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My Mayotte's trip

ffeuillade

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ffeuillade Enthusiast

ffeuillade

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Hi friends :)

Here are some pics I took during my last trip in Mayotte. Sadly, we had bad weather conditions (summer = hurricanes...) thus I couldn't go every where i wanted (damn I need english lessons). Hope you'll enjoy :)

Short time after takeoff rny 30 from Gillot airport FMEE (standart west SID, I know lot of you love aviation too ;)). You can see the south part of the main city, Saint Denis, and the famous (and dangerous) road near the shore. That road is often close during heavy rains. Cyclonic tide and falling rocks kill each years... A new project for the road is in preparation, something like creating a new road "on the water"... Well, nothing before 2020, minimum :D

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Here is a former crater, now a volcanic lake. It is located on the smaler island: Dzaoudzi.

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A close up you could like:

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Some Coco nucifera on Dzaoudzi:

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ffeuillade Enthusiast

ffeuillade

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Beach near Kani. As you can see, the water is not really clear. Because

of the rains... Yes, that was hard for us to see turtles, but we did!

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A baobab on a beach near Kani:

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Another pic of a baobab. Wonderfull natural arch...

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Hyphaene coriacea on a beach:

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ffeuillade Enthusiast

ffeuillade

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The fruits (yes, I took some ;)):

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A palm i foregot the name... Note the big size of the trunc, at the mid

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The same, closer:

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Can't ignore the underwater too (Mayotte is the second biggest lagoon in

the world):

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Steve Collaborator

Steve

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Wow,

Looks like a beautiful island. Palms, mountains, and clear blue water; it doesn't get much better than that.

Steve Johnson

Northeast of Atlanta, GA  

Zone 7b

Perfect weather for humans, borderline for palms

simona Experienced

simona

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Looks like a wonderful place by good weather conditions. Thanks for the great pictures!

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Greetings from Amman/Jordan

Simona

bubba Grand Master

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Great shots of a terrific Island.Can you tell me where that is located?Thanks for sharing!

What you look for is what is looking

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Walter John

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love that crater lake place with the coconut palms.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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I really enjoyed your pictures, thanks.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Wow. Double Wow. I am speechless. Thx.

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Palmetro

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Muchas gracias!!

I enjoyed all the pictures!!

Baobabs are just amazing!

Christian

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ffeuillade

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Thank you all :)

Bubba, Mayotte Island is located in the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique. It's an island from Comoros. It's the only french island in the Comoros, all others are independant.

12.48.58.10S

45.09.21.81E

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Jeff in St Pete

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What a beautiful place. And those Baobabs are awesome!

The crater lake was my favorite.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

Tyrone Grand Master

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Thanks for those pictures. I wondered what Mayotte looked like. I beleive that there are some Dypsis species on Mayotte found nowhere else. It would be wonderful to go walking through the forests there. What a beautiful lagoon.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Tala Rising Star

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thanks for this, just breathtaking views from up top. The palm you "forgot" is a Borassus. On the island did you see any Bismarckia? I would love to see some of the native ones there to compare with what we are growing from the mainland and in cultivation.

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ffeuillade

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Exact! Borassus! That's it :)

Sadly i did not see any Bismarckia. I will ask my brother if he took pics of them, I know he saw them during his trip in Mayotte.

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Great photos, thanks a lot!!

That crater lake is awesome!!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Wow, what a beautiful place! Thanks for wonderful photos of a place I knew nothing about--great to learn about and see wonderful new places!

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paulgila Grand Master

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that looks like an amazing place! i am so glad you posted these pix,thanks so much!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Thanks for all the great photos, including the aviation related photos! :) That's a very beautiful place! Just curious, are you involved in aviation yourself (since you mention the ICAO code for Saint Denis - - not something that would be known by the average traveller...).

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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ffeuillade

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Hi Bgl!

Well i'm not involved in aviation yet. But I spend lot of time on simulations (X plane, FS...) and flew some times on little french props and ULM (ultra lights) with friends. I'll try to have a lisence soon or later... but it's not a really cheap occupation :/

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bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Interesting! And yes, I'm sure it can get expensive. Good luck with the licence!

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Lovely stills and that too in hi res mode,i simply love that place...and the volcanic crator lake reminds me of the crator lake seen in 2 bond movies...

1) you only live twice_By sean conory.

2) Golden Eye_By piers borsmen.

thanks & love,

Kris :)

By the way can i use your stills for birthday post cards,since sometimes i run out of beautiful locations,while i keyin greetings to our members..!

love conquers all..

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Kris Grand Master

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  ffeuillade said:
Hi and thank you Kris :)

Sure you can use them :)

Thanks very much,and hope the birthday babies too love seeing them.. :)

Love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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