Le Duc de Praslin Praslin Island

... t know if I will do anything in Mahe tomorrow and Sunday? Perhaps I will lie comfortably on the full-sized bed and watch a movie, or maybe drink myself silly for a night? I just know that soon I will be back on base, and it will be a few months before I can do anything like this again, so the last few days, the last chapters on this vacation, will end in comfort (if nothing else).

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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Petite Cour -> Ille Coco -> Anse Lazio

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.

Once we get the anchor in, we immediately head off swimming to snorkel the west and south side of the island. It’s like being in an aquarium with hundreds of ...

... high cliffs about 100m to our south.

The high winds never materialized, nor the rain, but, the sea was sending 1-2m waves into our beam from around the northern point of the bay. Thinking they would eventually subside and expecting a severe hit of wind, we stayed. In hindsight, it probably would have been wiser to go anchor further into the bay, clear of the ...

... taking a mooring ball, Lisa and Marcello headed to the south side of the bay to snorkel the cliffs and encountered a moray eel and turtle, plus some great rock formation. Once back, it started to drizzle, so we had dinner inside the boat for the first time.

Menu
Dinner: grilled shoemaker fish, Greek salad

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... to the southeast end of La Digue and Anse Grande with the reward of a drink at the beach bar. Well, the ride through the rain forest was wonderful, but, also proved to kick our butts as it took longer than expected to arrive at Anse Grande and to our chagrin, the bar was closed. But ...

... an answer for every problem, financial or ortherwise that may arise. I can not tell my meticulous plan for overcoming all obstacles, and I am glad for that. I am glad because it means that there are unknown adventures and challenges yet to arrive. It is those very things that make one feel truly alive!!! I suppose to conlcude this rather serious entry I will explain a beautiful metaphor that I have been evolving. It refers to life within and outside of ...

... the pool, with the sea just showing through the trees, so we have no complaints. We're out walking on the beach, heading north, by 5.30pm. Very attractive setting. Come back via the road, and check out Georgina's, a cheap (comparatively - there is no cheap accommodation in the Seychelles) place with a few rooms, and book for our last night in the country. Dark by the time we get back, and have to walk through a funny unlit ...