We spent the second day of the holiday visiting the rest of Grande-Terre, first going to the north-eastern part. This coastline is very different from the Caribbean beaches of the southern area, because it is mostly made up of cliffs and cliffs overlooking the sea, and the microclimate poor in rainfall has favored a more arid environment vegetation, with many shrubs and some fat plant.

Continuing along the main road, you reach the popular Caribbean beach north of Port-Louis, ideal for taking the first swim of the day and taking a first look at the mangrove forest, a little further on.

In this forest, present in the coastal lagoons of tropical and equatorial climates, the species of plants present use the brackish water to their advantage to capture the mineral salts they need to live, and eliminate the excess salt from the leaves. The resulting amazing forest is impenetrable and shady, and is the habitat of many birds such as cormorants and herons.

After watching a fight to the last claw between salt lagoon crabs, we returned to the car and headed first to the ruins of what was once the slave prison of Petit-Canal, and then to the old colonial port.

Babin beach, nearby, didn't particularly impress us, so in the afternoon we headed to another of the southern beaches, more precisely Petit-Havre beach, between Sainte-Anne and Le Gosier, where there was a DJ set.

If you too prefer silence like the iguanas, head to the right and follow the path in the bush: you will find yourself observing them on the trees overlooking a small and hidden cove!