Berjaya Praslin Beach Resort Praslin Island

... was actually a little busy. Nevertheless, I purchased my ticket and grabbed a coffee in the waiting area. We eventually all loaded up, and were destined for La Digue - only a 20 minute ride or so. Along the way, I sent Dave a text. He told me to call him once I arrived, and then he would meet me at the apartment - and so I did. When I arrived at his place, we shook hands, said a few words, and that was really about it ...

... The food however was (important), and so I sat down at a table, alone (of course). The place was filled with couples, and I could feel everyone's eyes on me as I waited for my first beer. Anyway, I didn't much care, and I grabbed my plate and began dishing up. I decided against asking what each item was, and instead just took a little of everything. I knew that if I asked, I would wind up with a plate of potatoes only, and I could ...

... Arms in downtown Victoria, a long stop at the Botanical Gardens being amazed by the size and aggressiveness of the fruit bats and beauty of the tropical flowers, a long drive to Intendance Beach home to the exclusive Banyan Tree Resort, and a final meal at Vye Marmit’ in the Val des Prés craft ...

... the reef, we abandoned our attempt figuring we had our sea legs about us and could deal with one more night of roll, after all, we’ll be spending the next year on terra firma.

With sundowner in hand, we bid adieu to our final sunset on Monkey Puzzle.

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... a small bonito caught again by Lisa. As we round the northern point of Mahe’, the wind begins to build to 30k (katabolic effect off the high mounts) coming almost due south right on our nose. We roll-up the job and reef the main as we motor sail directly into the wind to anchor in the designated area off Beau Vallon Beach.

It’ ...

Petite Cour -> Ille Coco -> Anse Lazio

The sun is shining, but, there's no wind. Perfect conditions for a snorkel at Ille Coco, so we rev-up the motor for our 10M trip to Ille Coco.

Once we get the anchor in, we immediately head off swimming to snorkel the west and south side of the island. It’s like being in an aquarium with hundreds of ...

... the rocking to severe and the fish would end up in the sea. Of course, that would be a catastrophe and a violation of nature. We thought about cooking in salt, but, realized we most certainly didn’t have enough for such a big fish. So with true Italian grit, he trimmed the fish so it could fit in the oven, covered it in aluminum foil filled with lemon, spices ...

... Garden of Eden. Deep in the granite strewn, thick rainforest you really feel eons away from civilization.

Finishing our hike, we easily picked up a taxi in the parking lot to take us back to our dingy and Monkey Puzzle to see what "fish" Miles was able to purchase for us. Were we in for a surprise, for shortly after arriving, we saw miles cruising towards on in his ...

... and talk alot with the people. I love to know what is really happening in every country that I visit, and not be just another ignorant tourist. It is actually my greatest fear to live like a tourist. It is easy to fall into for some, travelling so constantly from country to country as I do. It is easy to accept what you see and not make the effort to get to really know the people. I think that this is the biggest mistake of all. As ...

... 2500 Rupees per month! (That doesn't seem to stop the locals from drinking the shops dry on the weekends...) Needless to say after 2 weeks of running all over, we were very well known on La Digue. Beryl and Bibi took great care of us - We had our own cottage, 7 fruits, eggs, toast and cake for breakfast every morning, huge and delicious Creole dinners (fish, breadfruit and dessert), followed by Citronelle tea (makes you sweat and sleep well - as if we needed it!). It ...