Guadeloupe is our Caribbean paradise for the 50th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Guadeloupe which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. Guadeloupe is actually two islands separated by a "salt"water river. It is governed as a department of France and it includes the islands of Les Saintes and Marie Galante. This is a beautiful island with tropical forests, mountains waterfalls and a beautiful reef area called Cul-de-Sac Marin. This is our second of two weeks at this location. The sailing passage is required at the end of the week to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. We will pick you up at Isle Fajou in Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin on Guadeloupe on Sunday afternoon near 16.349965,-61.59421 . Have your taxi hail "Family Affair" on channel 9. We will come and pick you up at the dinghy dock at Mahault just west of the airport. We will spend most of the week in this special location. At the end of the week we will deliver you to the dock at Falmouth Harbour, Antigua on Sunday morning before noon.
Week 50, Sunday Arrival Dates: Dec 12, 2010 Dec 11, 2011 Dec 9, 2012 Dec 15, 2013 Dec 14, 2014
Previous week's location: Guadeloupe Next week's location: Antigua
Number of weeks stay at this location: 2 Other time this year?: Week 21, 22, 49
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 84 F, 86% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 74 F, 79% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 80 F Wind, 9KTs E
Main City: Basse Terre Other Cities: Pointe-a-Pitre, Sainte-Anne, Baie-Mahault,
Capesterre, La Pointe-Noire, Port Louis, Blanchet Points of interest: Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, Tropical Forests with waterfalls, Creole Cuisine, Trois Rivieres, Fort Fleurs d'Epee, Fort Delgres, Marie Galante Isle, Pigeon Isle, Les Saintes Isles.
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs at Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities and many nature activities.
Language: French
Map Link: Guadeloupe Map
Info Link: Guadeloupe General Info Guadeloupe Tourism Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: St. John's, Antigua Code: ANU Name: VC Bird Int'l
Local Airport: Pointe-a-Pitre Code: PAP Name:Le Raizet Int'l
Restrictions: 5 KTs speed limit in harbors, water toys not allowed in some locations.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at Isle Fajou in Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, Guadeloupe on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You will need a taxi from the airport to the dock. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the dock. This is one of the most beautiful locations in the Caribbean so we will spend several days here.
Monday:
We will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities.. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all the local reef areas that are extensive as well as a good entry point for all inland activities.
Tuesday:
We will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities.. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all the local reef areas that are extensive as well as a good entry point for all inland activities.
Wednesday:
We will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities.. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all the local reef areas that are extensive as well as a good entry point for all inland activities.
Thursday:
We will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities.. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all the local reef areas that are extensive as well as a good entry point for all inland activities.
Friday:
We will move anchorage to Port Louis leaving about 11:00 AM. It will take about 2 hours. We will clear-out Customs and Immigration here for our passage tomorrow. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all of the northwestern coast area.
Saturday
On Saturday we will make passage to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. It is a 7 hour sail in open waters leaving about 7:00 AM. We will check-in Customs and Immigration at Falmouth Harbour. If some of your group wish to avoid the passage, they can get a flight to Antigua and meet us there. We will come and get them at the dock.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock at Falmouth Harbour, Antigua at your convenience before noon. So you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock. We can hail one using the radio.
Port Louis Cul de Sac Marin Malendure Bay. Anse Barque
Copyright (c) 2009 Family Affair. All rights reserved.