La Cuvette Hotel Praslin Island

... cold waters was a ridiculous display of slow-motioned tip-toe movements, but even still, I had nothing to complain about, nothing. Afterwards, I headed down the dark streets to pick up a pizza for take-away. I called Dave to ask him if he wanted me to pick one up for him, but of course he declined. I walked back, and after finally evading the dog that was following behind me (I ...

Il Moyenne -> Sunsail's new base

We’re up early to get the boat in before 9am and call Neal at Sunsail to learn the new location for the base. As we head in, one of the Sunsail staff boards Monkey Puzzle to med moor us to the new floating dock.

Sunsail’s staff helps unload and ...

... anchorage for the night. It’s a very rewarding final day of sailing in the Seychelles.

As we tie up to a mooring ball, the park rangers come to collect our $15US for the night and we prepare to snorkel the surrounding reef of Ille Moyenne. It’s a great snorkel with plenty of colorful and large ...

... 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.

Menu
Dinner: Bonito tartare, cabbage with bean sprouts

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... some beer, lunch, and a short rest before tackling the northern side. In the water again, but, it’s starting to get grey and there’s a much stronger current. So, one by one we abandon are afternoon snorkel content with what we experience in the morning.

We’re off to our last anchorage in the northern island group and jump off point for ...

... 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 ...

... you over the rocky eastern coast of the island, then over a causeway through the mangrove at the head of the old turtle pond, before climbing once more through a lunar landscaped rocky outcropping to descend into the giant tortoise refuge. The hike provides a great feel for this tropical landscape and you are rewarded at the end with as many face to face encounters with the ...

... a home there, and am quite in love with it all. The sailing, travelling lifestyle is where I fit in best in the world and I feel that this is where I need to be right now. Some people wont understand my decsion. A type of people who wouldnt understand is the same type of ppl who when you ask them who are you and what do you do, would only reply with their assigned name and occupation title. People who view security as being something afforded by ...

... hour trip to the airport. Stops at Mahebourg on the way to show us a basic 600 rupee (about A$30) room, which we book for our last night before we leave for home. At airport do a bit of this diary while we wait for our Air Seychelles flight. Dianne thinks it would be quite romantic to have a picture of our plane with the mountains in the background, and goads Murray into taking it, but he's stopped by airport security. Later take one ...