The Salvation Islands were a great place to visit. They are made up of three islands: Ile Royale, Ile Saint Joseph and Ile du Diable ( Devil's Island). The islands were a penal colony in the late 1800s to 1945. It is amazing how terrible the conditions were for the inmates. The solitary confinement cells looked brutal. Today is is a historical site and you can walk around Ile Royale and Ile Saint Joseph. We spent 4 days anchored off the islands, walking around and enjoying swimming in the clean water. You can even camp or stay in a hotel on Ile Royale. There is quite a bit of wildlife on the islands. We saw monkeys, agouti (large, cute rodents), iguana, salamanders, leaf cutter ants and some resident macaws and peacocks.
We returned to Kourou on July 4th to check out from the country and we were fortunate to be able to watch an Ariane 5 launch from the boat. To see and hear the launcher go back was a rare experience.
We left Kourou for Tobago on the 7th, approximately a 630 nmi trip.
We returned to Kourou on July 4th to check out from the country and we were fortunate to be able to watch an Ariane 5 launch from the boat. To see and hear the launcher go back was a rare experience.
We left Kourou for Tobago on the 7th, approximately a 630 nmi trip.
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| The cells on Ile Royale |
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| The cells on Ile Royale |
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| More cells |
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| Not much space to live in |
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| a local cute rodent called an agouti |
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| resident macaws |
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| a very cute little monkey |
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| showing his colors |
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| Ariane 5 launch |
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| sunset first evening out from French Guiana |
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