MAURITIUS PORT LOUIS TAMARIN FLIC EN FLAC BAMBOUS ALBION ÎLE AUX BÉNITIERS GRANDE RIVIÈRE NOIRE CHUTES DE TAMARIN LE MORNE BRABANT ÎLOT FOURNEAU POINTE AUX SABLES LA GAULETTE LE MORNE CASCADES CHAMAREL TERRE DE COULEURS ROAD TRIP BEAUTIFUL MAURITIUS 20 Where does the west coast start? Just ask and the answers come thick and fast. In Port Louis, some say, in Tamarin or Albion say others, although all agree on the same slogan: “West is best!” A common sense of direction! The solution might be the lighthouse at Pointe aux Caves, illuminating the rugged coastline of Albion since 1910. After a climb of a hundred steps or so, a small door opens. Before us, dashing waves, small cliffs and ochre earth, which the sun-dried vegetation has nibbled away. In the distance, the ocean’s horizon, lined with a fringe of foam. And the wind whispers to us to follow. Forget your map and compass! Let’s follow the road to Bambous towards the sugar factory, driving over the red carpet of flamboyant flowers. Round the corner of a field, the Hindu temple of Maha Kaliyug Mandhir appears suddenly in a blaze of colour. Silence reigns. We take off our shoes and tiptoe forward. A dog is asleep on a table, another one lies at the feet of the goddess Kali. They’re pretending to be cats, barely opening an eye when we arrive. The goddess welcomes us with her four open arms. Greetings. We depart. To the southeast of Le Morne Brabant, opposite the village of Le Morne, the lagoon of Ilot Fourneau. Au sud-est du Morne Brabant, face au village du Morne, le lagon de l’îlot Fourneau.
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