Red-handed Tamarin monkey

Saguinus Midas
I walked 2:30 in the jungle near Cayenne when I encountered around 8 monkeys. High up in the trees, jumping from tree to tree. They are quite small, around 25 cm for 500 grams.

Leatherback turtle

Laying about 100 eggs in a 60 cm hole. 8am on the Montjoly Beach, the sun was already high. Last night I saw my first Olive Ridley Turtle, much smaller than a Leather back and very interesting to observe, she digs holes differently and moves all her body energetically.

Jamaica - Kingstown - Port Antonio

20 days in Jamaica. Kingstown and Port Antonio.

The statue of Bob Marley in the eponymic museum. It is a place were one can enjoy the cult around Bob. It reminded it me a good old fashion soviet museum.

Irene in the tilting house of Port Royal. Destroyed by an earthquake, Port Royal was once the richest city in the world. Some parts of the city are now under 10 meters of water.
Jack Rackam was gibeted at the entrance of the port. Anne Bonny and Mary Read are among the famous pirates of the area who escaped hanging because they were pregnant.
Later Admiral Nelson ('Britania's God of War') spent a few months in Port Royal at the beginning of his career, he was bored because of the lack of action.
More recently Jack Sparrow Captain of the Black Pearl was almost hanged there... sic

Diving in Port Antonio

JP with a Remora attached to his tank.

Lee.

Lee and Marie.

Jane and a ray.

An other Scorpion fish, very well camoufled.

Tropical sole.

Remora attached to my fin.

French Guiana

First pics of French Guiana. In a week we saw leatherback turtles (Guiana is one of the main nesting site in the World) laying eggs on the beach, the launch of 2 satelittes by Ariane 5 and a big hairy spider ! The Amazon Basin is simply amazing.

Still in Martinique

Having fun underwater and making a movie.
Remi you're the best !!! I deleted the bubble ring movie by mistake, we'll have to shoot again soon. Irene is going to Jamaica next week, I might come back.

Back in Martinique

Good to be back diving with Remi from Paradis Plongee, Martinique. 15 days of intense diving before heading to Guiana.