L'Orchidee Guadeloupe

... no such thing as perfect), ups, downs and sweeping bends.<br>The countryside is back to mainly trees and bushes with the odd small plot of cultivation, plenty of towns and speed bumps and several off road diversions for road works - and it really is off road, no room for low cars and spoilers here!<br>As on other mornings in the roadside cafes and I suppose houses, I watched mainly but not entirely the senoras making their ...

... Zipolitega huvasti j2tta viis Jade ja Jorge kiire otsus ka oma teekonda Guatemala poole j2tkata...kellel samuti illegaalseks muutumise oht v6i kellel lihtsalt maastiku muutust vaja... j2rgmised kahe p2eva jagu aega mooduvad maanteid kulutades ja poidlakuuti puudes, omades omajagu p2ikesekuumust, kuivusest kipitavat kurku ja kripeldavat n2lga...tunde oodates ning tunde r2ndavas "camionetas" veetes, samm j2llegi kuhugi l2hemale... esimene 66 v66rsil viis meid rahulikult ...

... Int**essant war auch das alte Marktgebäude. B**eits zur frühen Stunde bieten dort die V**käuf**innen und V**käuf** ihre Ware feil. Die eigentliche Sehenswürdigkeit d** Gegend ist jedoch d** angrenzende Monte Alban. Auf dessen Gipfel, rund 2000 m.ü.M., befindet sich eine d** grossartigsten Pyramidenanlagen Mexicos. Das einstige Kulturzentrum d** Zapoteken wurde ca. 500-200 v.Chr. auf ein** k ...

... decorations on the intact roofs....this was the home of Pakal one of the greatest kings, we saw the exquisite sculptured sarcophagus in the museum.......it weighed 10 tons. We moved to private buses as gave us flexibility to stop a waterfalls en route to San Crisobal. We went swimming at Agua Azul falls which was special as something we haven't done before. San Crisobal was very cold indeed as in the mountains, so chose to do horse riding ...

... of buisnesses, since traffic slows merchants sell anything from fruit to cold drinks. Some will stand in the middle of the lanes to reach both drivers of the traffic. It also seems the place to catch a ride, or just watch traffic as the continuing circus of vehicles and unaware drivers parade by. You become accustomed to watching out for the reductors in a way I have never have looked for anything else on the ...

On to Puerto Arista, a relative metropolis, plenty of shops, some of them even open! Out of high season seaside towns tend to only fully open at weekends when the city dwelling Mexican hordes descend. Found a nice little place near a smelly lagoon and not far from the beach, but sadly, as often happens in Mexico, the workers started banging around at 6am - because it´s really hot later, they start work early but with no concern for their sleeping clients.

... Porte d'Enfer is a protected cove with calm waters and a small palm-lined beach backed by high limestone cliffs, which give it a uniquely captivating allure. The beach is great for swimming, especially for small children and adventurous travelers can explore the limestone cliffs and surrounding area. La Porte d'Enfer is close to Le Moule, so you can tour the town after your visit to the beach. Guadeloupe's beaches are hardly known for their ...

... we were supposed to be two and the other lady just decided to not show up... what to say? couldn't believe it! Well, what to do next? Silviane advised me to join her and some others to the UCPA Centre in Les Saintes. Useless to say I had no clue what Les Saintes was and where they were located. But there were not many other choices so... pick up the bus and go! of course, I was just wandering ...

... good. So tuesday. That's when I told Féderico I wanted to leave so normally, as I'm getting used to by now, 5 minutes later everyone knew I was leaving. And not only that, appearantely I was leaving the very next day to do an internship in St Tropez. Funny how things turn out, huh? After work just chilling, Cedric comes knocking on my door and we went down to the beach. He was actually all upset about me leaving which was kind of cute in some ways and kind of annoying in ...

... een land waar maar weinig zeilers komen. Misschien komen we nog wel voor een kort bezoek naar huis, want vooral Syl heeft af en toe wel een beetje heimwee. Omdat we de voldoening van "echt" werken toch ook wel een beetje missen zijn we (in verschillende stadia) bezig zelf iets op te zetten vanaf de boot. Maar daarover later meer! Het gaat ons dus goed en we hopen dat voor jullie hetzelfde geldt. Want we zijn wel ver weg, maar familie en vrienden zijn nog steeds vaak in onze gedachten!