{"id":3161,"date":"2017-05-18T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2017-05-22T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T10:30:16","slug":"day-12-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=3161","title":{"rendered":"Day 12 \u2013 The South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had driven along the south of Mauritius earlier in our trip, on the day we visited Chamarel, but it was completely dark when we passed through. Today, we set out to see the south, heading down the east coast road toward the airport, and then across the south of Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3172\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183096-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3162\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183136-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching Souillac in the south, we headed to the coast to see <em>La Roche Qui Pleure<\/em>. We walked a short ways through a forested area, and arrived at a cliff above the shoreline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183176-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3163\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183196-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"793\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183210-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We wandered around a while, taking in the views and the rugged coastline here, which was very different from the gentle beaches in other areas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCd6yY7qHqI?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nadine admires the view from the top of the rocks while I explore the end of the rocky point.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183236-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183241-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a video from a different perspective.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTu8Et10IcU?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>And one final photo before getting back on the road.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3167\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183260-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We continued driving around to the southwest point of Le Morne. Here we are parked at a beach with the Le Morne Massif in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183309-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We drove out to the end of the Le Morne peninsula just as the sun was setting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183329-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3170\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183336-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was now almost dark, so it was time to head back.  However, instead of heading back to Anahita, we drove north to Moka to meet Nadine&#8217;s sister, and headed out to the harbour in Port Louis for a late dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day12\/P5183348-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3171\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a long and full day, and we still had a long drive back to the east coast through the dark.  The weather was clear and we had a nice ride across to the resort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had driven along the south of Mauritius earlier in our trip, on the day we visited Chamarel, but it was completely dark when we passed through. 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