Martinique — Day Eighteen & Nineteen — Probably the Best Vacation in My Life

Unfortunately, most things always end. As did this close to perfect vacation. I’ve visited a few nice places in my life, and spent travelling to wonderful countries, but Martinique was unique — this was probably the best trip of my life.

Table of Contents

Day One — Our Airbnb Host Was Nowhere to Be Found.

Day Two — Like a Bloody Fire Engine!

Day Three — Things You Need to Know About Renting Cars and Dining.

Day Four — I Know Where the Rum’s Gone!

Day Five — The Diamond Rock / Rocher Du Diamant.

Day Six — A Beautiful Sunset.

Day Seven — Beaches and Nudists.

Day Eight — How to Avoid Crowded Beachs on the Weekends.

Day Nine — The Volcano and Jardin de Balatan.

Day Ten — Banana Museum.

Day Eleven — Sunsets.

Day Twelve — the One With Me Being Lazy.

Day Thirteen — Les Trois Ilets, Pointe Du Bout, and the Museums.

Day Fourteen — Anse Michel, Anse Trabuad, and Driving Down a Road Narrower Than Our Car.

Day Fifteen — Astrophotography of the Night Sky with a Fuji X100T.

Day Sixteen — Trying Some More Astrophotography with the Fuji X100T.

Day Seventeen — Restaurant Pignon Nouvelle Vague in Les Trois Ilets.

Day Eighteen & Nineteen — Probably the Best Vacation in My Life.

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It’s been a while since I last spent some time in the Caribbean, and I was eager to go back. We spent close to three weeks on Martinique, and I think I fell in love with the island.

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The various contrasts are probably my favourite — the people of many nationalities and how much more relaxed they are than Europeans living in large cities; the beautiful new houses overlooking the sea, next to much older and elegant villas; the amazing roads which can turn into a nightmare after a turn or three…

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We spent our last day on the beach, again. Relaxing, swimming, reading… it was truly an extraordinary day. As soon as we got back to our villa however, I became sad at the prospect of having to pack and leave this paradise. I vowed to do everything in my power to actually move here permanently — we’ll see how that goes, since it will probably take a few years to accomplish.

Anyway, back at home now, getting ready for a regular day tomorrow. The mere though is surprisingly depressing.