My husband and I have a timeshare and a few years back we didn’t use our week. They notified us that we were going to lose the week if we didn’t use it before August, so we went on the timeshare site and looked for places. We decided to go to Guadeloupe because it’s a relatively easy flight, the fishing is supposed to be good, and neither of us had been (this is a challenge with my husband, who used to travel for a living).
So off we went. It was fun, though my French is extremely rusty and there’s not a lot of English spoken on the island. But it was very beautiful, so here are some pictures. (They’re mostly of bulls, because one of the things we just couldn’t get over was how there were bulls everywhere. Just chained up beside the road, eating the grass. With these little tiny chains that they could break without thinking twice.
So here are some pictures from the trip (click to see the full pix). As usual, feel free to use them if you want them! They’ll go on the pictures page, too.
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This cat was hilarious. He’d hang out in the MOST trafficked areas, then hiss if you tried to pet him.
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The opposite of angry cat, this cat jumped up on the breakfast table, then into our laps.
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Bananas are a major crop in Guadeloupe.
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Beach!
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That’s one big hunk of beef.
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There was a sort of rainforest area that we explored. Super cool.
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Did you know there was such a thing as a “cattle egret?”
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I don’t know what this is, but I love it.
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We went to the aquarium, naturally.
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Super cool cemetery.
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Some of these are nicer than houses.
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Just hanging out eating grass.
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Hanging with my buds.
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That’s not where you park your bull!
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Pelicans
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Flying pelicans
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Yes, the pelicans. We saw these two a lot. I wonder whether pelicans mate for life?
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Love these
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Pretty in pink
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weird flower
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Roadside burgers.
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Snoozing in the sun
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Not at all sure what this. Flower? Fruit?
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Strange days indeed!
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Tartiflette. So very good.
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Tiny white pistils with yellow stamen inside pink flowers.
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Violin crab
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Gorgeous.
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Pretty flowers
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Who you calling fat?