Dinarobin Le Morne

Just back on the ship from paradise!! Had an amazing time in
Mauritius…it went too fast!! Mauritius is a small island off the coast of
Madagascar.  You can get around the whole island in about an hour. We were only there from Thursday to Saturday. Everyone compared this port to Spring Break because we just finished midterms and it is spring in Mauritius. Most people on SAS rented villas to stay in. Nine friends and I rented one in ...

... and Chinese origins.

Festivals

Maurit ius being a multitude of cultures has a year round of festivities. Many well know festivals which are celebrated on a grand scale are Diwali, Eid, Christmas and the Chinese New Year. All of them have their own charm in their own right, all so different yet they entice you to be participate.
These are just a few entertaining things which can be enjoyed in Mauritius while ...

... family's home where we would have services. They have a new house with a view of the ocean in the distance. It was quite windy due to the cyclone, but that helped keep things a bit less warm. We were 14 for services. The Currys, an American couple, are here on business. Everyone except them, was bi-lingual. I decided to speak in English (slowly) so everyone could understand, rather than leave anyone out. Most people in Mauritius are more fluent and ...

... here! There was Staghorn coral, brain coral, fan coral, shelf coral, rose coral, cauliflower coral - it was absolutely endless. We asked how long it would take to grow and he pointed to one piece of brain coral and said that that would have taken 900 years to grow! Crazy! Also we learnt how if coral is white it is dead/dying but every other colour is ok. There were also some cool fish to see, like huge trumpet fish, carp, parrot fish, box fish, trigger ...

Today started off with a well deserved lie in - well until 9 atleast! Then we headed off to Tombeau bay to meet up with Christine and a few others who were over from Canada - Dennis and Oliver. Then we 'followed' Christine on the main road through the island until we got a phone call saying 'we stopped at the supermarket', so we waited a good 45 mins by the side of the road for them to finish and we carried on the long drive down ...

MAURITUIS Mark Twain, in his book Following the Equator, commented, "You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius ." Its climate is almost identical to that of Hawaii . I've never found one that comes this close. Not too hot, not too cold. Then I looked at a map of the world and found that Hawaii sits 20 degrees north of the equator and Mauritius is ...

... and we were checking in (after a small walk and not bus to the departure building). We flew to Durban and connected to Mauritius with no drama. We arrived in Mautitius fully customs cleared and bags in hand at around 5.45pm. We then were driven to our next hotel by a pre arranged transfer. When we got there things seemed good, we were greeted by friendly staff, and offered cold scented towels to refresh with. The pool area and reception looked nice but then things went ...

... got their sympathy. some fisherman invited us the next friday for dinner. the following friday , we were back but to our dismay the fisherman was not present. this was a blessing in disguise as the other inhabitants told us that they would take care of our dinner: one guy: jean claude, started yelling at his neibours and each one came with fish or octopusses or a bottle of wine. i myself had a bottle of rum and the feast could start! the ...

... that regardless of the situations at home, these children were still very optimistic toward keeping in correspondence with their parents. It was an interesting visit. I think I learned a lot about the education system in Mauritius even though the place I was visiting was completely separate from the public system. Four of my friends and I managed to find an apartment on the beach that we could rent for a nightly rate on the north side of the island. We heard that we ...

... to cheaply sell you designer clothing and bags. They tell you that it is real, but it is obvious that it is not. So after about an hour of looking at the shops, we went to a resort where other SAS students were staying. We had lunch at one of the resorts and then took a cab to Le Pearl Beach Hotel. Since about 30 SAS people were staying there, Andrea and I got a hotel room and spent the night there to be ...