Hitch-hiking on Guadeloupe is not so bad, especially if they see that you are tourist. Probably because the bus service is so erratic.
Bu I rented a car for 24 hours to get with a my big pack to the distant airport. The car allows me also to visit two intresting places on the island. The first one was Pointe des Chateaux – the eastern-most point of Guadeloupe. I saw this cape from the boat going to Desirade Island. Now . Now I had a chance to climb the rock where big cross is standing – for the great view. See the enclosed picture.
The second stopover on my way to the airport was Porte d’Enfer on the eastern coast. There is nice cliff around little bay and a secluded beach, if you want to spend a day in the great scenery and you prefere privacy.
The LIAT airline was as always delayed, so it was already evening when, after just 20 minutes of flight I landed on Antigua Island. There were a long line to the immigrations (they charge 37 $ of tax but this is not enough to prepare more officers) and then even longer line to the two ugly customs ladies. They are not in a hurry, they do not smile, they do not like their job. Vere bad first impression. Once out of terminal I ask taxi coordinator if I can share taxi to the hotel (no bus here). No! They put me on the taxi and after 2 minutes waiting we had onboard second person going to the same village. Of course the they charged for two separate taxi rides. Welcome to Antigua, here we speak English! (And cheat the tourists…)
