Takamaka Residence Mahe Island

... of people so I figured I had a chance. As I walked up, I asked the driver if it was okay, and with a slight hesitation he said "yes, just go to the back", and so I did. As we went along, picking up more passengers, I felt like somewhat of a jerk a when there were no more seats available, and women were having to stand-up next to me while I was taking up two seats. I was prepared though to stuff the duffel bag under the seat if someone started ...

... He just parked the bus, turned it off, and took a break. I asked him how much time before he continued back, and while waiting, I snapped some great photos of the water and rocks down below . Then he and I got to talking. His name was Jimmy. I asked him some questions about living and working in the Seychelles. He told me his story, how he lived on Praslin, but stayed on Mahe with his family to make his living, and after ...

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Il Moyenne -&gt; Sunsail's new base<br><br>We&#8217;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.<br><br>Sunsail&#8217;s staff helps unload and ...

... anchorage for the night. It&#8217;s a very rewarding final day of sailing in the Seychelles.<br><br>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&#8217;s a great snorkel with plenty of colorful and large ...

... in and head to the coral about 100m off the starboard bow of the boat. They see plenty of fish is the crystal clear water with great rock formation and pinnacles. They're pleasantly surprised and fell that the snorkel rates with that at Ille Coco and St. Pierre. We also feed the bat fish which weren&#8217;t shy about taking bread practically from Marcello&#8217;s ...

Anse Lazio, Prasllin -&gt; Beau Vallon, Mahe'<br><br>Today we leave the northern island group behind. With southeast trade winds blowing steady between 15-18k you can&#8217;t ask for a better beam reach as we head off southwest to explore the northwest side of the Mahe&#8217; 30M away.<br><br>It&#8217;s a perfect sail with one maneuver to reel ...

... s no need to top up the fuel. Once finished, we take Sunsail&#8217;s advice and head to the mooring ball field to meet Robert, but, instead find Miles, apparently, Robert does take a day off from managing his mooring balls.<br><br>Neal of Sunsail told us that we should depend on the custodians of these mooring balls to do our provisioning if we want to get the ...

... oops! After a little panic, we confirmed that there is a high commission in Mahe. Add that to the to-do list in seychelles! We arrived in Mahe and were welcomed with two 20$ cab rides and a 40 Euro ferry ride (each!) We knew Seychelles was expensive but we were hemmoraging cash! We spent our first 4 nights on Praslin at La Cuvette (at 70 Euro per night, the cheapest place on the island!) It was a good little place and a good intro to the island life. It was just us ...

... I imagine I must have looked much like Cousin It before I dunked my head back to remove the hair curtaining my face. I must have been swimming for a while because when I looked up, I noticed that about a dozen people dotted the shore halfway down. I just realized how many times I must have described beaches over the last year. The first time I really remember seeing the ocean wasn't until my mid-teens. I guess growing up completely landlocked really helps you appreciate this stuff.