Britannia Hotel Praslin Island

... I am not certain which beach it was, but I think it was somewhere near Anse Takamaka. Either way, if a person heads in that direction, they will probably see it. The whole stretch of beach from Anse Petite Cour to Anse Boudin is a must see. I stayed there for a few hours, and when I had first gotten into the water, I knew I was dreaming. It was something completely unexplainable - a moment where nothing could bother my mind ...

... car I had previously rented is waiting for us in the parking lot. Even better, Neal was able to arrange the rental of a local home for our last night in the Seychelles. As we say goodbye to Monkey Puzzle, we know that we still have one more day to explore the Seychelles and that we did with lunch at the ...

... The coral heads are some of the best I&#8217;ve seen on the trip, making for a fine snorkel.<br><br>Once back on the boat, we half-heartedly attempt to set a stern anchor so that we&#8217;d have our bow set into the waves which caused a substantial amount of roll our first night. Feeling we were setting it too close ...

... a small bonito caught again by Lisa. As we round the northern point of Mahe&#8217;, 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.<br><br>It&#8217 ...

... we start to feel bugs landing, first one or two, then 10s, and eventually, 1000s. The air is so still we are being invaded by black flies as the sunsets. Guess we&#8217;re going to be deprived of our final Lazio sunset after all as we quickly go below and close the boat down to avoid an infestation below deck. It&#8217;s stifling below, but, we have no choice but ...

Petite Cour to ride out storm<br><br>We wanted to snorkel Ille Coco just off the coast of Ille Felicite' and La Digue, so we motored southeast under ominous, grey skies. It wasn&#8217;t too bright on our part.<br><br>After 15 minutes of navigating we called Sunsail&#8217;s base for a weather forecast and learned that Mahe&#8217; was being pelted with 80-100 Km/hr winds ...

Valle Du Mer &#8211; Baie St. Anne &#8211; Petite Cour<br><br>We made arrangements with Miles to meet around noon with the rest of our provisions so that we could head off to the UNESCO protected Valle Du Mer National Park on Praslin Island to experience the largest coco tree in the world. <br><br>Taking our dingy, we picked up a taxi at the port and had him take us to the ...

... The Tomcat finds a terrace. The owners steps up to us and says they open in half an hour but sure: we can have a beer. It is the beginning of a lovely afternoon. A pity I did not bring my camera. I thought we were going to the local supermarket! We order calamari and seafood spaghetti and ... a bottle of champagne. We enjoy our drinks, food, the charming owner and the people on the beach. There is one pretty girl topless. Needless to say: my Tomcat ...

Seychellerna ligger i Indiska Oceanen utanför Afrikas kust, strax söder om ekvatorn och består av en massa små öar som, om man skulle samla ihop dem, inte skulle bli större än en tredjedel av Öland. Efter att ha rest från Arlanda och gråa Sverige, irrat runt på Charles De Gaulle, trängts med elva miljoner spanjorer på planet så kom vi äntligen fram till Mahe som är den största ön. Därifrån åkte vi ett litet propellerplan till Praslin och vidare med båt till ...

... end of the road in Baie Beau Vallon, and the track leading to the the national park. Pased the new fishing harbour, where we had a quick look, then stopped at a seaside parking spot enclosed by an old stone wall to clean up the shambles in the car, and empty out the sand before returning it. By the time we got back, the Thrifty man had gone home, so we left the keys with the hotel counter staff, as requested, and then went for a ...