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Page 10 After a lunch with traditional Creol meals we continued the visiting of the cost of the Island. What surprised us a lot was a beach with black volcanic sand in Etange-Sale Les Bains. We barely could not walk on it because of the temperature of the sand. Our feed was almost burned so the only way was to run as fast as possible. The last attraction of this incredible day was a place called The Gouffre - a lava formation. This deep abyss in the coastal rocks creates some amazing photographic opportunities as the sea surges in and creates a churning mass of waves and spray. By Aneta PopioĊ‚ek, Poland We enjoyed the day much and gained new experiences and knowledge about the island. Discover two museums around the sea: one focused on exotic fishes and another on sea turtles On 15 th of February 2019 the teachers from the partner countries together with the students from College Trois Mares visited two local museums. Firstly, we had a chance to admire flora and fauna of the Aquarium de la Reunion in Saint- Gilles-Les-Baines that was found in 2000 as the result of 10 years of work by three marine biologists. The visit took us through all the different aquariums with five different zones (volcanic sea beds and archway, artificial reef built on sunken ships, lagoon with natural coral reef, underwater caves and the depths) which represent the various undersea environment. We discovered a lot of fish species from Reunion such us: lionfish, trig- gerfish, lobster species, dozens of anthias fish, coral fish, octopus, species of stingray or wrasse, clown fish, moray eels, sharks, etc. The guide gave us the detailed ex- planations about the diversity of the coral reefs and the fragility of this ecosystem, how the fish are feed, how the tanks are cleaned and generally how Reunions marine eco- system functions. Walk through Science DIGITAL MAGAZINE