And then we met the ocean...

📍 Grand Baie Public Beach

After stepping out of the hotel, we walked to the nearest bus-stop at Trou-aux-Biches. From there, we took a local bus to Grand Baie as planned, which was roughly a half-an-hour-long journey.

Apart from our cab ride and interaction with the hotel staff, this was our first real interaction with the locals. We did face a bit of difficulty while trying to converse, mainly because the pronunciation of place names was quite different from what we had expected. But that was the experience we had set out for.

Inside the bus, a local radio station was playing in the background, mostly in a language we couldn’t understand. What surprised us, though, was when a Bollywood song started playing. It felt unexpectedly familiar in a completely new place. Later, we came to know that Hindi is commonly used there, and Bollywood music is quite popular among them.

At Grand Baie, the beach felt quieter than expected. There weren’t many people around, and the shore was filled with small boats and catamarans. Even then, we made sure to step into the water, just to feel the ocean for the first time in Mauritius. After spending around fifteen minutes there, clicking a few pictures, we decided to move on to the next beach.

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