Pearls of the Caribbean (6)

ITINERARY

27/02/2010 Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) 28/02/2010 Philipsburg (Sint Maarten - Netherlands Antilles) 28/02/2010 Philipsburg (Collectivity of Saint-Martin - French Antilles) 01/03/2010 Casa De Campo/La Romana (Dominican Republic) 02/03/2010 Catalina Island (Dominican Republic) 03/03/2010 Road Harbour (Tortola - British Virgin Islands) 04/03/2010 St.John's (Antigua - Antigua & Barbuda) 05/03/2010 St. Lucia Castries (Saint Lucia) 06/03/2010 Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

Costa excursion: NO. With our travel friends we took a shared taxi and headed to Dickenson Bay, where we spent the whole day. Adult taxi: 3 USD per person each way (6 USD return). Child taxi: free. Sun lounger: 5 USD. Parasol: free after haggling. The parasol is paid for, but DVD (created the previous day in the BVI) haggles over the price, making it clear we'll have lunch (4 families with children) at the little restaurant. This pleases the lady, who in the end lets herself be won over by the affable, flattering manner of the now-seasoned DVD. We don't choose the establishment, the taxi driver does. Unlike in the BVI, we couldn't work out whether the driver has his trusted establishment or not. The first attempt fails because of the waves (we'll understand later), the second succeeds and at last we settle in.

The beach and the scenery are truly stunning!!! We stayed at: Runaway Beach Club - Lobster Shack Note: this establishment turned out very convenient, as the wide lagoon created by rocks allows you to dive into the sea even when the water is rough, an essential requirement when you have children along. Taxi: Sexy Eddie Taxi

THANKS to Caterina and Matteo simply for this fantastic trip lived intensely together. THANKS to Valerio, Mathias and Renato for the feasts, the dives and the snacks shared with Matteo. THANKS to Adriano, Angela, Nadia, Dario and Sonia for the most pleasant and welcome company.