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Approaching Reunion |
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Sailing along the southern coast on our approach to St. Pierre |
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St. Pierre Marina |
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View down the dock at the marina with the mountains in the background |
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Bilge Rat |
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Trying to get out of the bilge after checking the bilge pumps |
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Getting Ready |
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Stowing the parachute anchor rode on deck -- just in case.. |
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Parachute Anchor Setup |
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The parachute anchor bridle and rode, ready to deploy if needed |
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Reflections of Iron Mistress |
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A very still day at the marina -- a mirror image of the Iron Mistress |
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Car Tour |
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On our way up to the mountains |
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Look out point |
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Stopping to enjoy the mountain view |
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Reunion Mountains |
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Mountain Peaks on the way to Cilaos |
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Hair Pin Turn |
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One of the 200 plus hair-pin turns on the way to Cilaos |
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Cirque de Cilaos |
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Cilaos lies between the island's two highest mountain peaks |
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Springtime in Cilaos |
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Beautiful flowers in bloom throughout the area |
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Downtown Cilaos |
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The mountains provide a beautiful back drop throughout the town |
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Learning French |
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Colorful signs (only in French) |
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Central Momument |
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A momument in the center of town |
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Mountain Garden |
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A beautiful vegetable garden in Cilaos |
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Central Cilaos |
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Beautiful church in the center of town |
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French Restaurant |
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We enjoyed a delicious traditional meal |
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Bon appetit! |
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Robert, Elyse and Jack enjoying a nice French wine |
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Cilaos Hospital |
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What a magnificent setting |
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Cirque de Salazie |
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On our way up the mountains on a rainey, misty day |
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Salazie |
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The mountain tops are obscured by the thick mist |
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Town of Hell-Bourg |
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If not for the rain, this would have been a beautiful spot to have a picnic |
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Storm Clouds |
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Approaching storm clouds along the coast |
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Coastal Road |
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Driving along the western coastline |
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St. Gilles Les Bains |
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Small marina along the western coast in the town of St. Gilles |
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Too bright! |
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Everyone needs shades in the bright sun! |
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Cliff Hangers |
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These cliffs along the southern coast are covered with metal caging to keep the rocks from falling on the motorway -- looks like very dangerous work! |
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Birdhouses |
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They even place birdhouses along the caging - very eco-minded society |
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Coastal View |
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Ascending the mountain road on the southern coast |
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Sugar Cane Field |
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The mountain rode winds through never ending fields of sugar cane |
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Sugar Cane Fields |
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Once the cane is harvested, it is loaded onto this trailer for transport |
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Transfer Station |
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Then the trailers are brought to this transfer station and the sugar cane is loaded onto the larger truck for transport to the processing plant |
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A Simpler Way |
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...or you can carry your own supply of sugar cane on your scooter! |
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Mountain Farm |
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A mountainside farm overlooking the Indian Ocean |
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Roadside Shrine |
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One of the many shrines around the island dedicated to Reunion's national saint, Saint Expedit |
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Water Collection |
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Collecting the fresh mountain water for the town reservoir |
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La Cascade de Grand-Galet |
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Magnificent waterfall at the end of the mountain road |
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Mountain Waterfall |
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Very refreshing on a hot day |
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St. Joseph |
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Downtown St. Joseph, a town along the southern coast |
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Our youngest visitor |
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Elyse with our youngest visitor to the Iron Mistress -- Nikyta, daughter of Kristel and Julio, French cruisers at the marina in St. Pierre |
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The Happy Family |
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Kristel, Julio and Nikyta on board the Iron Mistress |
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Dinner with Friends |
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Elyse with Harve (Julio's Dad), Julio, Nikyta and Kristel |
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Fast asleep |
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Nikyta sleeping soundly |
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New Friends |
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Robert and Julio -- A la votre |
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