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Guadeloupe land photos

 

Ladies selling colourfull clothes in the city. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Lady selling towels shirts. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Old street in the city. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Random street. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Bananas are one of the main things the island exports to Europe. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Tired ladies taking a break. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

This guy was fixing shoes on the sidewalk. Pointe-Á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Kenneth relaxing before a skydive. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

The instructor giving a breefing before the dive from 4000 metres. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010
 

This is how you are surpose to be in the 50 seconds free fall. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Kenneth getting the harness on. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Kenneth Plesner, one happy but a bit nervous camper. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

The skydive plane and Bernard the pilot. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Bernard the pilot getting the plane ready. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Skydivers on their way into the plane. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Kenneth being ready. A second later the thought, WHAT THE HELL I'M I DOING HERE?!?!, was popping up as we went up to 4000 metres. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

The southern coast of the island. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

It was very noisy when the door of the plane was opened in 4000 metres. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Everyone being concentrated and the photograf laughing. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

No way back to the plane. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

After the skydivers had left the plane, Bernard the pilot and I were heading back to the island with a vertical nose dive doing around 350 kilometers an hour. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

The view was amazing from this height when we were racing towards land. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Going really fast into a cloud. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

A girl chilling out from the heat in one of the many rivers coming from the mountains. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Lady enjoying the sun in the river. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Sailboat in a race in the bay of Deshaies. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Laundry drying in the sun and wind. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Grand Étang lake surrounded by subtropical jungle. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Green leaves. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

 

With a height of 100 metres it is one of the highest waterfalls in the Caribbean. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Because of falling rocks you were not allowed close to the waterfall. However, the fench was very small and easy to climb. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

The walk to the waterfall was through the forest. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Turning forest. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

It took us an hour to reach the top of La Soufriére at 1467 metres. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

The contrast was amazing from the top of the still active volcano, when you were looking down onto the green hills. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

The vapors of sulfur smelled really bad and I almost vomited when I got a little too close. Here kenneth is covering his face with his t-shirt to take a photo. La Soufriére, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Panorama view of the island. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Fort Louis Delgres was finished in 1867. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Panorama of the Fort Louis Delgres. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Louise Delgres carved in a two metre stone surrounded by soldiers. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

Rat eating. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Little waterfall in the forest. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Local guy swimming in the pool. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Mr. Plesner taking a photo of the waterfall. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Myself on a wooden hanging bridge. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Flower in a tree. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Street sign. Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 2010

 

 

View in Les Saintes south of Guadeloupe. Les Saintes, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Colourfull boats and Solitude in the right top corner. Les Saintes, French West Indies, March 2010

 

Anchorage at the only town, Bourg Des Saintes on these islands. Les Saintes, French West Indies, March 2010

 

When we sailed from Les Saintes towards St. Lucia there was no wind at all and the see was flat as a pancake. All of a sudden 5-6 dolphines appeared at the bow. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

 

The dolphines hung out for about 5 minuttes. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

Dolphin and Martinique in the background. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

 

The flat sea gave a great reflex. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

 

Solitude cruising along. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

 

The water was so flat so we could put the cockpit table up and play Balut. S/Y Solitude, Caribbean Sea, March 2010

 

 

 

 

 

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