Spring Beak 08 - Mauritius
Trip Start
Mar 01, 2008
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Trip End
Mar 05, 2008
Flic en Flac, Mauritius
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The beaches were beautiful. The island was surrounded by the Indian Ocean not too far from Madagascar. I'm sure not very many of you have even heard of Mauritius, which is why I'm giving you and idea of where it is. This island wasn't exactly like the rest of my destinations. There wasn't very much culture to absorb and many of the inhabitants spoke English. It was a pretty touristy beach area that is known as a popular honeymoon destination.
The villa we rented was pretty nice, especially considering how cheap it was. The "resort" was in a rectangular shape with every villa facing a pool in the middle. Many of the students had their villas here and this was probably the hot spot on Flic en Flac. We all had a back patio right out by the pool. It was a non-stop party and everything went smoothly. We were pretty noisy with music and playing games in and out of the pool, but we didn't seem to bother anyone and had no problems at all.
One day I decided I wanted to rent a vespa. This was interesting considering on Mauritius you drive on the left side of the road. It was a great experience. A couple of my friends rented them after I did and we traveled around the island. It was a great opportunity to get away from all of the other SAS kids for a minute and see more of the island. I went with two other friends and we spent the afternoon on a remote beach farther up the coast. There were about 5 people total on this beach and it was beautiful. The water was warm and serene and there were grass-covered mountains surrounding us.
There was a local bar called "Shotz" that most of the SAS kids ended up at every night. It was a lot of fun to party like a typical American college student again. This is why this destination was considered to be our spring break. The bar didn't have regular set hours and they stayed open late for us every night, because we were the ones bringing in all the money. On the last night on the island the bar was reserved strictly for SASers. I'm not sure how this happened but I am sure that ONLY SAS kids were let into the bar that night and it was awesome. We pretty much took over the island on this trip. Apparently this was the last voyage that is stopping at the island because of how rowdy some of the kids have gotten on past voyages.
That's pretty much all there is to say about spring break. Naturally, it was just mostly drinking, swimming, and all out partying. I only actually showered once there and was mostly just wearing board shorts and having a good time. Hope all is well back in the states and stay warm everyone on the east coast. I sure am. I'm on my way to India now.
