Le Tropical Trou d'eau Douce

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.

... time to head back to the ship.<br><br> This port really allowed me, as well as my fellow shipmates, to just sit down and not be rushed. I could sit on our patio, or a beach, with a drink in my hand, with no worries on my mind. I did not have to be anywhere at a certain time. I had no trips scheduled, no planes I had to make, no buses I had to be on. All I had planned was to have the time of my life, alongside my friends, which I did.

... caught in the first few spots before the heavens opened. After that the other stops followed the same pattern, sometimes we could see the views we had travelled so far to see and other times there was only dense cloud, so with nothing further to be achieved we'd set off to the next venue. After lunch things improved and we had good views of the Chamarel waterfall and the coloured earths, these are ...

The morning started as any other with the now very familiar route to the hospital with the very familiar Mauritian driving style! It was ward round as per usual but it was Friday so it was Dr Bholah's ward round. I wasn't feeling good as had a touch of Delhi belly (too much info) but managed to stand it out. Saw some good sights as per usual but these are becoming more familiar, its the atmosphere now that is new and interesting as this changes each ...

... in to the bottom of the island making the edge a mushroom shape which was really cool! On the way back we stopped off briefly in Blue Bay, a nice little beach town to chill out for a bit while the sun went down and then headed for Tombeau bay. Annie had cooked up a storm again - chicken curry, rice and salad which was very tasty! After dinner and a chat we headed home for drinks at Virginie's for her birthday which she had set ...

... or as Marjorie is fond of calling it, "a high speed video game," wondering where we might be sleeping that night. As we approached Port Louis (the Capitol) on the M1 motorway Marjorie began swerving in and out of traffic at ever higher rates of speed, and laughing maniacally all the time, really getting into the spirit of the game. As we approached a roundabout she pulled out to pass two large trucks. Keep in ...

... French to two Parisians. I got pretty tired again pretty fast, so I was ready to go about an hour before we left. I kept telling myself that I could sleep anytime, that we only had a few nights in Mauritius so I should just relax and enjoy myself. Unfortunately, though, when I get that tired I can't even convince myself to do anything. I bid farewell to the Frenchmen and rounded up the crew to get a taxi back, but someone had mentioned skinny ...

... this an idyllic setting. The service at the restaurant was fantastic with three staff members constantly catering to our needs. The food was extremely expensive even by north American (Canadian) standards but it is worth every penny. Don't look for this place in a tourist brochure as they do not advertise widely. As a matter of fact, you must call ahead and book an appointment. This was definitely one the highlights of our trip... See the photos and judge for yourself!

... it on my back. I went for a walk through the gardens in the heart of downtown. They had large statues and huge trees with vines hanging down from the massive limbs. I walked around some more and then headed back to the ship. Mauritius was beautiful but stressful in many ways. It was a tropical island was extremely beautiful there were good points and bad points of the trip overall but I still even despite all the stress enjoyed my time there. Back on the ship, I told Evan about ...

... as Rhode Island so it takes almost no time at all to get from one side to the other. I had to get some money out of the ATM so we stopped at the Mauritius national bank which is the most gorgeous building I've seen in a long time. It was like a palace. Okay taxi drivers here scare me. Not only do they not drive on their own side of the road, they pass eachother in front of oncoming traffic, and pay no attention whatsoever to the speed limit. All of the roads are two lanes, so if someone ...