La Digue, 23/04/03, Day 1
Traveling from Mahe to La Digue and excursion to Anse Source d'Argent beach
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The trip has started this late morning with a flight from Alphonse to Mahe, from where I boarded the Twin Otter in the above picture, bound for Praslin. Once on Praslin, a taxi driver has carried me to Praslin dock, from where the ferry to La Digue departs. |
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Upon my arrival to La Digue, I arrange a transfer from the dock to my guesthouse by ox cart, one of the official means of transportation on this island (the other is the mountain bike, cars are few). |
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I soon start to hike to Anse Source d'Argent (about 8 km roundtrip) and before arriving, I see a beautiful church. |
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I finally arrive to Anse Source d'Argent, an idylliac beach characterized by huge granitic rocks, nicely sculptured by the water and the wind. |
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| An enormous rock illuminated by the sun at the sunset, creates a pleasant contrast with a storm in the distance. |
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| The tide is currently high and the water fills almost every space between the rocks. |
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| The rocks illuminated at sunset are even more beautiful. On the right: tall palm trees find their way between the rocks. |
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| Other palms growning between the granite rocks. |
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| The water is very calm and crystalline-clear today. | |
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| Granite blocks of different sizes, "grow" here and there. |
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Palms and other trees can be used to repair in the shadow, after a relaxing swim. |
SEYCHELLES PICTURES |
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ALPHONSE - An incredible wonder, part of the Amirantes group, about 400 Km southwest of Mahe'. Characterized by a huge lagoon and surrounded by sandy flats, it can also be used as a base for sightseeing and fly flishing trips to the nearby paradise of St. Francois, the kingdom of the mangroves and giant crabs. ALPHONSE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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LA DIGUE - A granitic island where the time seems frozen at the past century. Can be entirely visited by bike and with its many opportunities for hiking and trekking, offers a lot of activities for either adventurous travellers and for who prefers to relax on a beach doing swimming and snorkeling. |
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PRASLIN - Another granitic island, home of the world's only population of Coco De Mer tree, is also characterized by many white-sand beaches and can be used as a convenient base for several daytrips to the nearby islands. |
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BIRD - A lovely paradise for bird watching and birding tours, hiking, swimming and snorkeling. Home of Esmerlada, a tortoise about 200 years old, this coralline island also hosts a colony of Sooty Terns coming here annually to feed and to grow their chicks. A large beach of pure-white sand surrounds the entire island for a circumference of about 5 kilometers. BIRD DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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