Richards Bay, South Africa

We set off from Reunion Island for South Africa on 31st October 2013. Unfortunately, we had to give Madagascar a miss due to political unrest at that time.CRUISING LOG1st November: 130 nm southwest of Le Port, Reunion Island, no wind at all since we left.  Weather is fine.2nd November: 250 nm southwest of Le Port, Reunion Island, 10 kts of wind behind us, we are motor-sailing. 3rd November: 100 nm southeast of Madagascar, Wind N 14-18 kts. Seas slowly building. 4th November: 200 nm due east of southern point of Madagascar, Wind S 14-18 kts.5th...

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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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