REUNION ISLAND.
21/Sep/2018 to 08/Oct/2018.
Itinerary :
St Denis - ... - St Denis.
Friday 21/Sep/2018
Home to Réunion Island journey.
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| Announcement for the Marseille-Réunion flight. |
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| Perfect Air Austral cheese-platter for dinner |
- Air Austral flight UU946 from Marseille to St Denis, 17:40-06:00, 10h20, B777, 608.25€ return.
|---| Airplane.
Saturday 22/Sep/2018
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| Welcomed by Annelies. |
Saint Pierre market.
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Saint-Leu.
Sunday 23/Sep/2018
Hike : from Chemin du Dassy to Entre-Deux (6km, 2h, +450m).
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| The hike goes from the plateau on the right to the plateau on left, and return. |
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| 'Pont des Lianes' bridge. |
Beach.
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Saint-Leu.
Monday 24/Sep/2018
Hike : from Foc Foc parking to the Fournaise éruptions along the Piton de Bert trail.
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| Sunrise. |
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| Start of the hike. |
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| Fournaise crater. |
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| Smoky volcano. |
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| Eruption pyrotechnics. |
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| Eruption pyrotechnics. |
Etang Salé.
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| Sharks.... |
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Saint-Leu.
Tuesday 25/Sep/2018
Cilaos to Col du Taïbit to Marla (Mafate) hike.
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| Start of the hike. From here the path descents to about 900m altitude, then ascents to the Col de Taïbit at 2081m, then descents to Marla in the isolated Cirque de Mafate. |
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| A tiny waterfall. |
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| Reached the Col de Taïbit. |
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| Public School of Marla. |
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| Few times a window opens in the clouds. |
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Marla.
Wednesday 26/Sep/2018
Marla hike, continued.
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| The chalet of last night. |
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| Start of the return hike. |
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| Looking back to Marla and Mafate's Cirque. |
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| Reached the Col de Taïbit mountain pass. |
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| Back in Cilaos village, time for a refreshment at the Petit rRandonneur restaurant. |
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Cilaos.
Thursday/27/Sep/2018
Canyoning : 'Fleurs Jaunes Integral'.
(6 rappels from 10 to 53m, and a final perpendicular rappel of 95m).
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| 95m perpendicular spider thread descent. |
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| La Chapelle canyon on the Bras Rouge river, this is where the 95m spider thread rappel took place. |
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| 180 degree panorama. |
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| 180 degree panorama. |
|---| Annelies and Guilhem, Cilaos.
Friday 28/Sep/2018
Hike : Le Bloc to Piton des Neige.
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| Refuge Caverne Dufour, with Simon an Emilie. |
Grande Anse beach.
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| Grande Anse. |
Saturday 29/Sep/2018
Hike: Les Trous Cissia (Grand Coude).
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| The path is totally overgrown. |
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| Grand Trou... (just a sinkhole). |
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| Supermarket in Les Jacques. |
|---| Shangri-La, Les Jacques, 40€/n including breakfast.
Sunday 30/Sep/2018
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| Route de Langevin. |
Cascade Trou Noir.
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| Notre Dame de Salette. |
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| Trou Noir waterfall and bassin. |
Cascade Grand Galet.
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| Grand Galet, first waterfall and bassin. |
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| Grand Galet, second waterfall and bassin. |
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| Grand Galet, third waterfall and bassin. |
Hike: Arche naturelle du Cap Blanc.
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| Saint Expeditus, popular and controversal saint here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expeditus |
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| Cap Blanc, natural arch, waterfall, bassin. |
|---| Shangri La, Les Jacques, 40€/n including breakfast.
Monday 01/Oct/2018
Hike: Boucle des Margosiers (La Plaine des Grègues).
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| Immaculate Conception church of Plaine des Grègues. |
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| Immaculate Conception church. |
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| La Plaine des Grègues. |
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| Picnic in the Rain. |
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| Followed by four hours in the fog. |
|---| Shangri La, Les Jacques, 40€/n including breakfast.
Tuesday 02/Oct/2018
Hike: Sentier du Gol.
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| Tamarind tree forest. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarind |
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| Warning, Cliff. |
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| View point view... only clouds. |
|---| Bungalow, Saint Leu, 30€/n.
Wednesday 03/Oct/2018
Hike: from Maïdo to le Grand Bénare summit (Sentier Grand Bord).
(8h, 19km, +740m).
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| Forest road for Maïdo. |
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| Le Maïdo panoramic view. |
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| Le Maïdo panoramic view. |
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| Panoramic view.from the Sentier Grand Bord. |
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| Near to the summit... |
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| Grand Bénare summital cross. |
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| Above the sea of clouds. |
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| 'La Glacière' cave on the return trail. |
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| Balcony sunset view. |
|---| Bungalow, Saint Leu, 30€/n.
Thursday 04/Oct/2018
Saint Leu to Bois Panon journey (i.e. West to East coast).
Saint Leu to Bois Panon journey (i.e. West to East coast).
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| Sugar cane collector. |
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| Lava flows. |
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| https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vierge_au_parasol |
|---| Pension Cargo, Bois Panon, 36€/n.
Friday 05/Oct/2018
Hike : Cirque du Trou de Fer.
Along the return road.
|---| Pension Cargo, Bois Panon, 36€/n.
Saturday 06/Oct/2018
Hike : Hell-Bourg to Piton d'Anchain (return), 7h, +800m.
Along the return road.
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| Salazie. |
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| 'Voile de la Mariée' waterfall. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridal_Veil_Falls_(Salazie) |
|---| Pension Cargo, Bois Panon, 36€/n.
Sunday 07/Oct/2018
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| A welcome resting place, halfway the return climb to the Col de Bœufs. |
|---| Pension Cargo, Bois Panon, 36€/n.
Monday 08/Oct/2018
Hike : Coastal Walk from Sainte-Rose to Anse des Cascades.
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| Sainte-Rose, 'La Marine' marina. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attaque_de_Sainte-Rose |
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| Walking trees. |
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| An excellent picnic spot. |
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| Halfway. |
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| Dense tropical forest, making it few times hard to find the trail. |
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| April 10th 1977 lava flow. Easy to distinguish how the island size increased ! https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éruption_du_piton_de_la_Fournaise_en_mars_1977 |
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| After five hours of path-finding, a welcome beer at Anse des Cascades. |
Air Austral flight UU945 from St Denis (RUN) to Marseille (MRS), 23:40-08h35, 10h55, B777.
|---| Airplane.
