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We woke at 7am and jumped rightout of bed (well i did!) ready for our big adventure exploring Guadeloupe and the largest waterfall in the Eastern Caribbean. W e dinghy to shore, pop into the local boulangerie to get breakfast, pain au raisin and pain au chocolat, yum yum. Get in the hire car and off we go.....we drive along beautiful rainforest and endless banana plantations and then we arrive at Chutes des Carbet (waterfall of Carbet), well at the car park. We have a choice to see the first and highest waterfall which is a 1hr 30 mins uphill, or waterfall two which is 10mins away or waterfall three which is an hour away. Well, we are here now so we may aswell see the biggest and the best!!!

 

We hiked and we hiked and we hiked - it got steeper and steeper and steeper and still there was no sound of waterfall one....it must be just around the corner shorly. Around a few more corners we finally get to the most beautiful and awesome sight....the falls drop 115 metres, and it looks like they are coming out of the sky. We are in the clouds so it all looks really eerie. We will post photos as soon as we can so you can see it!

 

After getting over this sight we hiked down - by this time it was pouring with rain so we were grateful for the shelter of the rainforest. Despite the weather we deicided to continue to waterfall number two. The viewing platform was great but we wanted to get in some of the pools that were below the fall. This meant crossing a DANGER barrier but on this occassion it had to be done, we needed to get in some cool water and boy was it cool.....practically baltic!! Jay said that i was a wimp but i have to say i never saw his shoulders fully immersed!!

 

After our refreshing swim we hiked back to the car and downed a few sodas and then went to try out some Ti Rum and see the local produce. Then onto a beautiful beach in Gosier for lunch and back via the national park trail which is surrounded by banana plantations and lush rain forests.

All in all a great day!

 

We leave the main island of Guadeloupe tomorrow and head to Ils De Saintes, a small chic island in between Guadeloupe and Dominica, for Christmas. We have bought our Christmas dinner, steak for J and Fresh Tuna for me - yum yum!!

 

Sending Christmas hugs and kisses to you all.

Until the next time

Em and Jay xxx