Plage de la Perle, Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe

Wednesday 
31/08/16

Its the 59th Independent Day today in Malaysia (Happy Merdeka day peeps) and we are 12 hours behind everybody back home. Its  also the last day for us after 3 months (more or less) holiday before Nico start working tomorrow and me back to normal routine as a full time housewife. 

This morning we went to Carrefour, did a bit of shopping for our picnic plan this afternoon and shopping for beach gear (most of our stuff still in the storage and only will be here after 6 months). Its been ages since we went for picnic, so we decided to go to Plage de la Perle in Sainte-Rose which is around 25mins from Lamentin. 

The drive was smooth, no traffic to delayed our journey and we could see a lot of signage for a beach along the road. We decided to come here after Nico check tripadvisor and Plage de la Perle came as top 10 things to do in Guadeloupe. Im not usually trust tourist opinion but its at least a good start for us who came to Guadeloupe without any plan (not on which beach to go at least hehehhe).

So, its rained heavily when we almost reached the beach and i was upset that our plan is ruined. But when we parked our car, the rain stopped. So, we jumped out, grab everything and setup our picnic basket.

Well, the beach was nice, clear water, nice view and not many people. There's few restaurant around and the waves can be rough. I lost my Dior sunglasses while swimming because of more than 2m waves. There's a rock also at some area which we need to be aware off and not so many tree to take cover. I think this beach is perfect for paddle-boarding and experienced swimmer. Honestly, i prefer St.Anne beach more than Plage de la Perle.

St. Anne Beach

Saturday

03/09/16

Its raining season at the moment in Guadeloupe but we are lucky enough that our first Saturday here were sunny. So, where we spend our weekend, the beach of course. 

We spend 3 hours at carrefour this morning to get our insurance, local phone number and some grocery shopping. So relief when everything done and we finally can start our weekend. It was around 40 min drive from Carrefour here in Baie-Mahault to St. Anne. 

There's a lot of traffic on saturday since everybody heading out to Carrefour for their weekly shopping. Waze took us into a small road and since its the first time we heading there, we just followed. 

(Stop for petrol, soooo expensive when compare to Malaysia of cos)

When we first arrived, we not really sure if we are at the right beach. And then we saw the amazing view and the water, i told Nico i don't care if we are at the wrong beach but we have to check it out. 

St. Anne beach was amazing, the water is calm, crystal clear and turquoise color. Which is perfect for a swim on a sunny afternoon. There's a tree along the beach to take up cover from the heat and its a perfect place for a picnic. Its one of the best beach in Guadeloupe .

(A lot of pigeon has netting on their legs, poor thing)

(lunch first)

(The other side of the beach)

(Sooooo clear)

After beach, we came back to Lamentin to try some creole food. It took us an hour before we could eat this, they took a long time to prepare. We are so hungry and we finished everything under 10 mins. My prawn soup a little bit salty but we liking Creole food so far. Got to try another this weekend.