French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Dominica, 2015
We drove to French Guiana from Suriname, crossing the Maroni River by boat to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the site of a French penal colony from the 19th century. French Guiana is a department of France so we were technically in the European Union once past passport control. Here the EU launches satellites into space. See our blog post at "Rockets in the Rainforest? ".
Since we were already in "France" we flew to another part of "France" in the Caribbean, the island of Guadeloupe, and stayed a few days for birding and hiking volcanoes. From there we took a short flight to Dominica for more birding, snorkeling and hiking volcanoes. We have another blog post at "Volcanoes of the Caribbean".
- French Guiana Route Map
- Edith Cavel Shipwreck
- Remnants of the Dock at Camp de la Transportation
- Ariane 5 Rocket
- Soyuz Launchpad
- Brown Capuchin Monkey
- Prison Cell on Île Royale
- Devil's Island
- Pale-throated Sloth
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- Black-capped donacobius
- White-winged swallow
- Least bittern
- Cocoi Heron
- Hoatzin on her Nest
- Cayenne, French Guiana
- Guadeloupe Route Map
- Vents on La Grande Soufrière
- Purple-throated carib
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- Dominica Route Map
- Titou Gorge
- First View of Boiling Lake & Valley of Desolation
- Sliding Down the Bottleneck
- Boiled Eggs
- Valley of Desolation
- Us at the Boiling Lake
- Valley of Desolation
- Champagne Bubbles
- Striped parrotfish
- Sperm Whale
- Sperm Whale Fluke
- Middleham Falls
- Freshwater Lake
- First Rappel
- Second Rappel
- Canyon Exit