Guadeloupe Travel Blog

• An End Brings a New Beginning 4 years ago “It may then seem that you had something very precious, and lost it, or your mind may convince you that it was all an illusion anyway. The truth is that it wasn’t an illusion, and you cannot lose it. It is part of your natural state, which can be obscured but can never be destroyed […]
• Paradise Lost? 5 years ago   It is with great sadness that I write today.  It seems that paradise may have run its course for the Americans in Ferry.  La Tramontane will be handed over to her new owner on July 12, 2019.  With the kitchen and other home renovations complete, Bob has grown bored of island life despite...
• Life is Good 5 years ago Life continues in our little slice of paradise.  Brynn and I were in Arizona in March and had the pleasure of taking Brynn’s best friend from Guadeloupe, Lizéa, with us. She is the daughter of our friends, Cindy and Pat (chef extraordinaire and owner of Kaz à Pat Burger). We saw the Grand...
• A Season of Jubilee 6 years ago In December, we celebrated our one year anniversary on the island and the festivities seem never ending. The week before Christmas, we met Paola at the annual Chanté Nwèl party in our tiny village of Ferry where friends and neighbors shared food and drink while dancing, singing and playing...
• Giving Thanks 6 years ago The trials and tribulations of life in the Caribbean continue for the Americans in Ferry.  We recently stumbled upon an emaciated Rhodesian Ridgeback rummaging through the trash in downtown Deshaies and succeeded in bribing her into the back of the pickup to take her to the veterinarian in...

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