21st December 2022, Bird Sanctuary

The only thing left on my “to do”list was to visit the Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary which was next to the Dockland North of Port Louis. 

According to the information it is the largest estuary area in Mauritius and numerous birds migrate here between October and February. However as we arrived in the heat of the day at 1.30pm we only saw 2 or 3 birds so it was a bit disappointing. It was free so we can’t complain.

The National Parks and the Government have gone to a lot of trouble to actually make the area attractive with a walkway, a boardwalk over the marshes, a hide, a plant greenhouse and 2 of the enormous tortoises. As it is next to the Docklands it is a complete contrast to the industrial area.

On our way to the Bird Sanctuary we had to pass by the town of Albion so we popped down to have a look and discovered a really nice Public Beach area and the sea looked as though snorkelling would be good.

I did my last souvenir visit to Super U and then returned to Jas and Vicky’s home. Thomas FaceTimed me and we managed 30 minutes before we needed to leave for dinner at a restaurant just below the mountain of La Morne. The restaurant was opposite the golf course and had the unusual name of Wapalapam Island Eatery. I think everyone enjoyed their meals but it was quite a long drive back in the dark for Jas who had been at work by 7am this morning.

We will have a relatively quiet day tomorrow as we leave for home in the evening.










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