Arriving in Seychelles!

So, I was right! We didn't sleep a wink before our onward flight, nor during it, so we were absolutely knackered when we arrived here this morning!! 😂

The flight ✈️ from Doha to Mahe was fine - despite the tiredness! We were moving another hour ahead time-wise, so we were greeted with 'good morning' by the stewards and served breakfast on board! To us, it felt like the middle of the night, but we were expected to behave like it was a new day! And, just like that, we lost a night's sleep!!

However, we got our second wind when we stepped off the plane. Glorious sunshine and 30 ° at 8.30am! This is the life!!

The immigration staff were really friendly, and we were soon through security with another stamp in our passports. According to a travel app I use, it's country number 52 since we started travelling together (not that we're counting or anything! 😂).

Not having been in a hot climate for the past 3 years, we were dripping with sweat within seconds of stepping out of the arrivals hall!! We drew some cash (Seychellois Rupees) and went to find a taxi 🚕. We were shocked to be quoted 600 rupees (about £38) for a 12-minute ride! We asked around, but nobody was offering any lower. We had no choice but to accept! (Later, our host, Anto, told us it should have been 300 or 400 rupees at the most!)

As tired as we were, we couldn't help but notice the beauty of the island during the short journey to our accommodation. The turquoise blue sea 🌊 looked really tempting!! Everywhere is very lush and vibrantly green, so we expect to see some rain 🌧 during our stay - a place doesn't look like this without plenty of the wet stuff!! 😉

At our accommodation, we were met by Anto, one half of the French couple who own Cap Confort. He was very friendly and gave us the news we'd been hoping for - our apartment was ready, despite the fact that we were 6 hours early for check-in!

So, we paid for our stay and then Anto helped us transport all our luggage 🧳 up to the first floor. He was very helpful, showing us on a map where everything is and giving us recommendations about where to eat and where to shop. I'm not sure how much we took in - we were both fit to drop by this point! As soon as Anto left, we cranked up the air-con and went to bed 🛌!! 😀Read more