Colibri Guest House Praslin Island

... amazing beach, where again, I stayed at for a few hours more - continuing on again and making my way further down, coming upon a little stand where a woman named Maris and her daughter Zoe were serving fruit plates and coconut water. I didn't know the prices, and I really didn't care - to sit and eat a plate of various, fresh, and locally grown fruits (except the apples) with a view of the nearby islands, was ...

... br><br>With that we were up before dawn to catch our 7am flight back to Italy connecting through Qatar and thus finished an incredible two weeks of sailing, that offered so much more. A trip that every sailor should attempt at least once in their life.<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

Port Launay - Ille Moyenne<br><br>Last full day on Monkey Puzzle in the Seychelles and we're heading north to round the Island to spend the night in St. Anne Marine Park. The wind picks up as we approach BeauVallon Beach and we begin sailing first on a bean reach and as we round the island close hauled tacking to our ...

... shop on the beach. Unfortunately, we arrived about an hour too late to take the afternoon dive. After buying ice at the bar, we head back to the boat for a swim and our normal evening ritual awaiting another fantastic sunset.<br><br>Menu<br>Dinner: Bonito tartare, cabbage with bean sprouts<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

Petite Cour -&gt; Ille Coco -&gt; Anse Lazio<br><br>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. <br><br>Once we get the anchor in, we immediately head off swimming to snorkel the west and south side of the island. It&#8217;s like being in an aquarium with hundreds of ...

... white wine, and set the marine oven to do it&#8217;s stuff while dancing to the rhythm of waves. IT WAS DELICIOUS!! &#8230; and we still laugh about that day in the Seychelles and feel sorry that Lisa was unable to enjoy a fantastic "pesce a vapore".<br><br>Menu<br>Dinner: one mega-red snapper cooked to perfection<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

... We began the circle hike through the park. Almost instantaneously you feel like you've been transported back into pre-historic times with, incredibly large coco du mer trees and overgrown prehistoric fauna surrounding you. Adding to this backdrop is the sexually suggestive nature of the male and female coco du mer seeds. Perhaps, the Adam and Eve had the same setting in ...

... sundown with some provisions indicating he&#8217;d be back the next day with the rest, of course, asking for more euros. We weren&#8217;t surprised.<br><br>We settled in for a lazy evening on the boat, well protected, but, a bit stuffy at the base of Baie St. Anne.<br><br>Menu<br>Dinner: Jerked pork loin, salad<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

... island is very small and is known for its forest, which is all different kinds of palm trees and nothing else, and the coco de mer, a unique double coconut found nowhere else in the world. Here it is: It amazed me that they could create a half hour tour through the forest to see the coco de mer, the black parrot, a green and a brown gecko, and a spider. It was really a 5 minute walk, but the native guide was so ...

... will understand the reference). One of the things that he does is to climb a coconut tree every other night so that I can have coconut water. De Place Similarities to the Caribbean and Guyana: · All of the flowers and a lot of the plants · Waters are clear and blue like the Caribbean · Kreol is much the same (I imagine) as the French Caribbean · Structures of homes and buildings In terms of the general atmosphere of the Seychelles, I would say that it most closely matches ...