Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
The Volcano
We went this week-end to "le piton de la fournaise" for a hike to the volcano. We drove after my work to the southern part of the island, up the road that leads to "la plaine des cafres" to go sleep in "le gite du volcan". We wanted to start early on Saturday morning.
We left Saint-Gilles at 5:50 PM and reached the cottage at 8:50 PM with a 30 minutes diner break. The people who have already been there know that the road is quite sinuous when you are in the forest and that it is in very bad shape when get close to the volcano. The drive was quite difficult for my wife as she is still in the learning process, it was night time when we got to our destination and there was no lighting on the road. The serpentine path was so narrow in some case that you couldn’t feel safe especially when the headlights would show that there is absolutely nothing beyond the road.
We went straight to the dormitory as soon as we reached the cottage. The car thermometer showed that it was 3°C outside, I don’t know why I thought that cottages have eating but my wife and the 3 blankets laid on my bed showed me I was wrong. There is nothing to do except preparing the bed quickly and going to sleep otherwise you will start asking yourself if the volcano is worth all this pain. The night was interesting, I woke up many time during the night because of the cold even with my 3 blankets. My wife slept with her clothes on but she wasn’t warmer than I was. The best part of the night was when I had to get dressed to go to the restroom; it was so sweet to have to put back all my cold clothes on for less than a minute.
We woke up a 5:45 AM to be able to see the sun rise from "le Pas de Bellecombe" before starting our hike. No need to tell you that waking up was tough but you are completely awake once your feet touch the cold floor! We went to get breakfast once we were dressed, exited the dormitory and… it was raining and the fog was totally covering the sky. We asked during breakfast if the weather may change, the answer was that the weather changes too quickly around the volcano and it was dangerous to start hiking under theses conditions. We decided to go to "le Pas de Bellecombe" to take a picture (the first one of this post), the volcano is somewhere behind this. The way back home took us only 2 hours and we were greeted in Saint-Gilles by a beautiful blue sky. C’est la vie!
La suite!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
My Sound Of The Day
It is a pity i never hear that song when i go into a club: Deadmau5 - I Remember Feat Kaskade.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Guess Who's Back
I am back in La Reunion after spending a few days in Paris. It was really nice to be back when it was hot and to experience the extreme temperatures that can be found in the subway, I have to admit that I missed it. As planed I have spent my days riding a bike, sitting on terraces, going to the movies and all that in the company of my friends: life is good.
Now that I am back on the island I will resume my routine: scuba diving on Saturday morning, beach on Saturday afternoon and whatever physical activity I feel like doing on Sunday. Most of all I will spend more time discovering the island because this time we have rented a car that my wife will drive. This week-end we will go see "le piton de la fournaise" up close, we will stay in a guest house on Friday evening and wake early on Saturday to be able to see the sun rise on the volcano. This should make some pretty nice picture. There are so many beautiful places to see on this island that it will be tough to decide between practising a sport and going for a walk, the best way to bring both together will be to go for a hike.
This Sunday we went to "Cap Mechant" in the southern part of the island, it is a peaceful place where the locals come to spend the day during the week-end. The whole area is covered with very smooth grass you can literally walk barefoot on; the vacoa trees will protect you from the sun when it is too strong, they look a little bit like palm trees but are not really of the same species. You come to this place to watch the sea break on the sharp rocks made of molten lava, you come to this place to enjoy a family picnic under the vacoa trees and you come to this place to eat a palm salad and a palm gratin.
The first time we came to "Cap Mechant" two months ago we ate a palm gratin that was bafflingly light and the palm salad was melting in the mouth. This time the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed so we chose another one close thinking that the food would be as good. The palms in the salad were starting to get oxidized (they are supposed to be fresh) and the palm gratin was lukewarm and was probably coming out of the microwave oven. It was no need for me to get pissed of because they seemed so used to taking advantage of the gullible tourists that it wouldn’t make a difference, especially with a palm salad for 2 persons charged 24€.
For those who plan on coming one day to La Reunion, note somewhere to never eat at "L’etoile de mer" in "Cap Mechant" and go have lunch at "Cap Mechant" where the food is amazing.
La suite!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
My Sound Of The Day
Today you have the choice between a funky version or a lounge version of the same song, i like both: Naked Music - Hurry.
Naked Music - Hurry (MC's Afterhours Acoustic Remix).
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
My Sound Of The Day
A classic will always be a classic: Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix).
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
This Is A Job For
What happens when a company doesn't receive the parts that were ordered? The answer is in the videos below.
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