Friday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day we arrived in Reunion. It was just for one day.
Arriving in Reunion…
The last time we came here it was entirely unremarkable so months ago I decided to book an excursion. The tour guide started by telling us that the area where the port is, is not very nice and a bit too industrial. She painted a wonderful description of all the different areas of Reunion and it certainly does sound fascinating with a blend of cultures ranging from Chinese to Indian, African & of course French.
The journey was an hour and a half and went along a very windy road through a lot of fields of sugar cane and later thick vegetation.
The arrow points to the road. The double red line points to the lookout spot.
We were going to one of the highest points in the Indian Ocean. We drove from Sea level to 2150m to a lookout that was shrouded by cloud.
Everyone was waiting for the clouds to lift…
And suddenly they did and there was the most amazing vista…
There are 10 villages that are not accessible by road. Residents have to walk, and food and supplies get flown in by helicopter. It was fascinating.
We never knew this place existed. The escarpment we were on overlooks what is known as Cirque de Mafate. Deep canyons and tiny villages. The place we stopped at is called Piton Maido.
On the trip back to the ship, we stopped at a geranium distillery but instead of buying scent, I bought a gecko! Happy Christmas me!
After we got back to the ship, I tried to do a bit of work but the internet was pretty awful!
This evening we went to the show with Ian von Memerty. He was really entertaining.
We have 7 nights left on the ship, so today we got all excited and pretended we had just boarded and it was a week long cruise we were going on! A 7-night cruise would be amazing! And we’re on it. We left Reunion just after 6pm & we have now picked up a bit of swell, but it’s not unpleasant. I think it will rock me to sleep.
Psalm 139:9-10
If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even their Your hand guide me – Your right hand will hold me fast.
The best is yet to come – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂