This is our last stop in this tour, and the only place where we will be able to swim with turtles, at Plage Malendure. We booked a house up on the hill near the beach so that we can walk down to the beach, a smart move as this is a popular place with lots of cars parked along the road.
And yes, the beach is calm, in no time we are snorkeling
with turtles. I like very much the feeling of swimming along them, they
move gracefully and never in a hurry, make you feel peaceful.
The
other famous tourist site is Pigeon islands where the water is the
clearest in all of Guadeloupe and with coral near the rocky shores. One
way to get there is by kayak, 15 minutes with the wind.
There are
3 areas to snorkel, with a lot of coral fish and very calm water. My
favourite spot is near the edge of the small island where there is a
sheer drop deep down to white sandy base . So many big and small fishes
swimming around calmly, equally spaced out, feel like in an aquarium.
The return kayak trip is hard, against the strong wind with waves splashing us all the time, one visit is enough!
Driving
north to see the area and to find beaches suitable for snorkeling. The
north side is drier and the trees looks different than the rich greens
in the south.
Very strong wind and no chance of renting a paddle
boat to see the mangrove area. At the end, settle on a pebble beach,
Anse Caraibes, very calm and next to rocky cliff.
Indeed a great choice, snorkeling along the rocky area at the right side of the beach, we saw millions of small fish, huge shoals, no end in sight. The scene is so beautiful with millions silvery fish swimming around, I seem to be among them, but they are like floating past in a different dimension, a mesmerising and unforgettable experience!
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