Michele goes snorkeling for the 1st time
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Rainbow
Yesterday in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It's been raining this morning and now we have a rainbow!
Back in the Buddah bar for dinner
June 23 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
The main restaurant has been rethatched this week and reopened a couple of nights ago so we thought we'd revisit!
Red sky at night, snorkelers delight
June 23 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
We've signed up for the snorkeling tomorrow!
Glass bottom boat trip
June 23 in Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We had planned to go on the glass bottomed boat yesterday but the sea was too rough so all activity was cancelled. We did manage to go out today, the water is very shallow and there's lots of coal.Read more
Morning beach walk
June 23 in Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Pleasant walk up the beach this morning to reach the rendez-vous point for the boat trip.
After dinner drinks
June 22 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We've eaten at the buffet tonight which was Latino themed and are now sitting in the bar with a glass of red wine and the tablet ready for the live music or to do a crossword together.
Late afternoon chill
June 22 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
A few spots of rain forced us under the cover of the Buddha Bar where we've been reading and doing a crossword.
Table tennis
June 22 in Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This morning's trip on the glass bottomed boat was cancelled due to the weather, so we have been reading and then after lunch playing table tennis. It was good fun, albeit the quality of the gameRead more
Dinner at Maré Maré
June 21 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Breezy day
June 21 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Towel art!
June 21 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Packed bar on a Saturday night
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Touch of wind
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The breeze is up tonight, the lights in the bar are on the move
After dinner chill
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Another spectacular sunset
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
The Rhumerie at Chamarel
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Rhum made from Mauritian sugar cane. It's got a high alcohol content and it's a bit like drinking turpentine.
Giant tortoises at Chamarel
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Aldabra tortoises, introduced to Mauritius from the Seychelles.
7 coloured earth
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The volcanic basalt has broken down over time and it's coloured by different oxides of iron and aluminium. The sand is off differing density and will naturally separate if mixed together in a testRead more
The Chamarel waterfall
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The largest waterfall in Mauritius at 100m. It's been dry for a while so the flow is quite light.
Black river gorges national park
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Mauritius's largest national park. The "monkeys" are native Mauritian long tailed macaques. The Alexandra falls are also here.
The Hindu temples at Grand Bassin
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
On the lake ganga talao, a sacred Hindu lake, blessed with water from the Ganges. The 2 statues on the approach are Mangal Mahadev and Lord Shiva, both 33m tall
Takamaka Winery
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Slightly loose use of the term as they produce "wine" from lychees. They do a dry white, a rosé and a dessert white. The dry and rosé weren't dreadful.
Mauritius - home of the Dodo
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Dodo was native to Mauritius. They laid only one egg per year. Between sailors eating the birds and mongooses, introduced to keep the rat populations down in the sugar plantations, eating theirRead more
View across to another volcano
June 20 in Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C