Author Archives: mjpete
Wind Surfing
On Tuesday, July 7th, Jill wanted to go wind surfing. MJ thought it was going to be to hard to learn, but since we were at the beach and Jill was going, MJ joined her. MJ of course had to … Continue reading
McDonald’s
On our way to Parc National de la Guadeloupe, MJ spotted a McDonald’s. I was quickly over ruled and forced to stop. Surprisingly the cheeseburger was really good. Apparently a lot of the ingredients are locally grown on the island. … Continue reading
Parc National de la Guadeloupe
Monday, July 6th, we visited the national park on Basse Terre island. The national park contains an active volcano, some thermal vents and the Carbet waterfalls. The Carbet waterfalls consists of three distinct falls that have drops of 410′, 360′ … Continue reading
Really love the new Camera
For the Guadeloupe trip, I bought a new Nikon D5500 camera. Our old camera was a Nikon Coolpix 5400 that was 12 years old, 5mb pixel camera. The D5500 is a 24mb pixel with two lenses. The primary lens is … Continue reading
St Anne and St Francois
On Sunday we toured the towns of St Anne and St Francois. The towns are about 20km apart and both are on the ocean. We also drove out to the tip of Grand Terre island, Pointe des Chateaux. St Anne … Continue reading
Ask for the check???
Our first night we went out for dinner. Cathy and I do not speak French. However MJ is able to hold a brief conversation and Jill knows a few words. Never realized how bad the language gap would be. I … Continue reading
We’ve Arrived at Guadeloupe!
We arrived in Guadeloupe on Saturday, July 4th. Guadeloupe is a chain of Caribbean Islands in the lower Antilles, part of the West French Indies. It is actually on the South American continent. The kids can boast they’ve been on … Continue reading
Jill has Started Mowing the Lawn
Yesterday I taught Jill how to use the ride on mower. After an hour going over the mower and teaching her to operate it on the driveway, I turned her loose on the grass.
River Lady Cruise
After Jill’s 8th grade graduation, we took a dinner cruise on the River Lady paddle wheel out of Toms River, NJ. The scenery was fantastic. Got some nice pictures of the setting sun out on the water. Nice to sit … Continue reading
Growing Up
On Tuesday, June 23rd, our little girl graduated from Junior High. Next year she will be attending Middletown South High School. In 4 short years she will be off to college. Photos from the day.