Grand Bois \u2013 L\u2019Ermitage les Bains
\n51,2km \u2013 6H50
\nAt 8H30, at Grand Bois, the sun peaked out to give us a good start.
\nBetween road works and closed fords, the first kilometers are complicated and we are glad we reconnoitered the course ten days ago.
\nAfter 5 kilometers, Philippe and Serge reached Saint Pierre, a pretty town on the seaside, then Saint Louis which we approached from the Bel Air shopping center, and exit going via the Gol sugar refinery, which one can visit to learn how the omnipresent sugar cane is processed. In any case, we will come back to this island, which is magic for many reasons. At this point, the wind came up and torrential rain made progress difficult for our two runners.
\nFamily and friends joined us at Etang Sal\u00e9s les Bains. Their good mood is astonishing in view of the deplorable weather. Nothing stops them, the team is phenomenal.
\nReunion Island is still in a state of shock because of this storm, which is surprising in its intensity, especially at this time of year. The locals tell us this kind of thing happens once every ten years. We are really unlucky!
\nPhilippe and Serge were refueled by the shock team, Ren\u00e9 and Bertrand, who are beginning to drag but who forge ahead, like it or not. They pass through Saint Leu around 14H15.
\nA few local runners join Serge and Philippe: Christophe, the poet, but also Jean-Marie and Fran\u00e7ois on his bike and who, by the way, sent us an e-mail after he saw Serge run past his pizza truck. We made contact and now here he is on the road with us.
\nArrival at the Ermitage les Bains was in a happy mood, with so-so weather and showers which did not sap the morale of Philippe and Serge. As soon as they arrived they dove into the sea with a few \u201ccrackpots\u201d of the team.
\nIn one of the photos you can see the Reunion Island flag: the volcano, the sun\u2019s rays, the blue for the sea or the blood of Reunion Island\u2019s inhabitants.
\nJust a word about today\u2019s photos: they were all taken today, there was no photo shopping, everything is \u201cfresh\u201d. The scenery, the sky, the ocean, the mountains and the beaches are of such a diversity of color and an infinite pleasure for the eye.
\nThanks to today\u2019s photographers: David, Bertrand, Thomas and Ren\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Grand Bois \u2013 L\u2019Ermitage les Bains 51,2km \u2013 6H50 At 8H30, at Grand Bois, the sun peaked out to give us a good start. Between road works and closed fords, the first kilometers are complicated and we are glad we reconnoitered the course ten days ago. After 5 kilometers, Philippe and Serge reached Saint Pierre, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n