Today a trip to Malendure, where we got on the Nautilus boat which has a glass bottom, so we can see the coral, fish and hopefully turtles.... without getting in the water.
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On board and installed in the glass hull.
Our pictures were a bit blurry, but we saw a lot more than these pictures tell....
A dad surprised his kids by appearing outside the boat!
Some took to diving and snorkeling but we stayed out of the water, neither of us being good swimmers 😭
Great views from inside .
Alone in the glass hull
Meanwhile, above on deck.
We were only about 25 to 30 people (including several babies and children) on board...so lots of space. (Can take up to 50 people)
The quick exit!
This is Pigeon island, which we sailed around.
Unfortunately we still haven't seen any turtles..😭
We had lunch at a very nice bar in Malendure, and watched the wildlife in the garden.....
When you see something dart out of a hole, you don't expect it to be a CRAB!
Or indeed, a chicken and her 7 chicks!
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After lunch we drove South towards Bouillante, where we found the dreaded Sargassum again!
We think this is the volcano???
On this mountain there is a Volcano Observatory.
😎😎😎
So we decided to investigate, of course it was closed (weekend)
We went for a circular walk around the observatory, thinking there would be good views at 400m ....but we ended up doing around a kilometer hike through quite dense forest....
No idea what this is!!!
Us explorers😎😂🤣
Found this enormous hermit crab (at 400m!)
There will be a video to go with the hermit crab.
A cannon...they seem to be everywhere 🤔
The walk
A seed pod from a mahogany tree.
A plant I thought I recognised!
Turkey tail bracket fungi
Tree roots like buttresses
Yes, we have no...
Marie Galant
Bananas
Home to the apartment, and the reason the tides have been high!
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