Terre-de-Haut

The butterflies in my belly intensified with every passing second. Terre-de-Haut, the jewel of Les Saintes, was only 45 minutes away.

The view of Fond-du-Curé from the ramparts of Fort Napoleon was just so stunning, so storybook beautiful that I had a hard time accepting that it was real.

Like few places I've stayed, Hotel LoBleu in Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe is relaxed and quite comfortably content with its own special kind of wonderful.

Terre-de-Haut in the Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe offers more amazing sunrise and sunset viewpoints than you might expect for an island of such modest size. This one of Îlet à Cabrit is one of my favorites.

To better safeguard themselves from future attacks, the French built La Tour Modèle in 1843, the facility meant to serve as the ultimate lookout for Terre-de-Haut and all the islets of Les Saintes.

Notre Dame de l'Assomption, also known more simply as Le Eglise de Terre-de-Haut, stands out among the various souvenir shops, eateries, and bars in the most commercial corner of Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe.

I was surprisingly underwhelmed by the cuisine I encountered along much of my adventuring in and around the Guadeloupe Islands. Le Bokit, though, was a notable exception.

I didn't notice it at first, the little red-roofed home sporting a charming French-Creole facade nestled just above la Plage de Pompierre, Guadeloupe.

Fort Napoleon in Guadeloupe was never tested in battle, but as legend has it, death was no stranger here. The tale involves a pair of lovers...