some [??] palms.
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16: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. La cascade. The building is a restaurant.
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17: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies.
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18: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. They also had some parrakeets.
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19: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Parrakeets again.
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20: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Parrakeets again.
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21: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Parrakeets again.
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22: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. One of the Parrakeets.
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23: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. The parrakeet is checking me out.
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24: In the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. The parrakeet again.
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25: At the end of the Jardin Botanique de Desharies. Looking west.
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26: The dock in the town of Desharies.
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27: Grande Anse. Looking north.
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28: Grande Anse from above. Looking south.
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29: Facing west from a lookout named Tillet. The Touring Hotel Fort Royal is in the background. The beach is part of the hotel.
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30: Plage de Clugny.
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31: Plage de Roseau.
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32: Deaxieme Chute at the Chutes du Carbet.
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33: Near the Deaxieme Chute at the Chutes du Carbet. [name??]
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34: A panoramic view of Les Saintes from Trois-Riviéres.
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35: The same view of Les Saintes, but just a single wide angle shot.
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36: La Grande Anse (between Vieux-Fort and Trois-Riviéres).
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37: I was in the town of Basse-Terre for the sunset. So I went for some pictures again.
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38: Sunset #2
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39: Sunset #3.
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40: Sunset #4.
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41: Sunset #5.
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42: I returned to Basse-Terre a week later. A panorama from my terrace at Le Joyeux, the place I stayed in Faubourg, near Trois-Riviéres. Les Saintes in the distance.
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43: The next morning I took another panorama from the terrace.
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44: Fort Louis Delgrès, in the town of Basse-Terre.
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45: Fort Louis Delgrès again.
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46: Looking down on Basse-Terre from Fort Louis Delgrès.
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47: A memorial to Louis Delgrès that was inside Fort Louis Delgrès.
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48: Looking down on my way up St-Claude.
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49: A tree that was at a picnic area on my way up St-Claude. Same location as the prior picture. [what type of tree??] [what picnic area?]
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50: St-Claude is in the clouds. The white specs you see are people climbing up.
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51: Petroglyphs in the Parc Archéologique des Roches Gravées.
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