Augerine - perfect

Met by transfer man and given chat on Seychelles en route to hotel.
3 languages. Creole, English and Creole (surely French). Ask someone something in French they will answer in English. But Creole is main lang, heavily based on French. Bonzou - bon jour -hello. Servants downstairs would mishear French masters.

Inhabited in 1740 by French, ceded to UK after defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Became crown colony in about 1900. Offered independence in 1973 but wanted to stay as a colony. However coup a few months later and became independent.

Hotel arrival. Met by Doris and given a fruit drink. Quick look at beach - glorious.

Disturbed by giant tortoises in tiny pens outside hotel but think they belong to Awful looking Beraya hotel next door.

Quick visit to room before swim. Water not as warm as expected but lovely temperature. Tried snorkeling but no fish here. Seems to be tiny jellyfish with tiny stings. No mark but a bit like a nettle, but not as bad.

Drink in garden, flying foxes about and I watched as 2 seemed to be fishing or skimming the sea.

Lots of exotic bird noises but Merlin says only 30% of birds here recognized. Only picked up Mynas.

Walked along beach, to dinner. Fine sunset. Creole buffet, super tasty. Asleep in record time.Read more