La Digue, 24/04/03, Day 2
Excursion to Anse Source d'Argent and Grand Anse
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Today I rent a bike, as it is the most convenient way to move around on this island, then I go back to Anse Source d'Argent to see the beach under a different light condition. Before reaching the beach, I stop for a while to see a large group of giant Aldabra turtles, inside the Union Estate. |
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| I'm back to Anse Source d'Argent. Enormous rocks create small, secluted beaches, in the spaces between them. |
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| Thanks to the almost clear sky and to the intense sunlight, the colors of the water are even more beautiful. | |
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| This beach is protected by a reef, so the water is usually very calm and quite warm. |
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| Blocks of granite of different shapes, emerge here and there. |
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| I then take a short tour of the Union Estate, a copra and vanilla factory. On the left, a wooden mill working by ox. On the right, a heap of coconuts ready to be worked. | |
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| The old cemetery. | |
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| In the afternoon, I decide to move to Grand Anse, about a 20 minutes trip by bike. Above and on the left, the typical streets on La Digue. |
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| Shortly before reaching Grand Anse, I see a beautiful lake, totally covered by waterlilies and other acquatic plants. The vegetation is so dense, that it is difficult to belive that under the leaves there isn't solid soil, but just water. | |
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| I finally arrive to Grand Anse. Here there isn't any reef or barrier, thence the powerful Ocean's waves discharge their energy directly on the beach. Perhaps for this reason, the sand is super fine here and also very clean. |
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| Huge waves and strong currents make swimming here an activity not for the beginner. On the right, a nice dog walking on the beach. |
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. LA DIGUE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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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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