Rodrigues Island – Mauritius
By Janet-Lynn Vorster –In our series, Island LIFE, our Southern Africa correspondent, Janet-Lynn Vorster, takes us 2,000 kilometres (1,243 mi) east of the South African coast to the tropical Indian Ocean island of Mauritius and on to Rodrigues—its autonomous outer island, 580 km (360 mi) further east. In the first two parts of her article about Mauritius in GlobeRovers Magazine of July and December 2019, she introduced us to life on the island and took us to many beautiful spots. Now its time to explore the much smaller island of Rodrigues.
Words by Janet-Lynn Vorster, Cape Town, South Africa.
Photos by Janet-Lynn Vorster, Loulitte van Buuren, Dominique de Saint Clair, Kim Tempest, La Belle Rodriguaise, and Bakwa Lodge.
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GlobeRovers Magazine July 2020
View from La Belle Rodriguaise guesthouse
Cascade Pistache
Tortoises at Francois Leguat Giant Tortoise and Cave Reserve
A traditional wedding held at the Belle Rodriguaise guesthouse
Overlooking Port Sud-Est and Hermitage Island
Aerial view of La Belle Rodriguaise
Trou d’Argent Beach
A typical street scene of Port Mathurin
Overlooking Port Mathurin, capital of Rodrigues
St. Gabriel Cathedral (1939), in the town of Saint Gabriel
Art shop on the island
Eagle’s view over Bakwa Lodge