So over the last 24 hours, we have driven (safely) to the Barbados airport, return our vehicle, boarded an Air Antilles plane which stopped in St Lucia and then dropped us off at Martinique, rented another car to drive on the right side of the road this time, driven to Schoelcher, a major hub in Martinique, went swimming in the ocean several times, had a fabulous meal at an Italian restaurant, got ticked off with lack of air conditioning and the mosquitoes, booked another Hotel for the remainder of the holiday, starting tomorrow, and we are about to go to the Italian restaurant again tonight since we are saying goodbye to Schoelcher. Actually the lady renting this place was super kind and since she didn’t understand me saying it was our 2nd honeymoon but our 52nd anniversary, she sprinkled rose petals all over the bed. Really sweet. The pictures of the palm trees were taken from our balcony in Barbados as we watched workers pruning the palm trees, and harvesting coconuts. In Martinique, it looks like I came across the new Betty Grable on the beach.
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So fingers crossed the new place in Martinique works out because its the same place we visited 52 years ago during our real honeymoon. It’s called Bakoua Hotel
Well, I guess I missed a day in my blog because this is our last full day in Martinique. It’s been a great visit. We ended up in Bakoua (pronounced Bakwa, as we were told) in garden side of the large complex but after a lot of whining, we were allowed to transfer to the ocean view side and it’s terrific. Bakoua has changed so much though over the 52 years. It’s huge with pools, restaurants and the like but the sea has taken over much of the property and there is little beach left. The amenities such as sailboats have been replaced by sea doos and other toys and farmed out to independent contractors. Everything at the hotel has an extra price tag. Nonetheless, we have been enjoying the water, the flowers and the food outlets along the street outside the hotel (none of which existed 50 years ago)
Yesterday we decided to gas up our rental car early and it was a good thing. The closest gas station had no petrol and so we had to drive quite a distance to get filled up. It’s kinda strange but the rental company also insists that cars be returned clean inside and out or incur 50 Euros charge. Don’t know how we are going to handle that yet. It has rained a lot lately but when the sun shines, it’s very hot and humid so it all balances out, I guess.
See everyone at home after tomorrow.