I enjoyed the most awesome outing today. My cousin's friend Olivier, a member of the paddle chllenge support team, knows the trails of the island well. He organises an annual around-the-island run challenge (it takes place each October). In fact, the green or yellow arrows marking the route through the tricky rock boulder sections (two of them) were put there by him.
The boulder sections are quite difficult if you're not used to stepping and scrambling over big boulders. The route through is mostly marked but you have to concentrate and look around.
About halfway, we picked up a Slovenian guy who had struggled to find the right way through a boulder section. A mountain climber, he was fit and capable and good company.
Our starting of the route was timed to hit the Anse Pierrot section at low tide as you have to wade in the sea - there is no trail around the massive rock features. It was fabulous and just added to the experience.
For the rest, we were blessed with a magnificent day with island blues and greens with white beaches and the rock features that La Digue is famous for.
We walked back to town and I then carried on to my cousin's place. Time for a shower and then to put my feet up with a book. We're going to a birthday celebration on the beach tonight.
This hike was definitely a highlight of my trip.
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