Day transfer from Saint Francois by ship costs 27 euro for round trip. Departure is at 8 am and 45 minutes later you should be on Desirade but the sea was very rough today. Well, it was not a Drake Passage but our small ship was dancing on the waves quite well. Backbone should be protected on such adventure.
At the end of Guadeloupe island there is a rocky cape with a cross on it and I had a real problem to stand up and to take photo.
Desirade, discovered by Columbus is 11 kms long with nice beaches on southern coast and high cliffs on the north. 9 kms long road goes from east to west end. Few people know that thdy have a public minibus going all this way and charging just 1 euro for the ride. After visiting the ruins of leprosery on the east end I used it to move to Pointe Cilibri where iguanas live.
Then I wasclimbing in the heat of the noon the road to the mountain chapel (some 250 m above the sea) for the great panorama. Sleepy Desirade with friendly Creoles impressed me. Sea on return was much
calmer… Great day with few warm showers!
