R J Carpenter wrote:
>Basse Terre (the volcanic island of Guadeloupe) has a number of really good
>sand beaches on its northwest side. You don't have to stay on the other
>part of Guadeloupe to get good beaches -
I whole-heartedly agree. BT's beaches were ideal for me, and nowhere
near as crowded as the Grande Terre ones.
>> You could also have a trip that combines Guadeloupe and Dominica,
>> since there is a ferry joining the two. Depends on the amount of
>> time you've got available. That's a nice option because the ferry
>> goes to Roseau in Dominica, which is otherwise a long (2 hour)
>> drive from the airport.
>Isn't Canefields airport used any more? It's much closer to Roseau. Maybe
>the stories about excess crosswinds were correct.
Canefields doesn't seem to be used much, but possibly for small
aircraft flights from Gaudeloupe. Antigua flights on a DASH landed
at the other airport, at least a few years ago. Not sure I would
risk it, at least if I had a tight schedule to stick to.
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Ken Tough |
