Mauritius

Mauritius

Grand Baie · Northern Islets · Chamarel · Le Morne 2023 29 photos

Ten days on Mauritius in the first days of May — storm light over the red-roofed church at Cap Malheureux, a catamaran out to Flat Island and Gabriel Island with the drone riding along, the wedge of Coin de Mire from the air, a tropicbird chick hidden under the casuarinas, giant water lilies at Pamplemousses, the ochre dunes of the Seven Coloured Earths, and Le Morne Brabant standing over its turquoise lagoon.

Fishing boats moored in Grand Baie under a dark approaching squall Red-roofed church of Cap Malheureux behind lava rocks under storm clouds Notre-Dame Auxiliatrice church at Cap Malheureux in dramatic storm light Aerial of sunset over the Indian Ocean beneath a shelf of dark cloud Aerial of catamarans moored on the reef sandbank off Gabriel Island Surf breaking along Flat Island's green shore, seen from the air Flat Island's lighthouse standing on its green hill above the sea Aerial across Flat Island's interior toward Gabriel Island's reef channel Gabriel Island anchorage with a line of catamarans inside the turquoise reef Sea-level panorama of the Flat Island lagoon with moored catamarans White-tailed tropicbird chick on its ground nest of casuarina needles Downy tropicbird chick sheltering in grass beneath the casuarinas Panorama of Coin de Mire island's tilted wedge rising from deep blue sea The sheer basalt cliff face of Coin de Mire above a passing boat Aerial of a catamaran and snorkelers anchored below Coin de Mire's cliffs Cap Malheureux church with its red roof and bell tower under blue sky Coin de Mire across the water from the lava shore at Cap Malheureux Panorama of the shallow turquoise lagoon on the northern coast Giant water lily pads covering the pond at Pamplemousses botanical garden Palms reflected in a still pond at Pamplemousses botanical garden Mirror-still pond panorama in the Pamplemousses botanical garden View over green hills to the west coast from the Chamarel road Forested valleys of Black River Gorges National Park from the viewpoint Two long-tailed macaques grooming on a post at the gorges viewpoint Portrait of a long-tailed macaque scratching its head Rolling ochre and violet dunes of the Seven Coloured Earths at Chamarel Close ridges of red and purple volcanic sand at the Seven Coloured Earths Le Morne Brabant rising over its turquoise lagoon, seen from the air Aerial of Grand Baie's moored boats with Coin de Mire on the horizon