Catch a fast ferry back to the left side of the main island, staying at the south tip near Vieux Fort. The Airbnb is up a very steep path, quite common in this area, to an open plan house with huge terrace, and fabulous seaview.
This is mainly a hiking area, having a few high mountains in the middle of the island.
We tried a few trails, all in the rain forest, thick with trees around and no gaps at all sides and even can’t see the sky. It is cool for hiking but the paths are natural, lots of boulders and crisscrossing tree roots, making it hard to walk along, and with the regular downpours mean there are puddles of mud.
In one of the path, we were so fed up with walk in muddy patches and give up after before finishing the trail.
-Sentier de basin Bleu
Sentier Maison de foret
Sentier Huelmont
For a change from hiking drove north east to Gardens Valombreuse, one of the best place to see local and foreign flowers and trees. All started by a lady 30 years ago, finding that there is not much for tourists to do other than hiking and swimming. It is nice to see a variety of beautiful plants in a well organised area.
There is not much
promotion for Fort Delgres at the south coast of Vieux Fort. It turned
out to be a big fortification started in 17C and remodeled and enlarged
twice in later years. The design, stone work and building style is
typical french, unlike the rest of Guadeloupe.
The original aim
was to protect from English invasion, and in later years also see fierce
fighting between French army and locals who wanted independence.
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