A bit of history! (Note: Whew, I put EVERYTHING ... it would have taken nearly 4H. There are many photos by theme. Although sometimes not all in order as taken with both devices and therefore the names do not follow. In any case, everything is I think I put a lot of commentary on the album, it can always serve)
Finally a little quiet, finally some time, finally enough to seriously track in recent weeks.
What's new in all this? A lot of little odds and still hop ... go, follow me I'm making a tour!
Let the course of events at the end of my contract, that is to say, more or less to May 12 I have more precise timeline in mind at the time, but not glop something happened: the accident Lele ... Helena. Yes, nobody knows me here but I crazy, I want to honor him is without doubt the strongest person mentally that I have ever known, the person most in tune with life. It is simply impressive. In short, it was an accident at the con. One evening, an infinity pool, a fall ... and probably the rest of his life in a wheelchair, but I believe in it ... that ...
As I said Nico, without including the side " unhealthy "of the saying" the misfortune of some facts the happiness of others. " Basically, it allowed me to meet a friend of hers who is none other than the person who has recruited and also her manager and colleague ...
Hmm ... next ...
As I have said in a previous post on Saturday, 15 landed a plane in Charlotte with Corsair Fly ... and if we had gone to make the trek during the two weeks I was not disappointed ... it either way! For once I'll organize all the photos, at least you can understand something.
Before the festivities begin, I think I have never in my life as much market in as little time! Between 4 and 6 hours of walking per day with only a few days off in all this! M'enfin, it feels good!
Retrospective more or less accurate and comprehensive!
Sunday, May 16:
It starts "softly". This will be the Morne Larcher morning to get into his legs. In theory, 45 good minutes of walk to go up, plus a dozen minutes to get there from my home in Petone. Yes, it is far from 4 to 6 o'clock, but it will be unique in the genre and, ultimately, it will not be easier! First thing: Charlotte is struggling to digest his bowl of Honey Pops then necessarily, it just temporizes ^ ^ Second thing, are 45 minutes on a very uneven and very steep rocky, kind of a nice slope should be between 30 to 45% without any exaggeration at all ... does that 'to take a z'œil to photos!
The afternoon will be calmer Anse Noire. A tiny black sand cove where people come to snorkel mask. Many fish, almost the certainty of seeing a turtle and rarely more than two dozen people on the beach.
Evening: Ti Sable! Then Ti Sable is a bar / restaurant on the beach in beautiful surroundings with thatched huts and everything. Tonight and more, what are the 7 years of concerts are given every Sunday from 20 to 22H, suddenly we have the right to two concerts, including that of a rock band that makes the recovery of known pieces. Bubble machine, giant screen but in a very intimate. The wind is cool ... then "Marcia Baila" Rita Mitsouko, a tropical rain invites himself and then it becomes pure happiness. Only a handful still dancing feet in the wet sand, but damn it atmosphere :-) We will therefore go wet but after spending a wonderful evening!
Monday, May 17:
Tuesday, May 18:
attack was the first big hike and like Anthony and Cecilia (torque roommate) had already spoken to get a hike requiring 2 cars (Trailhead too far from that of arrival) and we took advantage bah. So, Chris, a friend and uh, another guy I do not remember the name came! We thus arrive in ch'nord, a good half hour of Pelee car for a walk that should do something like 5H. It starts all cushy, then it rises, then we arrive in the jungle, then you get to the second car ... well that's pretty much how it happened, except for one thing however: the bull ^ ^
So basically, at the end of the hike, we are on a path a few meters wide and bang in the middle, there is a nice bull tied to a stake as there are many farmers who do. The problem is he was 6 or 7 feet in chains, so we do not get too clever! It is already trying to scare her, which does nothing at all ... and then dares to past, one by one, slowly. Until then nickel ... except that there are dogs to pass Antoine, and that, that seems a bit more disturbing Mr. Bull! In short, it ends with the dogs in their arms to be racing through the bull on a short distance ... luckily le piquet a tenu, sinon je crois bien que l’on courrait encore !!!
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/RandoAC
De notre côté, avec Charlotte, on reste dans la nord et on prend la voiture direction Fond St Denis puis plein ouest pour rejoindre Anse Céron (où on bivouaquera) et Anse Couleuvre, point de départ de notre rando le lendemain matin. Sur le chemin, on s’arrête prendre un bain à une cascade super connue et très rapidement accessible : « le saut du gendarmes ».
Petit interlude bivouac avec des courses faites à l’arrache dans un petit boui-boui, enfin everything was done the hard, but the corner with one aspect of the end of the world pretty cool!
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/CeronEtCouloeuvre (Many of these photos were attractive to day 19)
Wednesday 19:
is part of Anse Snake direction along the northern side somehow ... good for 6 hours (it's a round trip) during which there will be some nice views, a matoutou cliff (the spider in the photos), a apparently species specific to Martinique and full of mango eat on the way! Otherwise, it's pretty boring and long: the jungle, everything looks a little bit. Fortunately, there are some water / waterfall to soak the feet and Grailler one end.
In fact, our goal is to go up a river of time (well the rivers here are a series of ponds and small waterfalls) to find the three waterfalls that feed it ... but like super sucks, you will only see the first stop and it miami feet in the water in front of a small pond where I will spend a big chunk of time with my reflex after discovering that the sensation of scratching / pinching I felt that was due to a crayfish ...
So, after watching, it is not one, but full of crayfish (black and "transparent" are there). So I put my foot to attract each other and it's nice ... and then as it was still full of corned beef and ... bah we bait with that! In short, I enjoyed myself, especially after the crayfish, surprise! A crab comes, then a second short, it was fun! There's even a moment a crab that has pointed the tip of his nose but remained at the center of the basin and should do, no kidding, the size of a small lobster, a good twenty centimeters, a real monster!
Once in the car, we went back home ... we were a bit tired!
Thursday 20:
Rest and kitchen of best Penne carbo the world has ever known ... the guests will testify ;-)
Friday 21:
The Pelee, Pelee! Basically, we had more or less planned to sleep over at third refuge, but even by attacking rather late, it made us too long to stay in a shelter to wet peel ass between the humidity, wind and fog ^ ^ So, after our 5 hour hike good ... we left by car, and we had a good shit ... I come back later!
Yes
therefore Pelee bah it climbs, it Hardos, especially with a bag over 10kgs on his back. It's pretty nice, when the fog and clouds are willing to make room for a few seconds to a bit of exposure! In short, to do for the sport, but not essential to my point of view. Special dedication to the beautiful rain that we had fallen on the slope above the third leading ... refuge in the last 400 meters with a vertical drop of 200m ...! Yep, the 50% so ... That said, big delusion, because after a while you loose the "Rhâââ is hard" and you quicken up the pace and you love it :-)
http: / / picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/Pelee
So, we found the car to 15H and ... as usual ', we have death, just like my car to force it to dry socks and T-shirt stinky! It was therefore decided to do everything around to go back to Grand River (due north) and try to find a guest room or something like that. We'll make it I do not know how many terminals it, to find anything open, neither restaurant nor room for pioncer! We'll all go down through all the northern towns, nothing! Between Grand River and the Trinity, we only find two restaurants to open: pizzerias! We stop at the last, it is almost 22H. € 18 pizza, but pizza V'la ^ ^ In short, the ch'nord, excluding full time, not much else open, especially at night ... or should have call an indefinite time before, something that can be found in Dominica ... but all in good time!
Basically: end of the day a bit lousy, but hey ^ ^
Saturday 22:
Peninsula of La Caravelle - center of Martinique: 4H wee hours walk. One of the most famous marches of Martinique because pretty overall, average swimming etc.. There's not shit, after Mount Pelee, the smallest uneven legs are hurting! The photos speak for me.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/Caravelle
the evening we go to see Robert Pauline, a friend that Charlotte has not seen for some years. In short, his two flatmates are awesome: pancakes, rum and pool to finish the afternoon and start the evening ... I conclude elsewhere. In short, great fun!
Sunday 23:
aperitif, rest, laundry, glandouille, nap ... and fritters made in Charlotte that are good!
Yum!
What a horrible
view from the terrace: D
Monday 24:
Preparing to leave for Dominica and boarding the boat ... always a joy transport punctuality by side ... yes, it's ironic ...
Another thing I liked: vomit my guts edge! Fuck what I've been sick! The mind that pill, eh my mommy :-) Sacred neps ^ ^
We thus arrive on site to er ... a good 20H! (Well there it it is 1:40 p.m. ET to 1:30 should I write and I'll take a break yum! See you soon!)
On site, naturally, taxis kind van jap '... Moreover, there is THAT car Jap 'in Dominica! Seriously, about 90%, the rest is Correena 8%, 1% American and the rest is divided between a BMW, Audi and a Renault that I could pass! In short, back in the taxi! The approach is fairly straightforward like "ok you go there go up." Limit it leaves you more much choice once you got where you were going to say LOL! Suddenly, the guy will not hurt us wander as "Guest House" is closed we will see where there is nobody at the reception ... the longer it goes the more it is late. The guy, super helpful, place phone calls left to right we find a few things well and we should do an hour of driving before you find something, not given, but probably the cleanest thing we has had. A small apartment, air conditioned and fully equipped for $ 60 U.S. a night. In short, the taxi is not cheap either here, far from it!
Re
short, if in any case there are only three things to remember in Dominica, this would be:
- The people are super helpful and friendly ... not always for purely neutral but good, absolute, people do not hesitate to come with you to show you, is to advise you and impressive indeed!
- Everything works except the phone because many things are closed. Basically, there's shops that only open when dining do that if you asked before, quite confusing at first!
-Some people live very well from tourism because frankly, the prices are frankly abused to certain places for certain activities (everybody wants to be your guide!). Charlotte also had some bad things ... and there's what.
Then there are some very nice corners, there's way to eat cheap when you know a little, the fruit is excellent and this is by far something that costs the least: you see the photos but for 13 EC $ (4 € wholesale) we had 2 grapefruit, 4 passion fruit, 2 large mangoes and pineapples (which alone sells for about 3-4 € in France). Not bother to specify it's full of juice and sunshine!
Oh yes, I forgot something that could serve as the fourth thing to remember! There is almost no sign whatever the location of the island! I do not know if I need my two hands to count the signs to I've seen on the island ... and yet we did the whole car ride! This is typical from there, nothing is said LOL! You want the bus, you ask the people bah! There is no stop or markings ... in short, must be initiated if not oh well, you turn round quickly!
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26:
Ce sera le tour de l’île en 2 jours en louant un petit 4X4… et vu l’état de la route, c’est pas plus mal ! De très jolis endroits de belles cascades, de petites randos sympas, une baie magnifique… bref, je vous laisse jeter un œil aux photos…
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/TourDeLIle
Jeudi 27 :
On rend la voiture et on va déambuler plusieurs heures dans la ville, au jardin botanique… faire une sieste et marcher le long de la plage pendant un bout de temps avant de prendre une bière devant le soleil couchant…
The night we got a bar restaurant where we spent a long time ... and the two following evenings. Good food, really cheap and it was downright too friendly with the cook / waitress was absolutely brilliant, a great girl, really ... thanks to it we really had an incredible time in human terms. A pearl.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/Roseau
Friday 28:
The big day: the Boiling Lake! The largest or second largest lake in the world! 6H touring scheduled, but not least! The humid jungle punctuated by small streams and creeks, passes to the valley of desolation, and then slap it! The photos do not make it but the colors are extraordinary. The smell of sulfur, fumaroles, hot water, the land completely technical magnificent. The lake is not slow to show themselves too early ... and apart from the steam!
http://picasaweb.google.com/Juli1Nicolas/BoilingLake
short, at first I found the hike less hard than the Pelee because they are multitudes of vertical but not very violent ... this is long, with Charlotte it was completely burnt the next day, much worse than the Pelee! FYI, the Pelee is especially two large uneven, the first attack since the first few meters and never finished climbing over and over again!
Returning in the evening, we bought a bottle of rum corner, orange juice and a few cakes appetizer and shoo! The evening bar: a beer, "Smack my ass and take me to bed" which I know the composition, but it disconnects ... a little time on the dance floor ... and the pile! I had not slept so well since long!
Bottoms Up!
Saturday 29:
Last full day! On the program: hiking Poppa ... in the end we will walk between 4 and 5H anyway! It was quickly pulling the legs, it is worn, but the two lakes that we will see are really worth, frankly. The photos speak for themselves, without it being as pretty as what our eyes could see ^ ^
short, we go Spent ... you nap and we leave the bar so! LOL
In fact, I think that Dominique Courte Paille did not break, suddenly they had to recycle it into a church ... or he made the biggest flat cake of the world as they saw it was useless, they made a roof for their church! Hmm ... sorry! More seriously, religion is very present here, almost everywhere. It is also much more lively and vocals (not singing with the con as old as time ... swing it here!)
Sunday 30:
We finished preparing Poppa luggage and we headed to the port! MDR of anything! Nothing as indicated on the entire island, you make it hard to asking how you do. No control, you can bring with you a knife, bomb, gun, 15kgs of drugs, nobody checks it anyway ^ ^
Otherwise, the shipping company, faithful itself, we gratify a delay of one hour and fifteen minutes more on the crossing of 1:30. In port, you must wait until everything is unloaded out, security question ... is patient So half an hour more! Oh yes, I have not been sick during the trip. Yet if the boat does not make me vomit, it could have been the case with this wonderful film that went into the boat, "Lara Croft"! But no, I held out!
After I do not know about, but Charlotte was the preferred wine, rum and red meat on Monday and Tuesday was full vegetables! We still managed to be on Monday, the beef tartare, carpaccio of beef and lower ribs of beef! It has also been a misery in cubi wine MDR! Maybe 36H well the coolest during those 15 days!
bah Then Charlotte took over his plane ... with of course a few hours late ... same battle ship or plane:-D
Since then, sports, paperwork, reading etc etc. We need to plan my week I arrive in Guadeloupe, the weekend burial of bachelorhood with a pot in St. Lucia! The kind of weekends where we boat, villa with pool, in short, a crazy thing to committee rather small.
And in all that no, I still do not know how I'll manage to read exactly: when do I go? I sell my car? I bring my business? I return to Martinique after September? Anyway ... blur the fullest and at the same time whatever, it's not as if I had an obligation to make a decision, no one waits for a specific date or something so special about it ' is cool :-)
I saw my little man living in the moment and the least we can say that and I take a lot of fun. I feel good, I have more than enough to keep myself busy, I pretty much have everything I need, I am serene, beaming after the rest ... ...
In this talk, I'll take care of photos for you to open your eyes ... I hope!
Kisses to all and take care of you. Enjoy the warmth of summer arrives, the mild sun and smell the flowers ... girls in skirts shorter and shorter (for men) and uh ... well what you ladies!
JuJu.
