Reunion Island

Reunion Island is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometers south west of Mauritius. It has an active volcano on its south coast, 27 kilometers of warm, welcoming beaches in the west, and lots of mountains and forests in between. It was about a days sail from Mauritius, 132 nautical miles to be exact. We set off from Port Louis on a Sunday afternoon of 20th October 2013. We arrived the next day in Reunion a little after dark, so we anchored in St Denis (S 20.58.413 E 55.16.859) in 9m of water...

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Exploring Mauritius

Mount Le Pouce is the 3rd highest mountain in Mauritius, at 814 meters (2664 ft) high. Le Pouce means 'The Thumb' in English. We woke up at 5:30am in the morning for the hike! It was fairly easy {in hindsight of course!}. The track was mostly rocky and sandy, sometimes slippery and steep! But the view at the top was spectacular!  The weather was perfect with clear blue skies, sun shining ever so brightly and the wind was strong! Looking at Curepipe Mt Pieter Both, the 2nd highest mountain in Mauritius @ 820m. It has a unique...

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Boat Works in Mauritius

There's never a time when there's no work or repairs to do on the boat. So, here's what we did in Mauritius.. Removed the old paint and re-painted the queen sized cabin on the port side with Zinsser Perma-White Mold & Mildrew proof paint, we purchased from Singapore in March this year. Anti-Mold Paint Re-varnished the front door and applied epoxy on the door frame. Hand-sew new covers for the sofa cushions in the saloon and a bag for our table fan. Ta-dah! Kinda proud of myself :).. ...

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