Praslin and Baie St Anne - coco fesse

We have been told told about a large coconut Coco Fesse weighing up to 20 kg shaped like buttocks. Highly prized for its aphrodisiac properties, to me it looks more like a scrotum. The Coco Fesse jewellery is not for me.

Vallee De Mai park is where we learn more about these unusual palms. It’s a lovely walk. It takes 15 years before they produce fruit, 7 years after pollination usually by green geckos, a coconut forms. We see many geckos. The trees are enormous and grow to be 150 years old.

A gala dinner tonight. The captain introduces his management team, and we thank them. There is a magnificent sunset to end our day and our trip. We can dine with crew members, Giuliana my hero, dines with us a fitting end. Tomorrow will be a hard day saying farewell to this crew we have got to know so well.Read more