 Sentier du Roche Plate route, cirque du Mafate, the most difficult exit. |
 08:32h, Roche Plate is only 7,5Km away but about 1000M below. |
 08:52, Grand Bord, 2040M |
 Some Clouds, you should start at sunrise from here :-) |
 Zoom, the path, Sentier du Roche Plate |
 The path, Sentier du Roche Plate, without zoom |
 Already above the clouds |
 Heli above the Maido viewpoint |
 The villages in the Mafate can only be reached by foot or Helicopter |
 Fascinating, are we not to late to go down? |
 Someone can sit here for hours and enjoy the scenery, but... |
 Small. isolated villages, build with help of Donkeys |
 Zoom, the path, Sentier du Roche Plate |
 The path, Sentier du Roche Plate, without zoom |
 Does not look difficult in the beginning :-) |
 The path |
 Its beautiful, 100 pictures today |
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 The path |
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 09:37h after a hour, 25% of the route, looking backwards |
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 10:33h, after 2 hours, almost halfway |
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 11:48h, after more than 3 hours, Ti Col, 1293M, looking down to 837M, a robe for safety here, |
 Finally, Roche Plate..the last part is relative easy going through the woods |
 12:20h after 3h 48 min. Finally, Roche Plate, 1100M, a Cafe, but nobody, lunch and then back at 12:45h |
 15:22h, Almost back at the top again |
 15:41h |
 15:42h |
 16:26h back at Grand Board 2040M above the clouds, what a wonderfull sight.. |
 16:29h after 8 hours, (3 uur 45 min for return) , almost back, walking above the clouds |
 Let's make some QSO's.. |
 View to Europe.. |
 View to North America |
 View to South America |
 Sunset |
 Sunset..Propagation time.. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. 1700M |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Point de vue sur la riviere des ramparts. |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Plaine des Sables |
 From Pas de Bellecombe 2311M |
 From Pas de Bellecombe 2311M, Le Formica Leo (1753 Eruption) |
 From Pas de Bellecombe 2311M |
 From Pas de Bellecombe 2311M, Le Formica Leo (1753 Eruption) |
 From Pas de Bellecombe 2311M, Le Formica Leo (1753 Eruption) |
 Plaine des Sables |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 Eruption 13 August - 2 September 2004 The lava (Still warm..) |
 From Roche Verre Bouteille 1239M, view to Kiosque du cap Noir |
 From Roche Verre Bouteille 1300M view to Le Port, where the VK0IR team departed |
 Crete de la Marianne & Crete d' Aurere, Mafate |
 Crete d' Aurere & les Deux Bras, Mafate |
 Canalisation des Orangers footpath |
 Canalisation des Orangers footpath |
 Salazie |
 R du Littoral the main coast road the road is fulnerable for falling stones, particulair in the wet (cyclone) season |
 Huge nets should protect the road but sometimes it's not enough.. |
 Second world war anti submarine nets |
 Trafic average speed is around 100Km/h |