Pictures from Les Saintes, Guadeloupe, West Indies. Includes Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. This was part of a Caribbean trip I took in mid March 2003. See corresponding trip journal.
1: On my way up to Fort Napoléon I look back and take a picture of Bourg des Saintes.
2: Fort Napoléon has a lot of tame green iguanas.
3: An iguana showing its legs.
4: Note dewlap hanging under the chin. That means this one is a male.
5: This iguana is smiling at us.
6: The iguana is basking in the sun. They are cold-blooded and need the sun to stay warm.
7: A good panorama taken from Fort Napoléon looking at Bourg des Saintes and Anse du Bourg.
8: Baie de Marigot.
9: The Centre UCPA's beach on the west side of Baie de Marigot.
10: Baie de Marigot. Taken from my seat at La Paillotte, while I waited for lunch.
11: Plage de Pompierre. From the east side looking west.
12: Plage de Pompierre. From the east side looking north.
13: The cemetery. My bike makes its appearance.
14: Plage de Grande-Anse. Taken at the north end looking south. Swimming prohibited.
15: Plage de L'Anse À Gilot.
16: A panorama taken on the pier at Plage de L'Anse À Gilot. Looking at Anse du Bourg.
17: Plage de L'Anse À Gilot again. A dive center is to the left.
18: A panorama of Plage du Figuier.
19: Grand Anse on Terre-de-Bas.
20: Grand Anse on Terre-de-Bas looking back at Terre-de-Haut.
21: Looking down at Grande Baie on Terre-de-Bas.
22: Back on Terre-de-Haut. Looking at Anse du Bourg.
23: Again looking at Anse du Bourg. Just a little further away.
24: Plage de Crawen. I climbed up on the rocks at the far end to take the picture.
25: Anse à Cointe, the beach that is in front of Hotel Bois Joli.
26: Sunrise from my window at Chez Cassin Victor, where I stayed.
27: Early morning fishermen and their net.
28: Plage de L'Anse Mire.
29: Some large cacti on the Ruelle de l'Anse Mire. [What type of Euphorbia??]
30: The Sea Cloud is coming into the harbor.
31: Looking at Bourg des Saintes from the Plage de L'Anse Mire.
32: A painted wall in Bourg des Saintes. (You can see the cruise ship through the trees.)
33: The Sea Cloud has now anchored.
34: The fish market.
35: Cutting and selling a dolphinfish (mahi-mahi).
36: The courtyard at the foot of the ferry pier. Sticking up in the middle is a French Revolution Memorial.
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