La Plantation Balaclava

Et 4 jours pour faire le reste de l ile maurice, ancienne ile de france. 4 jours c est peu mais la promotion aerienne que j ai eu m inpose ces dates. En effet, le trajet reunion - ile maurice est un vol qui est dit un des plus chers du monde, 20 minutes de vol sont facturees entre 250 et 500 euros.

... were paying for this service (We paid $57 US for two nights, so don’t think it was expensive). After our fairytale awakening, we met up with some friends and hung out at the beach. We kicked off the day with some Mimosas and then began to wander around. Our house was actually very close to the spot we were at, so we brought them over and showed them around. They couldn’t believe how nice it was. They told us ...

Secret Submarine Base Balaclava<br><br>Thursday October 29, 2009<br><br> Visited today the small seaside town of Balaclava close to Sevastopol and on its own lovely little bay and sheltered harbor. It was here in 1953 that the Soviet Union started building a top secret submarine tunnel for hiding and repairing submarines and to protect them and workers against nuclear attack from the United ...

... boat ride along the coast to Trou Aux Biches. When we arrived we were briefed on the dive and in we went. We descended right above the wreck whihc was a n old fishing boat that sank in 1987. It felt very surreal as you've only really seen it on the TV! It was all rusted up, slightly on its side and it had the classic mast and chimneys. We started off by circling around the edge of the ship seeing all the fish ...

... to head off again! This time we headed towards Le Marne which is a big mountain/rock type thing on the south westerly tip of the island that is called 'The mourning' as there is a stroy of Slaves fleeing there, and when slavery was abolished their friends went to tell them slavery was over, but they thought it was the slave traders trying to find them, ran away and fell off the edge and died. On that nice note we carried on along the coastal road ...

... until we came clean. Cant believe they thought we had caught it! The intern house is very nice (see pic) but we are located quite a way from anywhere. Because of this I have become quite adept on the local buses although my French leaves much to be desired. I do have one slight problem with the buses and this is the locals just throwing rubbish out the windows! No wonder there is litter all over this beautiful island, its just a shame ...

... administration is being stricter about alcohol and how you'll be punished if you drink too much or do anything stupid. A lot of people are complaining about it, but given the amount of freedom we have in port, things could get really dangerous, and they already have. The 1st day in South Africa a girl got so drunk that when I got back to the ship, the paramedics were there. In one of our pre-port meetings, they told us that the girl should be dead right ...

... a turtle, a small shark, and beautiful underwater terrain. The best snorkel of our trip, and quite unexpected, especially as it was so ordinary earlier in the swim. It has taken us about an hour to get here, so we have a good look, then start back against the current. Close in to the rock and wash of the surf, the current isn't too bad, as the wind has stayed fairly light, so we make good time. Haul out about halfway along the ...

Visiting the botanical garden called Pamplemousse Mary in one of those rare moments getting her hair done at the open air salon. June queen of the magical forest. Cameron, walking through some grass, inexplicably finds himself reduced to 1/1000 of his usual size. (actually bamboo ...