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Travel Blogs from Praslin Island
The final countdown
Hello again from Paradise Hotel. A few of us are spending our last day here to get away from the mosquitoes and drink some nice cocktails on the beach (and use their internet facility of course!). I can't believe this is my last day. It does feel like I've been here forever, but now looking back on it it seems to have gone fast.
We've had quite a relaxed week this week, doing some snorkelling (a survey ...
100 hatchlings, 5 turtles, 2 rays and a swamp eel!
... really didn't want to wake up, so we had people watching them on shifts while the rest went and had some dinner. Later on a few of them had woken up and we watched them make their way down to the water, with encouraging shouts of 'come on, you can do it!' By this time it was pitch dark and we weren't allowed to use torches, so after I had encouraged my little hatchling into the water I laid on my back on the beach and looked up at the amazing night ...
I've arrived!
... of the rain forest, and housed the volunteers who were on the marine project. I thought it was pretty basic living conditions, but didn't realise that the flushing toilets, ceiling fans and sinks were a luxury compared to what was to come! After sleeping in their dorms and eating their food, we waved goodbye on the Sunday morning to finally get a ferry over to Praslin island and were then picked up by Dexter, the little motor boat that was ...
Weekje offline
Morgen vertrekken we naar een privé eiland: Denis Island. Dat wordt een weekje onwijs relaxen want hebben daar alles inclusief en hoeven dus niet zelf te koken en boodschappen te doen. We sluiten onze honeymoon in stijl af :) Wat ze echter niet hebben is internet of telefoon. Dus een weekje rust op de blog (ja we weten het we zijn nog maar net online...sorry) Vandaag een onwijs leuke dag. Vanochtend met een glass bottom boat op pad. De meiden vonden het geweldig ...
Beau Vallon, Mahé
... is. Leuk om over de markt te lopen, overal kleurrijke uitgestalde groenten en fruit. Een bestelbusje tjokvol met eieren waar je eieren in een plastic zakje kunt kopen (eierdozen doen ze hier niet aan dus als je eieren koopt erg voorzichtig je boodschappen inpakken....). Lara krijgt veel aandacht zoals ze daar hangt op papa zijn rug in de draagrugzak. Na de markt brengen we een bezoekje aan de botanische tuin, veel mooie planten en ...
Location
Amenities
- Beach
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Kitchenette
- Free parking
- Pets allowed