The whims of the volcanoes have formed this fertile land, swept by the moisture-laden commerce winds. It unfolds wild landscapes whose biodiversity has been preserved by the rugged aid.
Though Reunion is an island, it isn't its shoreline, however its distinctive geology, which provides it its allure. You possibly can measure it by helicopter, from the flight over the Dolomieu crater – if it deigns to disclose itself – to the descent into the Iron Hole, brushing the partitions to admire its waterfalls. A challenge for the pilots. The one factor left to do is put on your mountaineering boots to enter the guts of this volcanic aid, crossed each October by the ultra-trail of the Diagonale des fous, probably the most arduous raids on the planet. Every of its cirques keeps its id: Cilaos, open and very visited; Salazie, the greenest and adorned with Creole huts; Mafate, accessible solely by steep paths. Small plateaus surrounded by ravines, its islets, supply refuge to hamlets provided by the air. The tec-tec shortly turns into the mascot of the hiker that it follows by fluttering, while spiders of lovely measurement, but placid and not venomous, adorn the timber of embroideries. Will probably be a query of choosing one’s path properly, between the just about flat path of the orange tree channeling, clinging to the aspect of the cliff, offering breathtaking views for those susceptible to vertigo, and the tough climbs up to the refuge of the Dufour Cavern. An exquisite effort to be celebrated with arranged rum, with a moderation which can make it potential to get up for the sunrise from the piton des Neiges, culminating at 3071 m, vestige of a volcano extinguished since some 30,000 years. The research of this volcano allows us to raised perceive the evolution of the Piton de la Fournaise, whose common eruptions appeal to crowds to the edge of the rampart delimiting the enclosure where its lava is poured. In durations of calm, it opens to hikers, who won't lose sight of the white dots painted on the flows; rain and fog can fall on them with out warning. This tropical humidity is answerable for the lushness of the island. Trails go down right into a intestine of greenery hiding the sky, others make their method among the native tree ferns – the fanjan – whereas the tamarinds of the Belouve forest are coated with epiphytic crops. Windward or leeward coast, it is sufficient to change slope or to make some kilometers to be plunged in the heart of a brand new ecosystem, the island counting no fewer than 180 microclimates.
Sophie Reyssat
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