A complete documentary about Martinique: first of all the landscapes where the tourists can do a lot of activities: boat tours to see the sea beds and the islets, diving to observe sea turtles, seine-fishing with Martinican people, snorkeling, hikes in the countryside with Joseph Appaoo (forest, sugar cane plantations, banana plantations), visit of a colonial estate (grounds of the Clement distillery), culinary experience at Claire-Marie Dubois restaurant (stuffed peppers with queen conch) ,visit of the Jardin de Balata and of course swimming in the sea.
About cultural life we discover the famous carnival : a great moment in the life of the island, some months of preparation (painting the "bwajak", old restored cars , learning the choreography, looking for the best carnival costumes). We discover the neg gwo siwo (in French les nègres au sirop): men and women who paint their cloths with a mixture of sugar cane syrup and coal recording that the slaves used to paint themselves with this mixture to escape from the estates. Other cultural moment was the meeting with the Hindu community , an offering ceremony with fruits such as coconuts.
Jérôme has made many interesting encounters: Fabien and Leslie Fidole who manage a ecolodge and who invited him for the birthday party of their niece (tuba fish tartare and tuna fish grilled): with them he discovers the achiote , the turban squash,and the leaves of the West Indian bay tree. Then the encounter with Gérald Darnis, the marine biologist and François Moll the painter (a good moment of snorkeling), with Joseph Appaoo with the hike through the countryside, with Miguel-René Corail, the choreographer who was preparing the carnival.
I enjoyed the kindness of the Martinican men and women.
About cultural life we discover the famous carnival : a great moment in the life of the island, some months of preparation (painting the "bwajak", old restored cars , learning the choreography, looking for the best carnival costumes). We discover the neg gwo siwo (in French les nègres au sirop): men and women who paint their cloths with a mixture of sugar cane syrup and coal recording that the slaves used to paint themselves with this mixture to escape from the estates. Other cultural moment was the meeting with the Hindu community , an offering ceremony with fruits such as coconuts.
Jérôme has made many interesting encounters: Fabien and Leslie Fidole who manage a ecolodge and who invited him for the birthday party of their niece (tuba fish tartare and tuna fish grilled): with them he discovers the achiote , the turban squash,and the leaves of the West Indian bay tree. Then the encounter with Gérald Darnis, the marine biologist and François Moll the painter (a good moment of snorkeling), with Joseph Appaoo with the hike through the countryside, with Miguel-René Corail, the choreographer who was preparing the carnival.
I enjoyed the kindness of the Martinican men and women.