Cyclone Mange Un Mourceau De Maurice
15 March 2007
12:08 PM
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Après un séjour de 3 mois en Australie avec ma famille et des amis, je suis retourné de nouveau à mon île préférée. Je voulais arriver mi-février, mais j'ai finalement décidé de partir le 6 mars. C'était un bon choix vu qu'il y avait un cyclone de classe 3 qui a touché la côte de Maurice fin février. J'ai raté la plupart des dégâts initiaux - pannes de courant, linges électriques tombées, arbres abattus et maisons détruites (celles qui sont faiblement construites en tôle ondulée et/ou en bois), mais il y avait des effets intéressants à la suite du cyclone - l'anticyclone et une pénurie de légumes.

Les légumes, on ne parle que ça en ce moment. Ils ont subit une hausse de prix et deviennent de moins en moins trouvable. Avant de partir, le cyclone Gamede a détruit la plupart de la récolte de l'île. En plus l'aéroport a dû suspendre ses vols et un pont d'une longueur de 520m s'est effondré au pays voisin, La Réunion. Pendant les dernières semaines, j'ai remarqué que nos repas familiaux manquaient de variété habituellement présent. Mais la cuisine est toujours excellente. Ma grande-mère peut rien faire de mal.

À présent, des produits alimentaires sont au cours de venir d'Afrique du Sud et nous attendons quelques cargaisons aussi. Apparemment, nous avons eu de la chance. Le cyclone n'a fait que passer sur la côte de Maurice. Cela aurait été pire s'il avait rodé à l'intérieur.

Cyclone Takes a Bite Out of Mauritius
After a 3-month stay in Australia saying “Hi” and “Bye” to friends and family, I'm back living on my island of choice. I was meant to arrive mid-February but I eventually pushed it back to early March. Just as well as a class 3 cyclone hit Mauritian shores late last month. I missed most of the initial damage - blackouts, downed power lines, felled trees and demolished homes (those feebly constructed from corrugated iron and/or wood), but there have been some interesting after affects - most notably the anticyclone which followed suit and then there's the shortage of vegetables.

Vegetables, they are the talk of the town at the moment. Prices for them have soared (that is if you can find some). Cyclone Gamede tore up most of the island's harvest when it struck. And it struck hard seeing as flights had to be suspended and it completely destroyed a massive two-lane bridge in neighboring Reunion Island. During the past few weeks I have really noticed that our family meals have been uncharacteristically lacking in the usual variety as well as being slightly more dependent on canned goods. The food is still good though. I can't imagine my grandma cooking something that I didn't like.

Presently, produce is flying in from South Africa and we’re waiting on a few boatloads of goodies too. Apparently we were lucky. The cyclone only kissed the shores of Mauritius. It would have been much worse if it had travelled inland.

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27.03.07 
Rachna Verma

hey d! this is a great blog! i’ve just surfed your journals and photos and have had a good chuckle to myself! good on you for putting it all together, its nice for ppl all around the world to know what you’re upto!
you should also add a ‘shockers’ section for all those terrible lines me and you said during the cornwall road trip! haha
take care hun and we’ll be seeing you in the loire valley may 2007!!
rach

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27.03.07 
Yoni

Holy fug! This is da shit! Respect for one of the coolest & most comprehensive blog/photo sites around. The most amazing thing is that you managed to finish it somehow, shows real perserverence. Well done mate & look forward to reading about ur experiences francaises.

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