Walking in Guadeloupe

Today we decided to explore Deshaies by foot. In the book it was recommended to follow the Deshaies River that wind its way up into the mountains, with the promise that there was a waterfall at the end of it. We started off at round about lunch time at it was suppose to take 3 hours. We were all equipped with plenty of water, a bite to eat and of course our walking shoes and swimming gear to take a dip in the water pools along the river. It was pleasant cool walking up the river, and fun jumping from bolder to bolder. We stopped to rest in the little water pools and cooled off in the pleasant cool fresh water. After doing it for 3 ½ hours we started to feel our feet and legs…….four hours later we arrived. It was not exactly the waterfall I was expected to see, however it was still beautiful and I suppose it was the whole exercise that made it into a pleasant memory. Walking back we took the road and even though it was not as exhausting however the steepness of it still had its challenge. When we finally arrived back on the boat after 5 hours walking we were all absolutely exhausted. I was very proud of Julia and Carlos they did not moan once, but we finally managed to get them tired and they went to bed voluntarily at a decent hour. The next day we took it easy, Sven and I felt like a bus had run over us. In the afternoon we finally felt like moving again and we did some easy snorkeling in the bay to sooth our aching bones in our body. At night we were invited for dinner on Vicky’s and Mikes Catamaran. Tomorrow we are heading on further down south to Pigeon Island. The main attraction there is the Jacques Cousteau National Marine Park. We are going to do a bit of snorkeling and diving before heading on to the Capital Basse-Terre.