Paradise Sun Praslin Island

After arriving at the Jetty in Praslin, I grabbed my bags and began walking down the pier towards the main road. After safely making my way past the taxi owners and people trying to rent me a car, I found myself kneeling in between a couple of cars that were parked near the pier. I just stayed there for about 15 minutes, contemplating my next move. Finally, I made eye contact with a taxi in a small white van, and he immediately ...

... br><br>With that we were up before dawn to catch our 7am flight back to Italy connecting through Qatar and thus finished an incredible two weeks of sailing, that offered so much more. A trip that every sailor should attempt at least once in their life.<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

Port Launay - Ille Moyenne<br><br>Last full day on Monkey Puzzle in the Seychelles and we're heading north to round the Island to spend the night in St. Anne Marine Park. The wind picks up as we approach BeauVallon Beach and we begin sailing first on a bean reach and as we round the island close hauled tacking to our ...

... 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.<br><br>Menu<br>Dinner: Bonito tartare, cabbage with bean sprouts<br><br>Mapped Photo Gallery<br>BareboatingtheWorld.com

... some beer, lunch, and a short rest before tackling the northern side. In the water again, but, it&#8217;s starting to get grey and there&#8217;s a much stronger current. So, one by one we abandon are afternoon snorkel content with what we experience in the morning.<br><br>We&#8217;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&#8217;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 ...

Valle Du Mer &#8211; Baie St. Anne &#8211; Petite Cour<br><br>We made arrangements with Miles to meet around noon with the rest of our provisions so that we could head off to the UNESCO protected Valle Du Mer National Park on Praslin Island to experience the largest coco tree in the world. <br><br>Taking our dingy, we picked up a taxi at the port and had him take us to the ...

... Seychelles and Madagascar. We called twice, sent a mail and there is no confirmation. I call. It is a public holiday, call back tomorrow. Yes, but, I only need to know ... . No, there is no info, it is a public holiday. I cannot figure out my AmEx bill. The paper copies were clear: to be paid: X, paid thank you OR not paid, pay ASAP. Electronically it is a puzzle. We do not know where we go in Madagascar yet. We land in the capital: Antananarivo (who invents a name like that ...

... We left Tanga around the 22nd of January, the crew consisting of me, tom, greg and cat. We went for a sail over to the island of Pemba just across from the land mass of Africa. We stopped there for two days at a beautiful anchorage complete with a shipwreck to dive and explore!! After that it was onto the open seas. We then spent the last twelve days crossing the Indian Ocean ( we went around half way across). This was my longest voyage ( 1050 nautical ...

... development land. Not very pretty, milky green colour, but does have mangroves, and a lot of fish movement on the surface, so can't be too toxic. Beyond the airport, the lagoon opened up to a wide expanse of flat, shallow water, with the reef at least 500 metres out, with a breaking sea on it. The beach was narrow, and sandy, but did not tempt us. We stopped at Lalla Panzi, a small guest house, to enquire about staying on our last night ...