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- Port Louis
- Capital
- Mauritius Rupee (MUR)
- Currency
- 1,189,825
- Population
- MU
- Country Code
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The 1st Rodrigues Cup
Shortly after we arrived, we were invited to a regatta around the island. Honestly I wasn't looking forward to go out on the ocean at all after all this time, but I was looking forward to three promised parties and heaps of company. Anthony didn't want ...
Europe’s Hawaii
Let's just start by saying that Americans will probably never be allowed back on the small island paradise of Mauritius. 9 of us rented a villa and were soon to find that the other 600 American students either rented their own or crashed other ...
First Day at the hospital....
Alarm went off at 7.30......quick shower and a shave and off to the hospital with terrible French music playing again on the radio! When we arrived we were freeted and reception where we had to wait before being sent up to see the medical ...
Last full day in Mauritius
Sunday, I wasn't feeling too well when I woke. I had had an upset stomach since Friday, though nothing too serious. This morning it felt more noticeable. I counted backward. It was probably something that I had picked up in Burundi. Stomach bugs can take ...
Dolphins!
Steve as ever had been a legend and organised us a catamaran trip, on the best cat for a Mauritian price - yes! He also organised a taxi/van thing to pick us all up and take us to the place down south, Tamarin, so that we could all drink! ...
Aims is here!
I got up bright and early, grabbed a bit of breakfast and headed for the airport. As per usual as i hit Port Louis the traffic was terrible and they had also decided to put our side down to one lane -nice! So after 30 mins of getting through ...
Wreck Dive and Fancy Dress!
This morning started out as if it was going to be one of those days! Turned up early as the boys needed to be for surgery. I thought id head to the library to fill out my blog, so i did but the internet ahd a moment and it wouldn't post so i ...
Lundi lundi lundi....
Today started the same as any other - an early wake up call and out to the hospital but this time via the Crok Choux. Monday is surgery day so we were in OT, Dr Nobeebux had a pretty standard list of hernias etc to do so it seemed like it was gonna ...
Samedi.........Mr Flic, Mr Flac and Terrance!
... - they looked so bored and unhappy! Monkeys that looked like little old men, lots of birds including the rare pink pigeons of mauritius (there were only 20 in the world at one point, now theres 360), mauritian fruit bats, but best of all there were ...
The Gardens!
It was a lazy morning with a good lie in as everybody was very tired from the races! After we had a bit of breakfast and a sit in the sun in the garden we scraped together a picnic and went off to the botanical gardens as the girls hadn't been ...
Surgery Banter!
I had agreed with Vira last week that i could come into surgery to watch a thyroidectomy (taking your thyroid out) so Matty Ludd and I trekked in. It was the standard late start with a hernia repair on a 2 year old girl, couldn't see very much as ...
Passport pages and catching up on news
... again for dinner. I’m not sure about the Raja, but I was happy. I eat lots of Indian food when I’m in Mauritius; it’s of generally excellent quality and less expensive than it would be at home. I talked to my wife on Skype after dinner. ...
Waterpark!
... FRenchies, including Sandrine who we hadn't seen for a while and a newbie - Olivier. The food when it arrived was pretty good but a bit too expensive for Mauritius! After dessert we were all knackered so time for home and a well deserved ...
Shelley's Here!
It was a bit of lie in this morning but Lud was up at 10 to pick up shell from the airport so we grabbed a lift off him to Mont Choisy. Plan was to chill out there for the whole day and enjoy the sun........so we did. The day was ...
Anna's not here!
Today started again with a trip to hospital, this time it was Dr Bholah's endoscopy clinic. Endoscopy is very different out here, its a conveyor belt, im not sure the camera is sterlised properly each time and they dont use any sedation just hold ...
We love Port Louis!
The day started off as miserably as expected, a little hung over and veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery tired! After chucking on some clothes we headed for the hosp for our favourite day - clinic day! There wasn't as much to see and normal but we still ...
Leg Time......
... the knee amputations due to a disease that is easily managed to a degree where you don't get amputation and this was common in Mauritius. So all it would take is a little more education and closer management but they dont do it! After a hectic ...
The south........in a day!
... ; It didnt take long to get to Chamarel, we paid our entrance and drove in. The first part was the highest waterfall in Mauritius, there were two 'streams' of water coming out over a shear face of rock and even from the distance we were it sounded ...
White Van man......
... excised (taken out). Then we decided for lunch to head to a little place that we heard sold 'the best fratata's in Mauritius' which was a little hut type thing set up just outside a clothing factory and thye were right these things were tasty! ...
One of those "longest days"
... only agree. Walking out of the airport, I walked from air conditioning to the heavy tropical evening air. And I felt myself relax. Mauritius is a vacation destination, used to tourists and quite safe. I won’t have to watch my back all the time ...
Vendredi......
Back into the hospital again - friday is surgery day again so into theatres. Once again the scrubs were one size fits all and this time mine happened to have been tailored for a dwarf so i looked like a bit of a twat! After expecting our ...
Quatres Bornes!
After a cheeky lie in and lie in the sun in the garden session in the morning it was time to implement Tim's long standing idea of heading to the Quatres Bornes clothes market. He had had the idea pretty much since we got here - Quatres Bornes in ...
After the longest 15 days of my life -civilization
And here we go again, bloody ocean. And all I had as a weapon were the pills that knocked me out completely, which would have been alright, it's just that I didn't have enough for the whole trip. So I tried another brand again and of course, they ...
Haircuts!
After a nice lie in Aims and i decided to go for a stroll and to grab some brekkie so we went to monop to get a few croissants and juice and we sat on the ublic beach eating it - very nice. Then we took our flip flops off and strolled down the ...
The Mid-week lull......
Wednesday is a bit of a nothing day with it being only ward round and lithotripsy which we have now seen a million times and a little bit worried about the amount of radiation that we have taken onboard! We turned up at the ward in the morning to ...
Ile Aux Cerfs
... , a Mauritian man, had organised for us all to go out to the beach island of Ile Aux Cerfs just off the east coast of Mauritius. The day started off with Steve picking us up and a bit of juggling around with cars and picking up Anna and a couple of ...
Spring Break
... It is one of the most popular destinations for many European tourists. It is the European version of the Caribbean Islands. · Mauritius is expensive. Here’s a few examples: a 20 minute taxi ride will cost you about $30-$40 USD; a ...
The girls aren't here anymore!
Sunday was always going to be a lazy day and it lived up to expectations! Tim and Lou headed out for a dive and after a lie in the rest of us got up and started to attack the mess still left over from Friday night. It was a sea of rubbsih and ...
Tired!
The day started with a well deserved lay in after the busy day yesterday! Then it was a quick clear up from last nights festivities, a bit of breakfast and we headed out to make the most of the glorious weather! Anna came over and we all ...
Ile Aux Cerfs
Today was the time for our second trip to Ile aux cerfs, this time with the boys and the girls (that makes no sense but you know what i mean!). We started with a trip to super U to buy lunch supplies then we took the long drive down to jump on the ...