Sunday 21 June 2009

Iles des Saintes, "The Saintes"


Poinciana tress are in full bloom in the Caribbean.


Orange, pink, salmon, green... the colours of The Saintes.


Genna, Ray, Barry and Robert. A memorable pre-lunch drink by the water's edge in Terre de Haut, Iles des Saintes. You'll have to ask Ray about the Ginger Rhum drink.

We enjoyed a walk with Ray and Genna, dodging the crazy scooter renters all the way. The Saintes are a popular tourist spot and scooters are the most popular mode of transport.


Darn fish traps. The newly constructed ones above are about 10' x 10'. We dodge them all the time. Sometimes the only clue to their whereabouts is a plastic soda bottle bobbing on the surface of the water even up to 200 feet - not easy to see. No one wants to go swimming in 200 feet to untangle a prop from a fish trap line.


Ravenala madagascariensis OK, it's a Travellers Palm.


Goats, chickens, cows. Free ranging in paradise.



Fishing boats in the Saintes.


Tropical fruit salad in the Caribbean is simply the best.

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