Reunion - fantastic mountains, waterfalls  Trip Start May 16,
2006 Trip End Jul 11, 2006  Loading Map Show trip route Hide
lines  Flag of Reunion  , Tuesday, July 11, 2006  Thur 29 th
June Mt Karthala (Comoros-Reunion Took some late photos of the
lights of the town, then arrive at the modern terminal with
airbridges, lights, paint... Reunion, population 750,000 is run
as an overseas department of France, making it one of the last
colonial possessions in the world. France spends the money to
bring all the infrastructure up to the standard of France, which
is immediately obvious after our other destinations. The
official language is French, the main religion is Catholicism,
the currency is the Euro, and unemployment is 30%, though one
would suspect this is much higher right at present because of
the very serious outbreak of chikungunya, which is very similar
to dengue fever, on the island. Since it started earlier this
year, 266,000 have had it, and 238 have died. Later on, we see
that the TV runs regular updat