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by Susan Fogwell on February 18, 2007

In five minutes, the dinghy reaches the dock. In another five minutes, we're renting a scooter. Locals use them, and tourists rent them. The island is free of cars and a walker's dream; a scooter will cover every nook and cranny. We head for the highest point, Le Chameau (1,036 feet), by the old Napoleonic lookout tower. Although Napoleon never set foot on Terre-de-Haut, Comte de Grasse saw 2000 French sailors killed or wounded by the British in1782. This led to De Grasse's surrender. We climb an old ladder in the tower for a 360 degree view of the town and six of the seven neighboring islands. It's a sweeping view, which includes one of the most beautiful bays in the world, the Bay of Pain de Sucre.
I wrote an article on Terre-de-Haut for the Los Angeles Times. Click here to read it.
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