Greeting the turtles at Plage de Malendure - Jacques Costeau reserve
Beertje had one clear goal when we went to Guadeloupe: he wanted to swim with turtles. While I knew that Guadeloupe was bustling with dive locations and the sea was a big nature reserve, praised by the famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau for its beauty. So I trusted there were plenty of turtles around, but I was a bit anxious that we'd not be able to fulfill his wish. Wild animals do not have an appointment calendar. Plage de Malendure (we nicknamed it Turtle beach) A few km south of Pointe-Noire or north of the town of Bouillante is a beach called the Plage de Malendure. When driving by, you are surprised with an unusual activity of a few km of parked cars along the coastal highway and near the beach several huts advertising boat trips, diving companies, kayak rentals etc. People are crossing the street in bathing suits or dive suits all over. Indeed, this beach with a darker type of sand is part of the zone that is the Jacques Cousteau natural reserve and the access points
