{"id":6101,"date":"2020-06-22T08:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T07:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mitellus.com\/?p=6101"},"modified":"2020-01-02T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:39:22","slug":"la-nouvelle-from-col-des-boeufs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mitellus.com\/?p=6101","title":{"rendered":"La Nouvelle from Col des Boeufs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anecdote here is that I have lost my father… but found him again waiting for me at the car park.<\/p>\n

This is Mafate, LaReunion Island: One of the most popular walk, if it is not the most popular.<\/p>\n

Okay the full story was, it was a family walk, we know this trail by heart I when with the whole family and when the youngest will stretch the group from the front, some will do the same from the end. So I decided to be the last in order to invent myself some responsibilities.<\/p>\n

My father looked very tired and kept making some pause some while waiting I was taking some pictures.<\/p>\n

Until he disappeared on a very small curve.<\/p>\n

I start tuning the whole place, after 1 hour I called the mountain rescue team. I heard the helicopter coming but they could not land because of a sudden fog.
\nAt that point I shared the photo of my father to the local hikers and rang the rest of the family to keep them informed.<\/p>\n

2 hours after I decided to return to the car park as you cannot find anyone at night anyway. … my father was there and explained that he thought he could win a couple of seconds with a shortcut but this way unfortunately led to a different trial.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: NEVER leave the main trial when hiking !!!!<\/p>\n