33.12 Reunion: In a world continuing to run amok, focusing on the many wonderful people and the stunning beauty of nature, lifts a person to new heights.

The scenes below are from the forests situate on the high mountains of Reunion, a French Island in the Indian Ocean. For us, the sheer beauty witnessed and the struggles up and down the mountains, in our first 3 days some 16,000 feet of altitude gain/loss, were a high in itself. The photographs remain mostly without captions, the narrative ends here as we continue to absorb the scenes in which we immersed ourselves over a 3-day period. We hope you see it, at least the way we did, as we made our way up, over and down the mountain in light rain. The photographs are a smattering from only one of 4 hikes.



The town of Cilaos in one of 3 cirques of the country. We had to commence by going up and over the cloud covered mountain at rear, in rain.





















Gets a little ugly when man is involved. (Arriving in Marla and seeking a place for the night.)








For many, a spiritual guide; for us it proved to be an attractive physical beacon as we returned on one of the hikes.
























Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey