Nathalie and Edward setting up the new painted sign (2008)

We’ve met in Belize in Sarteneja at Backpackers Paradise. Ed is a son of the sea and Nath a jungle girl. We build our love in Sarteneja, between the green of the tropical forest and the blue of the Caribbean sea. We live a simple life, trying to be apart of the western over-consumption system, closer to mother earth.

We don’t have a car and don’t encourage people to buy one. The bus is fine for long distances, and the  horse buggy perfect for small trip like getting groceries in the village.

We are developing projects like reforestation, hardwood tree nursery, organic farming, sustainable wooden boats…
We whish it would make this world a little bit better. We are very involved and integrated in our community, try to help people to have a better relation with the nature.

Respect of the community and its simplicity, that’s really what  is important for us.

Nathalie

Nath is a biologist herpetologist. She spent 6 months studying reptiles at Shipstern Nature Reserve doing an
estimate of the herpetofauna. She did her fieldwork for the Biology Masters’ degree in the jungle of  Shipstern Nature Reserve. Then she decided to stay in Belize and realized her dream to be in permanent contact with nature, snakes and horses.

She traveled to Vietnam and Thailand.

After 5 years of biology studies in Switzerland it’s time to share it for fun… are you ready for snake handling ?

Snakes and Reptiles pictures from Nathalie.

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Edward

Sailing SCARF canal of Les Saintes going to Dominica – WEST INDIES

Edward is a sailor and love sailing, the sea and traditional wooden boats. He came to Sarteneja following his dreams and his passion for wooden boats. After his first boat SCARF  shipwreck in Florida on its way back to Caribbean, the 31st december of 2007 with all his belongings and writings, he started a new life with the same respect for nature and quest of freedom. Plant trees to make wooden boat and sail again ! Dreams never sink !

Read about his story and why he came to Sarteneja and visit the web site of his project of Sustainable wooden boat building of Sarteneja.

 

 

 

A video about SCARF from the Carribean to Canada, music from Beethoven.

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Trailer of the DVD by Damien. Voyage in the West Atlantic.

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The true pirate of the Caribbean: Scarf.
The black pearl from, the last tack from Scarf in Portsmouth, Dominica, before one month sailing to the north, Newfoundland, Canada.

Edward is a self-educated designer in graphical arts and web designer.

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